Earl of Lindsay is a title in the

Peerage of Scotland The Peerage of Scotland ( gd, Moraireachd na h-Alba, sco, Peerage o Scotland) is one of the five divisions of peerages in the United Kingdom and for those peers created by the King of Scots before 1707. Following that year's Treaty of Union, ...

. It was created in 1633 for John Lindsay, 10th Lord Lindsay, who later inherited the ancient

Earldom of Crawford Earl of Crawford is one of the most ancient extant titles in Great Britain, having been created in the Peerage of Scotland for Sir David Lindsay in 1398. It is the premier earldom recorded on the Union Roll. Early history Sir David Lindsay, wh ...

. The two earldoms remained united until the death of the 22nd Earl of Crawford, also sixth Earl of Lindsay, in 1808. Then the earldom of Lindsay passed to David Lindsay, while the earldom of Crawford became dormant because no-one could prove a claim to the title until 1848. Both David, 7th Earl of Lindsay, and his successor Patrick, 8th Earl of Lindsay, died without sons, and the disputed claim over the earldom was resolved by the

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in 1878 in favour of Sir John Trotter Bethune, 2nd Baronet. The subsidiary titles of the Earl are: Viscount of Garnock (created 1703), Lord Lindsay of The Byres (1445), Lord Parbroath (1633) and Lord Kilbirnie, Kingsburn and Drumry (1703), all in the Peerage of Scotland. The title Viscount Garnock is used as the

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for the eldest son and heir to the Earl. The family seat is Lahill House, near

Upper Largo Upper Largo or Kirkton of Largo is a village in the parish of Largo, Fife, Largo, near the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. It rests on the southern slopes of Largo Law and half a mile north of Largo Bay and the rather larger village of Lower Largo. I ...

Fife Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...

Lords Lindsay of the Byres (1445)

*John Lindsay, 1st Lord Lindsay (d. 1482) *

David Lindsay, 2nd Lord Lindsay David Lindsay, 2nd Lord Lindsay of the Byres (died 1490) was a Scottish lord of parliament and supporter of King James III of Scotland. Battle of Sauchieburn Lindsay of the Byres remained a supporter of James III of Scotland after his son Prince ...

(d. 1490) *John Lindsay, 3rd Lord Lindsay (d. 1497) *

Patrick Lindsay, 4th Lord Lindsay Patrick Lindsay, 4th Lord Lindsay of the Byres (died 1526) was a reputed advisor of James IV of Scotland, and counsellor to Margaret Tudor. Career The 16th century writer Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie gave Patrick Lord Lindsay a number of speeches ...

(d. 1526) *

John Lindsay, 5th Lord Lindsay John Lindsay, 5th Lord Lindsay of the Byres (died 1563) was a Scottish judge. John Lindsay was the son of John Lindsay of Pitcruvy, the Master of Lindsay, and grandson of Patrick Lindsay, 4th Lord Lindsay. He became Lord Lindsay of the Byres in ...

(d. 1563) *

Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay of the Byres, (1521–1589), Scottish courtier and Confederate lord. Patrick was the son of John Lindsay, 5th Lord Lindsay, who died in December 1563, and Helen Stewart, daughter of John, 2nd Earl of Atholl. Car ...

(1521–1589) *

James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay PC (1554 – 5 November 1601), Scottish landowner who was a gentleman of King James's bedchamber. Early life James Lindsay was the only son of Patrick Lindsay, 6th Lord Lindsay and Euphemia Douglas. His only sist ...

(1554–1601) * John Lindsay, 8th Lord Lindsay (d. 1609) *

Robert Lindsay, 9th Lord Lindsay Robert Lindsay, 9th Lord Lindsay PC (died 9 July 1616), was a Scottish landowner. Early life He was the second son of James Lindsay, 7th Lord Lindsay and Lady Eupheme Leslie. His elder brother was John Lindsay, 8th Lord Lindsay (who married Ho ...

(d. 1616) * John Lindsay, 10th Lord Lindsay (c. 1598–1678) (created Earl of Lindsay in 1633)

Earls of Lindsay (1633)

* John Lindsay, 1st Earl of Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford (c. 1598–1678) * William Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Lindsay, 18th Earl of Crawford (1644–1698) * John Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Lindsay, 19th Earl of Crawford (d. 1713) * John Lindsay, 4th Earl of Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford (1702–1749) * George Lindsay-Crawford, 5th Earl of Lindsay, 21st Earl of Crawford, 4th Viscount of Garnock (1723–1781) * George Lindsay-Crawford, 6th Earl of Lindsay, 22nd Earl of Crawford, 5th Viscount of Garnock (1758–1808) * David Lindsay, ''de jure'' 7th Earl of Lindsay (d. 1809) * Patrick Lindsay, ''de jure'' 8th Earl of Lindsay (1778–1839) * Henry Lindsay Bethune, ''de jure'' 9th Earl of Lindsay (1787–1851) * John Trotter Bethune, 10th Earl of Lindsay (1827–1894) * David Clarke Bethune, 11th Earl of Lindsay (1832–1917) *

Reginald Lindesay-Bethune, 12th Earl of Lindsay Reginald Lindesay-Bethune, 12th Earl of Lindsay, Justice of the Peace, JP, Deputy Lieutenant, DL (18 May 1867 – 14 January 1939), known as Viscount Garnock 1894-1917, was a Scottish nobleman and British Army officer. The eldest son of the 11th ...

(1867–1939) * Archibald Lionel Bethune, 13th Earl of Lindsay (1872–1943) *

William Tucker Lindesay-Bethune, 14th Earl of Lindsay William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

(1901–1985) * David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay (1926–1989) *

James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, (born 19 November 1955), is a British businessman and Conservative politician. Early life The son of David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay, and his first wife Mary Douglas-Scott-Mon ...

(b. 1955) The

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is the present holder's son William James Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount Garnock (b. 1990).

Viscounts of Garnock (1703)

*John Lindsay-Crawford, 1st Viscount of Garnock (1669–1708) (younger son of 1st Earl of Lindsay) *Patrick Lindsay-Crawford, 2nd Viscount of Garnock (1697–1735) *John Lindsay-Crawford, 3rd Viscount of Garnock (1722–1738) *George Lindsay-Crawford, 4th Viscount of Garnock (1723–1781) (succeeded as 22nd Earl of Crawford and 6th of Lindsay in 1749)

Bethune Baronets, of Kilconquhar (1836)

*Sir Henry Lindsay Bethune, 1st Baronet (1787–1851) (male line descendant of 4th Lord Byres) *Sir John Trotter Bethune, 2nd Baronet (1827–1894) (recognized as 10th Earl of Lindsay in 1878)

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindsay Earldoms in the Peerage of Scotland 1445 establishments in Scotland 1703 establishments in Scotland 1836 establishments in the United Kingdom 1633 establishments in Scotland Noble titles created in 1633

Earl Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...