David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose (144025 December 1495) was a
Scottish nobleman.
He was the son of
Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford
Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford (1423–1453) was a late medieval Scottish nobleman, and a magnate of the north-east of that country.
Life
Alexander Lindsay was the son of David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford and Marjory Ogilvie, the dau ...
, and inherited the
Earldom of Crawford on his father's death in 1453. During his political career he held the posts of
Lord High Admiral of Scotland
The Lord High Admiral of Scotland was one of the Great Officers of State of the Kingdom of Scotland before the Union with England in 1707.
The office was one of considerable power, also known as ''Royal Scottish Admiralty'', including command ...
,
Master of the Royal Household,
Great Chamberlain
Holders of the office of Lord Chamberlain of Scotland are known from about 1124.
It was ranked by King Malcolm as the third great Officer of State, called ''Camerarius Domini Regis'', and had a salary of £200 per annum allotted to him. He ancien ...
and
Justiciar. He went frequently as an ambassador to England.
In 1488, he was created
Duke of Montrose
Duke of Montrose (named for Montrose, Angus) is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland. The title was created anew in 1707, for James Graham, 4th Marquess of Montrose, great-grandson of famed James Graham, 1st Marquess ...
, the first Scotsman not of royal blood to be granted a Dukedom. Lindsay had won the favour of
James III, by remaining loyal to the king during the rebellion of his son
Prince James. Lindsay was deprived of his dukedom by James IV when he acceded to the throne later that year, but it was restored in 1489 for life only. On his death in 1495 the title, therefore, became extinct,
although the Earldom continues to this day.
Family
He married Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of
James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton in 1459. They had three children before divorcing in the 1480s.
*Alexander Lindsay, Master of Crawford (148516 September 1489)
*Elizabeth Lindsay (born 1495)
*
John Lindsay, 6th Earl of Crawford (c. 1495–1513)
Arms
References
*
thepeerage.com
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1440 births
1495 deaths
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Lord Chamberlains of Scotland
David
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Lord High Admirals of Scotland
Earls of Crawford