David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose (144025 December 1495) was a

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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 daug ...

, 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, Master of the Royal Household, Great Chamberlain, and

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. 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, 1st Duke of Montrose, James Graham, 4th Marquess of Montrose, great-grandson o ...

, 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 became extinct, although the Earldom continues to this day.

Family

He married Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of

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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

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