Elizabeth Stewart, Princess of Scotland was the daughter of

Robert II of Scotland Robert II (2 March 1316 – 19 April 1390) was List of Scottish monarchs, King of Scots from 1371 to his death in 1390. The son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland, and Marjorie Bruce, Marjorie, daughter of King Robert the Bruce, h ...

and

Euphemia de Ross Euphemia de Ross (1329–1386), a member of Clan Ross, was Queen of Scots as the second wife of Robert II of Scotland. Life Euphemia was a daughter of Hugh, Earl of Ross, and Margaret de Graham, Hugh's second wife and daughter of Sir John de Gr ...

. Elizabeth was born between 1356 and 1370, well after her parents' marriage on 2 May 1355. Her brothers were

David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn David Stewart (1357 – c. 1386), Prince of Scotland, was a 14th-century Scottish magnate. He was the eldest son of the second marriage of King Robert II with Euphemia de Ross. King Robert, on 26 March 1371, the day of his coronation, create ...

and

Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, Strathearn and Caithness (c. 1360 – 26 March 1437) was a Scottish nobleman, the son of Robert II of Scotland. Stewart advocated for the ransom and return to Scotland of the future king in exile, James I, in 1424. ...

, and her half-brother was

Robert III of Scotland Robert III ( – 4 April 1406), born John Stewart, was King of Scots from 1390 to his death in 1406. He was also High Steward of Scotland from 1371 to 1390 and held the titles of Earl of Atholl (1367–1390) and Earl of Carrick (1368–1390 ...

. Her sister was

Egidia Stewart Egidia Stewart (c. 1360-d. unknown), Princess of Scotland, was the daughter of King Robert II of Scotland by his second wife Euphemia de Ross. Life Egidia was the daughter of King Robert II of Scotland by his second wife Euphemia de Ross. ...

, who married

William Douglas of Nithsdale Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale (c. 1370(?) – 1391) was a Scottish knight and Northern Crusader. Early life William Douglas was an illegitimate son of Archibald the Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas and an unknown mother. A man of apparently d ...

. She married

David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford (c. 1360 – 1407) was a Scottish peer who was created Earl of Crawford in 1398. Life Crawford was the son of Sir Alexander Lindsay of Glenesk and Katherine Stirling. Succeeding his father in 1381, he was kn ...

on 22 February 1375. Her dowry was the barony of Strathnairn in

Inverness-shire Inverness-shire () or the County of Inverness, is a Counties of Scotland, historic county in Scotland. It is named after Inverness, its largest settlement, which was also the county town. Covering much of the Scottish Highlands, Highlands and s ...

. In 1398, her father granted Lindsay the title of 1st Earl of Crawford. Elizabeth was styled as ''Countess of Crawford'' following the grant. They had seven, possibly eight, children: * Gerard Lindsay (d. before 1421) *

Ingram Lindsay Ingram Lindsay ''Ingeram de Lindesay Doctor in Canon Law, was a 15th-century Scottish cleric. Despite being of illegitimate birth - one of several sons of an unmarried nobleman and an unmarried woman - he nevertheless managed in the end to pur ...

Bishop of Aberdeen The Bishop of Aberdeen (originally Bishop of Mortlach, in Latin Murthlacum) was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th-century cleric named Nech ...

(d. 1458) * Marjorie Lindsay, married Sir William Douglas. They were parents of Catherine Douglas, the Scottish noblewoman who tried to prevent the assassination of King

James I of Scotland James I (late July 1394 – 21 February 1437) was List of Scottish monarchs, King of Scots from 1406 until his assassination in 1437. The youngest of three sons, he was born in Dunfermline Abbey to King Robert III of Scotland, Robert III and ...

in 1437. *

Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford (c. 1387–1438/1439) was a Scottish magnate. Life He was the son of David Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford and Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of King Robert II and Euphemia de Ross. He was knighted at the co ...

(c. 1387–1438); married Marjory of Dunbar and had issue. * David Lindsay, Lord of Newdosk (1407–?); he became a priest. * Elizabeth Lindsay; she married Sir Robert Keith. * Elizabeth Lindsay (1407–?); married Robert Erskine, 1st

Lord Erskine The Lordship of Parliament of Erskine (Lord Erskine) was created around 1426 for Sir Robert Erskine. The sixth lord was created Earl of Mar in 1565, with which title (and the earldom of Kellie) the lordship then merged. Lords Erskine (c. 1426) * ...

; she may have been confused with her sister of the same name, and it is possible that they were one and the same person. * Isabella Lindsay (1407–?), married Sir John Maxwell of Pollok, and had issue. They presumably lived at

Crawford Castle Crawford Castle, substantially in ruins, is located on the north bank of the River Clyde, around north of Crawford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The ruins stand on an earlier motte and bailey earthwork. The castle is also known as Lindsay Towe ...

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Elizabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Empress Elisabeth (disambiguation), lists various empresses named ''Elisabeth'' or ''Elizabeth'' * Princess Elizabeth ...

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