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Alexander "The Tiger, 4th Earl of Crawford" Lindsay

(1423 - 13 Sep 1453)

[[Category:Scotland, Notables]]
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== Biography ==
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Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford
[[#Lee33|Lee - DNB Vol. 33]]:[https://archive.org/details/dictionarynatio24stepgoog/page/n289/mode/1up pp. 279-80]

M, #4805, d. September 1453
Last Edited=19 Feb 2011 Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford was the son of David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford and Marjory Ogilvy.2 He married Margaret Dunbar, daughter of Sir David Dunbar of Cockburn.2 He died in September 1453 at Finhaven Castle, Angus, Scotland.2 He was buried at Grey Friars Church, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.2 Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford also went by the nick-name of 'Earl Beardie'.2 Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford also went by the nick-name of 'the Tiger'.2 He held the office of Hereditary Sheriff of Aberdeen between 1446 and 1452.2 On 13 January 1445/46 at Arbroath, Angus, Scotland, he was the victor of the bloody fray in which his father was fatally wounded.2 He succeeded to the title of 4th Earl of Crawford [S., 1398] on 17 January 1445/46.2 He held the office of Scottish Ambassador to England in 1451.2 In 1452 he rebelled against the King, after the murder of Douglas by the King.2 He fought in the Battle of Brechin on 18 May 1452, where he was defeated by the Earl of Huntly, and was declared forfeit.2 He held the office of Guardian of the Marches in 1453.2 In April 1453 he was restored.2Children of Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford and Margaret Dunbar
# Lady Elizabeth Lindsay+1 d. a 22 Nov 1509
# David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose+2 b. 1440, d. 25 Dec 1495# Alexander Lindsay of Auchtermonzie, 7th Earl of Crawford+3 b. c 1443, d. May 1517
Citations[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 27. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 510. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 514.


Alexander, "The Tiger," 4th Earl of Crawford /Lindsay
Was born ABT 1387 in Glenesk, Angusshire, Scotland

=== Marriage ===

: Husband: [[Lindsay-302|Alexander Lindsay]]
: Wife: [[Dunbar-231|Margaret Dunbar]]
: Child: [[Lindsay-301|David Lindsay]]
: Child: [[Lindsay-300|Alexander Lindsay]]
: Child: [[Lindsay-303|Elizabeth Lindsay]]
: Marriage:
:: Date: ABT 1404Source: [[#S4]]


He died in SEP 1453 at inhaven, Angusshire, Scotland
and was buried in Greyfriars, Dundee, Angusshire, Scotland

== Sources ==
* Lee, Sidney, ed,"Dictionary of National Biography", (London, Smith Elder & Co., 1903), Vol. XXXIII


See also:
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Alexander_Lindsay,_4th_Earl_of_Crawford|Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford]]

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* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p481.htm#i4805 The Peerage: Alexander Lindsay]

* https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/dd/drummond01.php

== Acknowledgements ==
* WikiTree profile Lindsay-302 created through the import of FAMILY 6162011.GED on Jun 20, 2011 by [[Stephenson-407 | Michael Stephenson]]. * WikiTree profile Lindsay-355 created through the import of Rhodes 2011_2011-07-09_01_01.ged on Jul 9, 2011 by [[Rhodes-899 | Tom Rhodes]].

    Events

    Birth1423Glenesk, Forfarshire, Scotland
    Death13 Sep 1453Finhaven Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland
    MarriageMargaret "Mariota" Dunbar
    Reference No1017181
    Reference No1038502
    Reference No60

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