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James Lindsay of Crawford (died 1358)

Sir James (de) Lindsay of Crawford (died 1358) was a Scottish feudal lord and politician.[1][2]

Arms of Lindsay, blazoned: Gules, a fess chequy argent and azure

Life edit

Sir James de Lindsay was Lord of Crawford and Kirkmichael.[a] He had been a hostage for King David II in 1351, and appears first in Parliament in 1357.[b] He was appointed an ambassador to England as Dominus de Crawford in 1357,[c] but died before 11 November 1358.[1]

Marriage edit

He married Egidia, daughter of Walter, Steward of Scotland, and half-sister of Robert II of Scotland. A papal dispensation for this marriage was granted at Avignon on 3 Ides of April 1346,[d] which describes the spouse as within the third and fourth degree on the father's side, and in the fourth degree on the mother's. A strong inference thus arises that Sir James's grandmother, wife of Sir Alexander, was daughter to the Steward. Lady Egidia de Lindsay, as she was always afterwards styled, was married secondly,[e] after October 1357, to Sir Hugh of Eglinton,[f][g] and thirdly (contract October 1378), to Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith.[h][i][1]

Issue edit

Sir James and Egidia had issue:

  1. Sir James, only son and heir.
  2. Isabel,[j] married before 13 July 1369, to Sir John de Maxwell,[k] who survived her.
  3. Elizabeth, married to Sir Henry de Prestoun.[l][1]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Rot. Scot. i. 744.
  2. ^ Acta Parl. Scot. i. 156.
  3. ^ Rymer's Fœdera, 1816, iii. 1, 370; Exch. Rolls, i. 613, 558.
  4. ^ Papal Letters, iii. 225; Andrew Stuart's Hist. of the Stewarts.
  5. ^ Reg. Mag. Sig., folio vol., 91; Haddo House Charters; Fifth Rep. Hist. MSS. Com., 612.
  6. ^ See title Eglinton.
  7. ^ Fraser's Memorials of the Montgomeries, i. 17.
  8. ^ See title Morton.
  9. ^ Exch. Rolls, iii. 666; Reg. Hon. de Morton, ii. 139–140; Haigh Hall Charters.
  10. ^ Reg. Mag. Sig., folio vol. p. 19.
  11. ^ Robertson's Index, 115–14.
  12. ^ Fraser's Maxwells of Pollok, i. 13.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Paul 1906, p. 11.
  2. ^ Cameron 2004.

Sources edit

  • Cameron, Sonja (2004). "Lindsay family of Barnweill, Crawford, and Gleneskunlocked (per. c. 1250–c. 1400)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54260. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Attribution:

  • Paul, James Balfour (1906). The Scots Peerage. Vol. 3. Edinburgh: David Douglas. p. 11.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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