John Lindsay, 6th Earl of Crawford
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John Lindsay, 6th Earl of Crawford (before 1483 – 1513) was an Earl of Crawford
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He was the son of David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose
and Elizabeth Hamilton, and married Marion Home.
He fought with Huntly, Argyle, Marichal and Lovat against Donald Dhu in 1504.
In 1512 he was accused of murdering his brother, Alexander Lindsay. Called to appear in court in Dundee
with his cousins David Lindsay and Alexander Lindsay, he was declared a rebel.
He died at the Battle of Flodden.
Earl of Crawford
The title Earl of Crawford is one of the most ancient extant titles in Great Britain, having been created in the Peerage of Scotland for Sir David Lindsay in 1398. It is the premier earldom recorded on the Union Roll.The title has a very complex history...
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He was the son of David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose
David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose
David Lindsay, 1st Duke of Montrose was a Scottish nobleman.He was the son of Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford, and inherited the Earldom of Crawford on his father's death in 1453...
and Elizabeth Hamilton, and married Marion Home.
He fought with Huntly, Argyle, Marichal and Lovat against Donald Dhu in 1504.
In 1512 he was accused of murdering his brother, Alexander Lindsay. Called to appear in court in Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
with his cousins David Lindsay and Alexander Lindsay, he was declared a rebel.
He died at the Battle of Flodden.