Earl of Lindsay

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Earldom of Lindsay
Coronet of a British Earl.svg
Arms of Earl of Lindsay (11th Earl).svg
Quarterly, 1st & 4th: Gules, a fess chequy argent and azure, in chief three mullets argent (Lindsay); 2nd & 3rd grand-quarter: counter-quarterly I & IV: Azure, a fess between three lozenges or (Bethune); II & III: Argent, on a chevron sable, an otter's head erased argent (Balfour) all within a bordure embattled or
Creation date8 May 1633
MonarchKing Charles I
PeeragePeerage of Scotland
First holderJohn Lindsay, 10th Lord Lindsay
Present holderJames Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay
Heir apparentWilliam Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount Garnock
Remainder tothe 1st Earl's heirs male
Subsidiary titlesViscount Garnock
Lord Lindsay of Byres
Lord Parbroath
Lord Kilbirny and Drumry
StatusExtant
MottoAbove the crest: Je ayme ("I love")
Below shield: "Live but Dreid"
John Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford and 4th Earl of Lindsay.

Earl of Lindsay is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for John Lindsay, 10th Lord Lindsay, who later inherited the ancient Earldom of Crawford. The two earldoms remained united until the death of the 22nd Earl of Crawford, also sixth Earl of Lindsay, in 1808. Then the earldom of Lindsay passed to David Lindsay, while the earldom of Crawford became dormant because no-one could prove a claim to the title until 1848. Both David, 7th Earl of Lindsay, and his successor Patrick, 8th Earl of Lindsay, died without sons, and the disputed claim over the earldom was resolved by the House of Lords in 1878 in favour of Sir John Trotter Bethune, 2nd Baronet.

The subsidiary titles of the Earl are: Viscount of Garnock (created 1703), Lord Lindsay of The Byres (1445), Lord Parbroath (1633) and Lord Kilbirnie, Kingsburn and Drumry (1703), all in the Peerage of Scotland. The title Viscount Garnock is used as the courtesy title for the eldest son and heir to the Earl.

The family seat is , near Upper Largo, Fife.

Lords Lindsay of the Byres (1445)[]

Earls of Lindsay (1633)[]

  • John Lindsay, 1st Earl of Lindsay, 17th Earl of Crawford (c. 1598–1678)
  • William Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Lindsay, 18th Earl of Crawford (1644–1698)
  • John Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Lindsay, 19th Earl of Crawford (d. 1713)
  • John Lindsay, 4th Earl of Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford (1702–1749)
  • , 21st Earl of Crawford, 4th Viscount of Garnock (1723–1781)
  • George Lindsay-Crawford, 6th Earl of Lindsay, 22nd Earl of Crawford, 5th Viscount of Garnock (1758–1808)
  • (d. 1809)
  • (1778–1839)
  • Henry Lindsay Bethune, de jure 9th Earl of Lindsay (1787–1851)
  • (1827–1894)
  • (1832–1917)
  • Reginald Lindesay-Bethune, 12th Earl of Lindsay (1867–1939)
  • (1872–1943)
  • (1901–1985)
  • David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay (1926–1989)
  • James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay (b. 1955)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son William James Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount Garnock (b. 1990).

Viscounts of Garnock (1703)[]

  • John Lindsay-Crawford, 1st Viscount of Garnock (1669–1708) (younger son of 1st Earl of Lindsay)
  • Patrick Lindsay-Crawford, 2nd Viscount of Garnock (1697–1735)
  • John Lindsay-Crawford, 3rd Viscount of Garnock (1722–1738)
  • George Lindsay-Crawford, 4th Viscount of Garnock (1723–1781) (succeeded as 22nd Earl of Crawford and 6th of Lindsay in 1749)

Bethune Baronets, of Kilconquhar (1836)[]

  • Sir Henry Lindsay Bethune, 1st Baronet (1787–1851) (male line descendant of 4th Lord Byres)
  • Sir John Trotter Bethune, 2nd Baronet (1827–1894) (recognized as 10th Earl of Lindsay in 1878)

References[]

  • Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, Fleet street, London, UK: Dean & Son. p. 566.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
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