Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford
- Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford
Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Crawford acceded 1446, died September 1453.
Father: David Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Crawford Mother: Marjory Ogilvie
Married Margaret Dunbar and had 3 children, Elizabeth, David 5th Earl born 1440 and Alexander the 7th Earl.
Known as "the Tiger Earl", Alexander was one of the most powerful of the Scottish nobles; for some time he was in arms against King James II as part of the Douglas rebellion, but he submitted in 1452, after the Battle of Brechin.
Legend has it that he is the imfamous "Earl Beardie" featured in one of the myths of Glamis Castle
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