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Alexander was the son of Sir David de Lindsay and Margaret de Lindsay, thought to be the daughter of Walter de Lindsay, Lord of Lamburton.[1] His father died in Egypt during the Crusade of St Louis, and Alexander (who was not yet of age) succeeded him in 1279.[1] He became the ward of Sir John Comyn of Badenoch and Tynedale, whose mother Alicia may have been a Lindsay.[2]
Alexander attended the parliament of Brigham in 1289 (as a baron)[3] and later was knighted by King Edward I.[1]In 1296 he joined with a number of other Scottish barons in swearing fealty to Edward I,[4] but the following year he incurred the king's wrath by refusing to take part in Edward's military expedition to Flanders, which led to the king banishing him from Scotland for six months and all of his lands being forfeited.[1]
Sir Alexander Lindsay was an early supporter of William Wallace, and after Wallace's death he became a staunch advocate for Robert Bruce. When Bruce was forced to flee into the mountains with a small group of friends after the devastating loss at Methven, it was the earl of Atholl (the king's brother) and Sir Alexander Lindsay who were entrusted to lead the queen, the Lady Marjorie (Bruce's daughter), and the other women in the party safely across the mountains by horseback to the shelter of Kildrummy Castle.[5] He was captured at Kildrummy in September, but by the summer of 1308 he appears to have been freed and was once again participating in Bruce's military campaigns.[6] In 1309 he was one of the signatories of a letter which was sent to Philippe IV of France from the parliament at St Andrews.[6] His unwavering support of Robert Bruce was no doubt strengthened by his marriage...his wife was thought to have been closely related to James the Steward, who was a prominent supporter of King Robert.[6]
The name of Sir Alexander de Lindsay's wife is not known with any certainty, although she is believed to have been a sister of James, Steward of Scotland.[1][7] There were at least five children from this marriage:
Sir Alexander Lindsay was present at the parliament of 1308[1] and signed the letter to Philippe IV in 1309.[6] There is almost no mention of him after 1309, and he is thought to have died sometime before 10 December 1314.[6]
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Just one comment: I have not seen any evidence to suggest that this person was Earl of Crawford. The Earldom of Crawford was created for Sir David Lindsay in 1398.
https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun03pauluoft#page/16/mode/2up
John b 1293
William b 1293
Reginald be 1295
Alexander b 1297
David b 1299
Sir Alexander died 1308. No more children.
Mary/Maria Abernathy married 1335, well after Alex died, we're down to 4 wives.
Elizabeth Stewart married William in 1265, not Alexander.