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Patrick (Lindsay) Lindsay Sixth Lord Lindsay of the Byres (1521 - 1589)

Born in Byres,Haddington,East Lothian,Scotlandmap
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Husband of — married May 1545 in Scotlandmap
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Died at about age 68 in Byres,Haddington,East Lothian, Scotlandmap
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Preceded by
John Lindsay
6th Lord Lindsay of the Byres
Succeeded by
James Lindsay

Biography

Patrick (Lindsay) Lindsay Sixth Lord Lindsay of the Byres is a member of Clan Lindsay.
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Patrick (Lindsay) Lindsay Sixth Lord Lindsay of the Byres was born in Scotland.
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Patrick (Lindsay) Lindsay Sixth Lord Lindsay of the Byres is Notable.

PASSIONATE, POLITICAL AND MILITARY LEADER DURING THE MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, DARNLEY, RIZZIO ORDEAL. OPPOSED THE QUEEN,SUPPORTED HIS COUSIN DARNLEY, AND CONSPIRED TO KILL RIZZIO.

Patrick passed away 11 Dec 1589.[1]

Research Notes

Sources

  1. Death: "Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22"
    London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 11; Page: 1188
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1981 #5250 (accessed 1 October 2022)
    Baron Patrick Lindsay death 11 Dec1589.
  • "Tudors Versus Stewarts" by Linda Porter St.Martin Press New York 2013 p.438. Involved in the Murder of Rizzio, Darnley ? Threatened Queen Mary, if she did not abdicate she would be murdered,
  • "The Royal Stuarts" by Allan Massie, Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin Press, 2010. pp. 119, 120, 121, 126, 130. It is alleged that the Earl Lindsay was one of the men who killed David Rizzio, who killed Lord Darnley, Henry Stewart, threatened Mary Queen of Scots, that if she did not abdicate in favor of her son, she would be killed, escorted her from one castle to another as a prisoner. He involved in the Raid of Ruthven.




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