Charter of David, 5th Earl of Crawford

• Reference:GB 254 MS 421
• Dates of Creation:18 August 1468- c 2017
• Name of Creator:
  David Lindsay, 5th Earl of Crawford, later Duke of Montrose
• Physical Description:
  2 items

• Scope and Content

  Charter (in Latin) , with seal, and partial transcript

• Administrative / Biographical History

  David Lindsay (1440-1495) was the son of Alexander, 4th Earl of Crawford and succeeded his father as Earl in 1453. He was created Duke of Montrose in 1488 by James III whom he supported during that year's rebellion against the king by supporters of the Duke of Rothesay. He fought for James at the Battle of Sauchieburn which resulted in the death of James III and the succession of Rothesay (James IV). The new king stripped Lindsay of his dukedom, although it was restored to him for his lifetime in 1489. He died in 1495 and was succeeded as Earl of Crawford by his son John

• Arrangement

  Usually chronological within series.

• Access Information

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• Acquisition Information

  Given to the Archives by Alan MacDonald who thought it was the most appropriate place for it to go.

• Note

  David Lindsay (1440-1495) was the son of Alexander, 4th Earl of Crawford and succeeded his father as Earl in 1453. He was created Duke of Montrose in 1488 by James III whom he supported during that year's rebellion against the king by supporters of the Duke of Rothesay. He fought for James at the Battle of Sauchieburn which resulted in the death of James III and the succession of Rothesay (James IV). The new king stripped Lindsay of his dukedom, although it was restored to him for his lifetime in 1489. He died in 1495 and was succeeded as Earl of Crawford by his son John

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Kenneth Baxter, April 2018

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Custodial History

  The document was given to the Rev. Dr. Janet Foggie and her husband Dr Alan MacDonald by a friend of Janet's family, a now-retired Edinburgh lawyer called Randolph Murray. It had likely been left in a lawyer's office. Alan MacDonald began a transcript of the document

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• Additional Information

  Published

  Catalogued

  MS 421