Earl of Balcarres
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The title Earl of Balcarres was created in the Peerage
of Scotland
in 1651 for Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Lord Balcarres. The title has descended since in the Lindsay family.
In January 1808, the ancient Earldom of Crawford
, held by members of another branch of the Lindsay family, became dormant because no-one could prove a claim to the title. Then, in 1843, James Lindsay, 7th Earl of Balcarres put forward his claim, based on the research of his eldest son Alexander; in 1848, the House of Lords allowed it. It was held that the seventh Earl's father, the sixth Earl, was the lawful successor to the earldom of Crawford (though he did not claim it); therefore, the sixth Earl of Balcarres was posthumously declared the twenty-third Earl of Crawford, and his son, the seventh Earl of Balcarres, became the twenty-fourth Earl of Crawford. Thereafter, the two earldoms have remained united.
See Earl of Crawford
for the remaining Earls of Balcarres
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
of Scotland
Scotland
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in 1651 for Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Lord Balcarres. The title has descended since in the Lindsay family.
In January 1808, the ancient Earldom of Crawford
Earl of Crawford
The title Earl of Crawford is one of the most ancient extant titles in Great Britain, having been created in the Peerage of Scotland for Sir David Lindsay in 1398. It is the premier earldom recorded on the Union Roll.The title has a very complex history...
, held by members of another branch of the Lindsay family, became dormant because no-one could prove a claim to the title. Then, in 1843, James Lindsay, 7th Earl of Balcarres put forward his claim, based on the research of his eldest son Alexander; in 1848, the House of Lords allowed it. It was held that the seventh Earl's father, the sixth Earl, was the lawful successor to the earldom of Crawford (though he did not claim it); therefore, the sixth Earl of Balcarres was posthumously declared the twenty-third Earl of Crawford, and his son, the seventh Earl of Balcarres, became the twenty-fourth Earl of Crawford. Thereafter, the two earldoms have remained united.
Lords Balcarres (1633)
- David Lindsay, 1st Lord BalcarresDavid Lindsay, 1st Lord BalcarresSir David Lindsay, 1st Lord Lindsay of Balcarres was a Scottish nobleman. He was born in Edinburgh, the son of John Lindsay of Balcarres, Lord Menmuir and Marion Guthrie....
(1587–1642) - Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Lord BalcarresAlexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of BalcarresAlexander Lindsay, 2nd Lord Balcarres and 1st Earl of Balcarres was a Scottish nobleman.The eldest son of David Lindsay, 1st Lord Balcarres, and grandson of John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir....
(1618–1659), created Earl of Balcarres in 1651
Earls of Balcarres (1651)
- Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of BalcarresAlexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of BalcarresAlexander Lindsay, 2nd Lord Balcarres and 1st Earl of Balcarres was a Scottish nobleman.The eldest son of David Lindsay, 1st Lord Balcarres, and grandson of John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir....
(1618–1659) - Charles Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Balcarres (1650–1662)
- Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of BalcarresColin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of BalcarresColin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres was a Scottish aristocrat and politician, one of the most important supporters of James II of England.-Early life:...
(1652–1722) - Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of BalcarresAlexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of BalcarresAlexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Balcarres was a Scottish peer.Alexander Lindsay was born the son of Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres and Lady Margaret Campbell. He inherited his title on the death of his father in 1722...
(d. 1736) - James Lindsay, 5th Earl of BalcarresJames Lindsay, 5th Earl of BalcarresJames Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres was a Scottish peer, the son of Colin, 3rd Earl of Balcarres and Lady Margaret Campbell, daughter of the Earl of Loudoun...
(1691–1768) - Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of BalcarresAlexander Lindsay, 23rd Earl of CrawfordAlexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres and de jure 23rd Earl of Crawford was the son of James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres.He entered the army at the age of fifteen as an ensign, in the 53rd Regiment of Foot...
(1752–1825), posthumously declared 23rd Earl of Crawford (unclaimed) in 1848. - James Lindsay, 7th Earl of BalcarresJames Lindsay, 24th Earl of CrawfordJames Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford and 7th Earl of Balcarres was an Earl in the Scottish peerage.James Lindsay was born on 24 April 1783 at Balcarres, Fife to Alexander Lindsay, 23rd Earl of Crawford and inherited the title of 7th Earl of Balcarres on his father's death in 1825...
(1783–1869), declared 24th Earl of Crawford in 1848
See Earl of Crawford
Earl of Crawford
The title Earl of Crawford is one of the most ancient extant titles in Great Britain, having been created in the Peerage of Scotland for Sir David Lindsay in 1398. It is the premier earldom recorded on the Union Roll.The title has a very complex history...
for the remaining Earls of Balcarres