LINDSAY, George 14th Earl of Crawford 1 2
- Born: About 1580
- Marriage (1): SINCLAIR, Elizabeth 21 May 1621(contract) 1
- Died: 1633 1
Cause of his death was he was killed by a lieutenant of his own regiment.1
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George married Elizabeth SINCLAIR, daughter of George SINCLAIR 5th Earl of Caithness and Jean GORDON, 21 May 1621(contract).1 (Elizabeth SINCLAIR was born about 1595.)
Marriage Notes:
"George (Lindsay), fourteenth Earl of Crawford, was served heir to his brother 1 August 1615, was fiar of the earldom 4 January 1616, and in 1623 on succession ratified various contracts of his predecessors with David Lindsay of Edzell. In 1630 he sold and resigned Finhaven in favour of Alexander, second Lord Spynie. He served in the army of Gustavus Adolphus, and was killed by a lieutenant of his own regiment in 1633. Earl George married Elizabeth, daughter of George Sinclair, Earl of Caithness (contract dated 21 May 1621). They had an only daughter, Margaret"
from Scots Peerage (vol 3) 1
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