William de Lindsay
William de Lindsay | |
|---|---|
| Noble family | Lindsay family |
| Spouse(s) | Alice de Limési |
| Father | William de Lindsay of Luffness |
| Mother | Unnamed daughter of Thor, Lord of Crawford |
Sir William de Lindsay (1155–1205), Lord of Crawford, Baron of Luffness, Justiciar of Lothian was a 12th-century Scottish noble.
Life[edit]
Lindsay was a son of William de Lindsay of Luffness (c.1120-c.1185) son of William de Lindsay (c.1085-c.1150).[1] William inherited half moiety of the barony of Cavendish, Suffolk, through his wife Alice, as heiress to her nephew Hugh de Limési. He held the office of Justiciar of Lothian between 1189 and 1199.
In 1164 his father William, jure uxoris 1st Lord of Crawford, sat in the Scottish Parliament as Baron of Luffness. After King William I of Scotland was captured in 1174 at the Battle of Alnwick, William was provided as a hostage for William I at Falaise, Normandy.
Marriage and issue[edit]
He married Alice de Limési,[1] daughter of Gerard, Lord of Limési and Amicia de Bidun, they had the following known issue:
- David de Lindsay of Luffness, Crawford, and Limési (died 1214), married Margerie de Huntingdon, had issue.
- William de Lindsay (died c.1238), had issue.
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b Mosley 2003, p. 951.
References[edit]
- Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's peerage, baronetage and knightage (107th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1. OCLC 52621466.