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- Earl of Crawford. Early history: The title descended to the first E a r l ' s d e scendants without much incident, until the death of David Linds a y , 8 t h E a rl of Crawford in 1542. The eighth Earl had a son, Alexander, c o m m o n l y called the Wicked Master, who frequently quarreled with his fat h e r a n d e v en tried to murder him. The Wicked Master was sentenced to de a t h f o r h i s crime, and the eighth Earl conveyed his title to a cousin, a l s o c a l l ed David Lindsay, a descendant of the third Earl of Crawford, a n d e x c l u ded from the succession all of the Wicked Master's descendants. H o w e v e r , the ninth earl, although he had his own sons, named the Wicked M a s t e r ' s son David as his heir; thus, in 1558, at the ninth Earl's death , t h e e a r l d o m r e turned to the main branch of the family. David Lind sa y , 1 0 t h Earl o f Crawford (d. 1574) Source: Wikipedia, Earl of Crawfor d .
Earl of Crawford. Early history: The title descended to the first E a r l ' s d e s cendants without much incident, until the death of David Linds a y , 8 t h E a r l of Crawford in 1542. The eighth Earl had a son, Alexander, c o m m o n l y c alled the Wicked Master, who frequently quarreled with his fat h e r a n d e v e n tried to murder him. The Wicked Master was sentenced to de a t h f o r h i s c rime, and the eighth Earl conveyed his title to a cousin, a l s o c a l l e d David Lindsay, a descendant of the third Earl of Crawford, a n d e x c l u d ed from the succession all of the Wicked Master's descendants. H o w e v e r , t he ninth earl, although he had his own sons, named the Wicked M a s t e r ' s s on David as his heir; thus, in 1558, at the ninth Earl's death , t h e e a r l d o m r e t urned to the main branch of the family. David Lind sa y , 1 0 t h Earl o f C rawford (d. 1574) Source: Wikipedia, Earl of Crawfor d .
Earl of Crawford. Early history: The title descended to the first E a r l ' s d e scendants without much incident, until the death of David Linds a y , 8 t h E a rl of Crawford in 1542. The eighth Earl had a son, Alexander, c o m m o n l y c alled the Wicked Master, who frequently quarreled with his fat h e r a n d e v en tried to murder him. The Wicked Master was sentenced to de a t h f o r h i s crime, and the eighth Earl conveyed his title to a cousin, a l s o c a l l ed David Lind say, a descendant of the third Earl of Crawford, a n d e x c l u ded from the succession all of the Wicked Master's descendants. H o w e v e r , the ninth earl, although he had his own sons, named the Wicked M a s t e r ' s son David as his heir ; thus, in 1558, at the ninth Earl's death , t h e e a r l d o m r e turned to the main branch of the family. David Lind sa y , 1 0 t h Earl o f Crawford (d. 1574) Source: Wikipedia, Earl of Crawfor d .
Earl of Crawford. Early history: The title descended to the first E a r l ' s d e s cendants without much incident, until the death of David Linds a y , 8 t h E a r l of Crawford in 1542. The eighth Earl had a son, Alexander , c o m m o n l y c alled the Wicked Master, who frequently quarreled with his fat h e r a n d e v e n tried to murder him. The Wicked Master was sentenced to de a t h f o r h i s c rime, and the eighth Earl conveyed his title to a cousin , a l s o c a l l e d David Lindsay, a descendant of the third Earl of Crawford, a n d e x c l u d ed from the succession all of the Wicked Master's descendants. H o w e v e r , t he ninth earl, although he had his own sons, named the Wicke d M a s t e r ' s s on David as his heir; thus, in 1558, at the ninth Earl's death , t h e e a r l d o m r e t urned to the main branch of the family. David Lind sa y , 1 0 t h Earl o f C rawford (d. 1574) Source: Wikipedia, Earl of Crawfor d .
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1500 - Abt 1547 (46 years)