William de Lindsay

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 (born 1155 - died 1205), Lord of Crawford, Baron of Luffness, Justiciar of Lothian was a 12th-century Scottish noble.

Life

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

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

Mosley 2003, p. 951.

References

Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's peerage, baronetage and knightage (107th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1. OCLC 52621466.

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[FOOTNOTEMosley2003951-1] Mosley 2003, p. 951.