17th Earl of Crawford, 10th Lord Lindsay of the Byres, 1st Earl of Lindsay, Treasurer of Scotland and President of Parliament.
When his father died in 1616, he was named the 10th Lord Lindsay of the Byres. He was created Earl of Lindsay in 1633. He became the Earl of Crawford when his cousin, Ludovic Lindsay, 16th Earl of Crawford, forfeited in November 1652 (under the Earldom of Crawford terms of the 1641/2 regrant).
In 1644, he became Treasurer of Scotland. In 1645, he became President of Parliament. He was basically a was basically a moderate Presbyterian "Engager", but played a complex role, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. At the Battle of Marston Moor, he fought for the army of the Scots Parliament and against General Montrose, a royalist, at the Battle of Kilsyth, and was eventually captured by the English at Alyth.
In 1647, he changed sides and signed the "engagement" for the release of Charles I. He lost all his offices when the Marquess of Argyll obtained the upper hand. He regained his influence in Scottish politics after the defeat of the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650; however, from 1651 to 1660 he was a prisoner in England after his capture at Alyth in an incident known as 'the Onfall of Alyth'. He was restored to his former dignities in 1661, but his refusal to abjure the covenant compelled him to resign them two years later.
When his father died in 1616, he was named the 10th Lord Lindsay of the Byres. He was created Earl of Lindsay in 1633. He became the Earl of Crawford when his cousin, Ludovic Lindsay, 16th Earl of Crawford, forfeited in November 1652 (under the Earldom of Crawford terms of the 1641/2 regrant).
In 1644, he became Treasurer of Scotland. In 1645, he became President of Parliament. He was basically a was basically a moderate Presbyterian "Engager", but played a complex role, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. At the Battle of Marston Moor, he fought for the army of the Scots Parliament and against General Montrose, a royalist, at the Battle of Kilsyth, and was eventually captured by the English at Alyth.
In 1647, he changed sides and signed the "engagement" for the release of Charles I. He lost all his offices when the Marquess of Argyll obtained the upper hand. He regained his influence in Scottish politics after the defeat of the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650; however, from 1651 to 1660 he was a prisoner in England after his capture at Alyth in an incident known as 'the Onfall of Alyth'. He was restored to his former dignities in 1661, but his refusal to abjure the covenant compelled him to resign them two years later.
17th Earl of Crawford, 10th Lord Lindsay of the Byres, 1st Earl of Lindsay, Treasurer of Scotland and President of Parliament.
When his father died in 1616, he was named the 10th Lord Lindsay of the Byres. He was created Earl of Lindsay in 1633. He became the Earl of Crawford when his cousin, Ludovic Lindsay, 16th Earl of Crawford, forfeited in November 1652 (under the Earldom of Crawford terms of the 1641/2 regrant).
In 1644, he became Treasurer of Scotland. In 1645, he became President of Parliament. He was basically a was basically a moderate Presbyterian "Engager", but played a complex role, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. At the Battle of Marston Moor, he fought for the army of the Scots Parliament and against General Montrose, a royalist, at the Battle of Kilsyth, and was eventually captured by the English at Alyth.
In 1647, he changed sides and signed the "engagement" for the release of Charles I. He lost all his offices when the Marquess of Argyll obtained the upper hand. He regained his influence in Scottish politics after the defeat of the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650; however, from 1651 to 1660 he was a prisoner in England after his capture at Alyth in an incident known as 'the Onfall of Alyth'. He was restored to his former dignities in 1661, but his refusal to abjure the covenant compelled him to resign them two years later.
When his father died in 1616, he was named the 10th Lord Lindsay of the Byres. He was created Earl of Lindsay in 1633. He became the Earl of Crawford when his cousin, Ludovic Lindsay, 16th Earl of Crawford, forfeited in November 1652 (under the Earldom of Crawford terms of the 1641/2 regrant).
In 1644, he became Treasurer of Scotland. In 1645, he became President of Parliament. He was basically a was basically a moderate Presbyterian "Engager", but played a complex role, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. At the Battle of Marston Moor, he fought for the army of the Scots Parliament and against General Montrose, a royalist, at the Battle of Kilsyth, and was eventually captured by the English at Alyth.
In 1647, he changed sides and signed the "engagement" for the release of Charles I. He lost all his offices when the Marquess of Argyll obtained the upper hand. He regained his influence in Scottish politics after the defeat of the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650; however, from 1651 to 1660 he was a prisoner in England after his capture at Alyth in an incident known as 'the Onfall of Alyth'. He was restored to his former dignities in 1661, but his refusal to abjure the covenant compelled him to resign them two years later.
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