Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of Crawford
Introduction '''Elizabeth Stewart, Princess of Scotland''' was a daughter of Robert II of Scotland and Euphemia de Ross. She was born between 1356 and 1370, well after her parents' marriage on 2 May 1355.Her brothers were David Stewart, Earl of Strathearn and Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, and her half-brother was Robert III of Scotland.She married David Lindsay on 22 February 1375.Her dowry was the barony of Strathnairn in Inverness-shire. In 1398, her father granted Lindsay the title of Earl of Crawford. They had seven, possibly eight, children:* Gerard Lindsay (d. before 1421)* Ingram Lindsay, Bishop of Aberdeen (d. 1458)* Marjorie Lindsay, married Sir William Douglas. They were parents of Catherine Douglas. * Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Crawford (c. 1387–1438)* David Lindsay, Lord of Newdosk (1407–? ); he later became a priest* Elizabeth Lindsay; she married Sir Robert Keith. * Elizabeth Lindsay (1407–? ); married Robert Erskine, 1st Lord Erskine; she may have been confused with her sister of the same name, and it is possible that they were one and the same person. * Isabella Lindsay (1407–? ), married Sir John Maxwell of Pollok, and had issue.They presumably lived at Crawford Castle.
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