Earl of Balcarres
Earl of Balcarres is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Scotland .
The family seat is Balcarres House near Colinsburgh in County Fife, Scotland .
Award, subordinate and other titles
The title was created on January 9, 1651 for Alexander Lindsay . Together with the Earldom he was given the subordinate title Lord Lindsay and Balniel . From his father he had inherited the title of Lord Lindsay of Balcarres in 1642 , which was awarded to him on June 27, 1633.
The 6th Earl has been entitled to the title of Earl of Crawford since the death of his distant relative, George Lindsay-Crawford, 22nd Earl of Crawford in 1808 . It was not until his son, the 7th Earl, that he was officially awarded the title in 1848. The two earldoms have since been united.
List of title owners
Lords Lindsay of Balcarres (1633)
- David Lindsay, 1st Lord Lindsay of Balcarres (1587–1642)
- Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Lord Lindsay of Balcarres (1618–1659) ( raised to Earl of Balcarres in 1651 )
Earls of Balcarres (1651)
- Alexander Lindsay, 1st Earl of Balcarres (1618–1659)
- Charles Lindsay, 2nd Earl of Balcarres (1650–1662)
- Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres (1652-1722)
- Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Balcarres († 1736)
- James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres (1691–1768)
- Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres , de iure 23rd Earl of Crawford (1752–1825)
- James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford , 7th Earl of Balcarres (1783–1869)
- Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford , 8th Earl of Balcarres (1812–1880)
- James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford , 9th Earl of Balcarres (1847–1913)
- David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford , 10th Earl of Balcarres (1871-1940)
- David Lindsay, 28th Earl of Crawford , 11th Earl of Balcarres (1900–1975)
- Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford , 12th Earl of Balcarres (* 1927)
The heir ( Heir Apparent ) is the son of the current Earl, Anthony Robert Lindsay, Lord Balniel (* 1958).
His Heir Apparent is his son, Alexander Thomas Lindsay, Master of Lindsay (* 1991).
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Balcarres, Earl of (S, 1650/1) at Cracroft's Peerage