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He inherited the [[earldom of Crawford]] and the [[earldom of Balcarres]] from [[James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford]], 7th Earl of Balcarres and was succeeded by [[James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford]]. |
He inherited the [[earldom of Crawford]] and the [[earldom of Balcarres]] from [[James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford]], 7th Earl of Balcarres and was succeeded by [[James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford]]. |
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He died in Florence, Italy and his coffin was brought home for burial in a new family crypt in Dunecht, near Aberdeen. Some time afterwards the body was stolen and eventually recovered from a shallow grave. A local poacher was convicted of grave-robbing. |
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Revision as of 23:03, 18 February 2010
Alexander William Crawford Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford, 8th Earl of Balcarres (16 October 1812– 13 December 1880), was a Scottish peer and book collector. He was the author of the three volume Lives of the Lindsays genealogy.[1]
He inherited the earldom of Crawford and the earldom of Balcarres from James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford, 7th Earl of Balcarres and was succeeded by James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford.
He died in Florence, Italy and his coffin was brought home for burial in a new family crypt in Dunecht, near Aberdeen. Some time afterwards the body was stolen and eventually recovered from a shallow grave. A local poacher was convicted of grave-robbing.
References
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]