James Lindsay of Crawford (died 1358)

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Sir James de Lindsay of Crawford (died 1358) was a Scottish feudal lord and politician. He was Lord of Crawford and Kirkmichael. In 1351 he served as a hostage for King David II. He first appears in Parliament in 1357 and that same year was sent to England as an ambassador representing Crawford, but he died before 11 November 1358. He married Egidia, daughter of Walter, Steward of Scotland, and thus half-sister of Robert II. A papal dispensation for their marriage was granted at Avignon on 3 April 1346, describing their kinship. This suggests James’s grandmother, who was married to Sir Alexander, was also a daughter of the Steward. Egidia later married Sir Hugh of Eglinton after October 1357, and (by contract in October 1378) Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith. James and Egidia had children.