Earl of Balcarres

The title Earl of Balcarres was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1651 for Alexander Lindsay, 2nd Lord Balcarres. The title has descended since in the Lindsay family.

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• Alexander lindsay 6th earl of balcarres
• Lords Balcarres 1633
• Earls of Balcarres 1651
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In January 1808, the ancient Earldom of Crawford, held by members of another branch of the Lindsay family, became dormant because no one could prove a claim to the title. In 1843, James Lindsay, 7th Earl of Balcarres put forward his claim, based on the research of his eldest son Alexander. In 1848, the House of Lords allowed the claim. It was held that the seventh Earl's father, the sixth Earl, was the lawful successor to the earldom of Crawford (though he did not claim it). Therefore, the sixth Earl of Balcarres was posthumously declared the twenty-third Earl of Crawford, and his son, the seventh Earl of Balcarres, became the twenty-fourth Earl of Crawford. Thereafter, the two earldoms have remained united.

The family seat is Balcarres House, near Colinsburgh, Fife.