Honorific Prefix: | The Right Honourable |
The Earl of Crawford | |
Birth Name: | Anthony Robert Lindsay |
Birth Date: | 24 November 1958 |
30th Earl of Crawford and 13th Earl of Balcarres | |
Tenure: | 2023–present |
Predecessor: | 29th Earl of Crawford and 12th Earl of Balcarres |
Heir: | Alexander Lindsay, Lord Balniel |
Other Titles: | Lord Balniel (1975–2023) |
Residence: | Balcarres House, nr. Fife, Scotland |
Offices: | Chief of Clan Lindsay |
Issue: | 4 |
Parents: | Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford Ruth Meyer-Bechtler |
Occupation: | Investment banker |
Anthony Robert Lindsay, 30th Earl of Crawford and 13th Earl of Balcarres (born 24 November 1958), styled Lord Balniel between 1975 and 2023, is a Scottish peer and Chief of Clan Lindsay.
Lindsay was born on 24 November 1958, the son of Robert Alexander Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford, and Ruth Beatrice Meyer-Bechtler. He was educated at Eton College and at the University of Edinburgh.[1]
Lindsay works as an investment banker in London.[2]
Following his father's death on 18 March 2023 he became Earl of Crawford and Chief of Clan Lindsay. The earldom is one of the most ancient titles in Great Britain. He acted as Deputy to the Great Steward of Scotland at the coronation of Charles III and Camilla in 2023.[3] [4]
He married Nicola A. Bicket, daughter of Captain Antony Neilson Bicket, on 12 August 1989. They have four children. His eldest son Alexander, Lord Balniel, is heir apparent to the earldom.
Notes: | [5] |
Crest: | A Swan's Head neck and wings Proper issuing from an antique Ducal-coronet Or |
Escutcheon: | Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Gules a Fess chequy Argent and Azure (Lindsay), 2nd and 3rd, Or a Lion rampant Gules debruised of a ribbon in bend Sable (Abernethy) |
Supporters: | Two Lions rampant guardant Gules armed and langued Azure |
Motto: | Endure fort (En: Endure in strength) |