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James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay

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The Earl of Lindsay
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
6 July 1995 – 2 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded bySir Hector Monro
Succeeded bySam Galbraith
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
12 January 1995 – 6 July 1995
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Lord Inglewood
Succeeded byThe Earl of Courtown
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer
21 December 1989 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 15th Earl of Lindsay
Succeeded bySeat abolished
as an elected hereditary peer
11 November 1999 – present
Preceded bySeat established
Personal details
Born (1955-11-19) 19 November 1955 (age 69)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Diana Chamberlayne-Macdonald
(m. 1982)
ChildrenLady Frances Lindesay-Bethune
Lady Alexandra Coleman
William Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock
Hon. David Lindesay-Bethune
Charlotte, Duchess of Noto
Parents
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
University of California, Davis

James Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, DL (born 19 November 1955), is a Scottish businessman and Conservative politician.

Early life

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The son of David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay, and his first wife Mary Douglas-Scott-Montagu, he was educated at Eton, the University of Edinburgh and the University of California, Davis.

Career

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He succeeded his father as Earl of Lindsay in 1989. He was vice-chairman of the Inter-Party Union Committee on Environment 1994–95, and was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1995 to 1997, during which time he was responsible for agriculture, fisheries and the environment. His work has been involved with the environment and the food industry. Between 2012 and 2017, Lord Lindsay was President of the National Trust of Scotland and appointed President of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute in April 2021.[1]

Personal life

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In 1982 he married Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald, a granddaughter of Sir Alexander Somerled Angus Bosville Macdonald of Sleat, 16th Baronet; the two have five children:

  • Lady Frances Mary Lindesay-Bethune (born 1986), married to Rostislav Gabinsky. They have a son, Alexander Fabian (born 2018).[2]
  • Lady Alexandra Penelope Lindesay-Bethune (born 1988), married to Jack Coleman. They have two sons: Nicholas Tankerville Wallace (born 2019) and James Horatio Somerled (born 2021).
  • William James Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock, Master of Lindsay (b. 30 December 1990), engaged to Lady Violet Manners
  • The Hon. David Nigel Lindesay-Bethune (born 1993)
  • Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune (born 1993), married to Prince Jaime, Duke of Noto, eldest child of Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria, on 25 September 2021 at Monreale Cathedral, Palermo. The couple has a daughter named Francesca Sofía.[3]

The Countess of Lindsay is a patroness of the Royal Caledonian Ball[4] and a master of the Fife Foxhounds.[5]

Arms

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Coat of arms of James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay

Coronet
The coronet of an Earl
Crest
A swan with wings expanded proper.
Escutcheon
Quarterly, 1st & 4th: Gules, a fess chequy Azure and Argent, in chief three mullets of the second(Lindsay); 2nd & 3rd: counter-quartered, 1st & 4th: Azure, a fess between three lozenges Or (Bethune); 2nd & 3rd: Argent, on a chevron Sable, an otter's head erased of the first (Balfour) all within a bordure embattled Or.
Supporters
On both dexter and sinister, a griffin Gules, armed and legged Or
Motto
Above the crest: Je ayme (French: "I love")
Below shield: "Live but Dreid"

References

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  1. ^ CTSI appoints the Earl of Lindsay as President. Accessed: 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ Rhodes, Michael (4 September 2018). "Peerage News: Alexander Fabian Gabinsky (born 2018)". Peerage News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ Los duques de Noto, padres de su primera hija: el nombre de la nueva princesa Borbón-Dos Sicilias
  4. ^ "Patronesses". Royal Caledonian Ball. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Aristocrat Countess of Lindsay strips off for fox hunt fund". Daily Express. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Lindsay
1989–present
Member of the House of Lords
(1989–1999)
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
William Lindesay-Bethune, Viscount of Garnock
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New office
Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords
under the House of Lords Act 1999
1999–present
Incumbent