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Earldom of Mar. There are currently two earldoms of Mar in the Peerage of Scotland, and the title has been created seven times. The first creation of the earldom is currently held by Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar, who is also clan chief of Clan Mar. The seventh creation is currently held by James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar and 16th Earl ...
John Erskine, the 23rd and 6th Earl of Mar and 1st Duke of Mar, KT (1675 – May 1732), was a prominent Scottish nobleman and a key figure in the Jacobite movement. He held the title of the 23rd Earl of Mar from the earldom's first creation and was the sixth earl in its seventh creation (of 1565). [1] Erskine, often remembered for his political ...
Apr 30, 2024 · The third attempt, the Fifteen Rebellion, was a serious affair. In the summer of 1715 John Erskine, 6th earl of Mar, an embittered ex-supporter of the Revolution, raised the Jacobite clans and the Episcopal northeast for “James III and VIII” (James Edward, the Old Pretender). A hesitant leader, Mar advanced only as far as Perth and wasted a ...
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Mar 25, 2024 · John Erskine, 1st earl of Mar was a Scottish lord who played a major role in deposing Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (reigned 1542–67), and gaining the crown for her infant son James VI (later James I of England); Mar was regent for James in 1571–72. Erskine’s father, John, 5th Lord Erskine (d. 1555),
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John Erskine, 2nd earl of Mar (born c. 1558—died Dec. 14, 1634, Stirling, Stirling, Scot.) was a Scottish politician and friend of King James VI; he helped James govern Scotland both before and after James ascended the English throne (as James I) in 1603. Erskine inherited the earldom of Mar in 1572 upon the death of his father, John, 1st ...
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Retreating to Montrose, James knew the rising was over. He abandoned his army and sailed back to France on 4 February 1716. The Earl of Mar and a small party of high ranking Jacobites accompanied him. Exile and punishment. Many of the Jacobite leaders in Scotland went into exile to escape charges of high treason.
Oct 19, 2021 · Erskine, Stuart ‘The Earl of Mar’s Legacies to Scotland, and to his son, Lord Erskine, 1722-1727’ (Scottish Historical Society, Volume XXVI) Earl of Stair to James Craggs (younger), 14 Jan and 27 May 1719, published in Graham, John Murray Annals and Correspondence of the Viscount and the First and Second Earls of Stair (2 vols, Edinburgh ...
