Scotland - Earl of Mar

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Contents 1 Earl of Mar 2 Earls of Mar, first creation (1404) (as deemed by Act of Parliament in 1885) 3 Earls of Mar and of the Garioch, third creation (1459) 4 Earls of Mar and of the Garioch, fourth creation (1483) 5 Earls of Mar and of the Garioch, fifth creation (1486) 6 Earls of Mar, sixth creation (1562) 7 Earls of Mar, seventh creation (1565) (as so deemed by the House of Lords in 1875)

Earl of Mar

The Mormaer or Earl of Mar is a title that has been reaffirmed seven times, all in the Peerage of Scotland. The first creation of the earldom was originally the provincial ruler of the province of Mar in north-eastern Scotland. First attested in the year 1014, the "family seat" eventually became Kildrummy Castle, although other sites like Doune of Invernochty were initially just as important.

The title evolved into a peerage title, and was made particularly famous by John Erskine, 23rd Earl of Mar who was an important Jacobite military leader during the 1715 Jacobite rising.

Owing to a nineteenth-century dispute, there are currently two Earls of Mar, with James Thorne Erskine, 15th Earl of Mar and 17th Earl of Kellie and Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar. The Earl of Mar and Kellie is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Erskine; the Countess of Mar is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Mar.

Earls of Mar, first creation (1404) (as deemed by Act of Parliament in 1885)

Current subsidiary title: Lord Garioch (created 1320)

• Robert Erskine, 1st Lord Erskine; (deemed 13th Earl of Mar by 1885 Act, with precedence from 1404) (died 1453)[Note 1]
• Thomas Erskine, 2nd Lord Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar (died 1494)
• Alexander Erskine, 3rd Lord Erskine, 15th Earl of Mar (died 1510)
• Robert Erskine, 4th Lord Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar (died 1513)
• John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar (died 1555)
• John Erskine, 6th Lord Erskine, 18th and 1st Earl of Mar (died 1572) (deemed restored to Earldom of Mar by 1885 Act; deemed also to have been created Earl of Mar by House of Lords, 1875)
• John Erskine, 19th/2nd Earl of Mar (c. 1558–1634)
• John Erskine, 20th/3rd Earl of Mar (c. 1585–1654)
• John Erskine, 21st/4th Earl of Mar (died 1668)
• Charles Erskine, 22nd/5th Earl of Mar (1650–1689)
• John Erskine, 23rd/6th Earl of Mar (1675–1732) (attainted 1716)
• John Francis Erskine, 24th/7th Earl of Mar (1741–1825) (restored 1824)
• John Thomas Erskine, 25th/8th Earl of Mar (1772–1828)
• John Francis Miller Erskine, 11th Earl of Kellie, 26th/9th Earl of Mar (1795–1866) (succeeded to Earldom of Kellie 1829, confirmed 1835)
• Walter Coningsby Erskine, 12th Earl of Kellie, 27th/10th Earl of Mar (1810–1872) (recognized as Earl after his death)
• John Francis Erskine Goodeve-Erskine, 28th Earl of Mar (1836–1930) (confirmed 1885)[Note 2]
• John Francis Hamilton Sinclair Cunliffe Brooks Forbes Goodeve-Erskine, 29th Earl of Mar (1868–1932)
• Lionel Walter Erskine-Young, 30th Earl of Mar (1891–1965)
• James Clifton of Mar, 31st Earl of Mar (1914–1975)
• Margaret Alison of Mar, 32nd Countess of Mar (born 1940)[6]

The heir presumptive is Susan Helen of Mar, Mistress of Mar (b. 1963). In the line of succession to the Earldom of Mar, she is followed by her eldest daughter, Isabel Alice of Mar (b. 1991).

Earls of Mar and of the Garioch, third creation (1459)

• John Stewart, 1st Earl of Mar and of the Garioch (d. 1479)

Lands granted to James III's favorite, Robert Cochrane, in 1480 (d. 1482).

Earls of Mar and of the Garioch, fourth creation (1483)

• Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany (c. 1454–1485) (forfeit 1483)

Earls of Mar and of the Garioch, fifth creation (1486)

• John Stewart, 1st Earl of Mar and Garioch (d. 1503)

Earls of Mar, sixth creation (1562)

• James Stewart, Earl of Moray and Mar (d. 1570)

Earls of Mar, seventh creation (1565) (as so deemed by the House of Lords in 1875)

• John Erskine, 6th Lord Erskine, 1st and 17th Earl of Mar (died 1572) (deemed to have been created Earl of Mar by House of Lords, 1875, deemed also restored to Earldom of Mar by 1885 Act)
• John Erskine, 2nd/18th Earl of Mar (c. 1558–1634)
• John Erskine, 3rd/19th Earl of Mar (c. 1585–1654)
• John Erskine, 4th/20th Earl of Mar (d. 1668)
• Charles Erskine, 5th/21st Earl of Mar (1650–1689)
• John Erskine, 6th/22nd Earl of Mar (1675–1732) (attainted 1716)
• John Francis Erskine, 7th/23rd Earl of Mar (1741–1825) (restored 1824)
• John Thomas Erskine, 8th/24th Earl of Mar (1772–1828)
• John Francis Miller Erskine, 11th Earl of Kellie, 9th/25th Earl of Mar (1795–1866) (succeeded to Earldom of Kellie 1829, confirmed 1835)
• Walter Coningsby Erskine, 12th Earl of Kellie, 10th Earl of Mar (1810–1872)
• Walter Henry Erskine, 13th Earl of Kellie, 11th Earl of Mar (1839–1888) (recognised 1875)
• Walter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar and 14th Earl of Kellie (1865–1955)
  • John Francis Ashley Erskine, Lord Erskine (1895–1953)
• John Francis Hervey Erskine, 13th Earl of Mar and 15th Earl of Kellie (1921–1993)
• James Thorne Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar and 16th Earl of Kellie (b. 1949)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother, the Honourable Alexander David Erskine (b. 1952)