Charles Erskine, 22nd Earl of Mar

Charles Erskine, 22nd Earl of Mar (born October 19, 1650 in Alloa , † May 23, 1689 ), was a Scottish nobleman .

Life

His father was John Erskine, 21st Earl of Mar , his mother was Jean Mackenzie, daughter of George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth .

When his father died in September 1668, he took on the title of 22nd Earl of Mar (first award), as well as the subordinate title of 15th Lord Garioch and 10th Lord Erskine . According to a decision of the House of Lords Privileges Committee on February 26, 1875, he is de iure also the 5th Earl of Mar (seventh bestowal).

As a successful soldier with the rank of colonel, he was one of the co-founders of the "Royal Scots Fusiliers" in 1678, to which he belonged until 1686. From 1682 he was also a member of the Privy Privy Council .

Through his marriage in 1674 to Mary Maule, daughter of George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure (1619–1671), he had three sons and one daughter:

• John Erskine, 23rd Earl of Mar (1675-1732),
• Henry Erskine († April 14, 1707 at the Battle of Almansa ), Colonel
• James Erskine, Lord Grange (1679–1754), Judge of the Court of Session
• Jean Erskine († 1763).

literature

• John Anderson: Erskine, Earl of Mar . In: James Balfour Paul (Ed.): The Scots Peerage . tape 5 : Innermeath-Mar . David Douglas, Edinburgh 1908, p. 590–636 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
• George Way, Romilly Squire et al. (Eds.): Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia . Barnes & Noble Books, New York 1998, ISBN 0-7607-1120-8 .

Web links

• Charles Erskine, 22nd / 5th Earl of Mar on thepeerage.com , accessed September 14, 2016.
• Mar, Earl of (S, 1114). www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk, accessed September 1, 2014 (English, first award). 

predecessor	Office	successor
John Erskine	Earl of Mar 1668-1689	John Erskine