John Erskine, 19th Earl of Mar

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John Erskine, 19th Earl of Mar
Coat of arms of John Erskine, 19th Earl of Mar, as a Knight of the Order of the Garter

John Erskine, 19th Earl of Mar (* 1562 - 14 December 1634 in Stirling ), was a Scottish nobleman .

Life

His father was John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar , and his mother was Annabel Murray, a daughter of William Murray of Tullibardine .

With the death of his father on October 28, 1572 he took over the title of 19th Earl of Mar (first award), as well as the subordinate title of 12th Lord Garioch and 7th Lord Erskine . According to a decision of the House of Lords Privileges Committee on February 26, 1875, he is de iure also considered 2nd Earl of Mar (seventh bestowal).

Little interested in the military, but successful early on in politics, he was appointed to the Privy Council for the first time in 1577 at the age of 15 .

In 1582 he was involved as a Presbyterian in the raid of Ruthven , in which King James VI. was fixed for almost a year. For this he was banished from Scotland in January 1584, but returned in March and held Stirling Castle for a short time before he was forced to flee to England. For this action he was stripped of all titles and honors by parliament in August.

In December 1585 he succeeded in regaining the king's favor; he thanked this with lifelong loyalty.

In 1601 he served as the Scottish ambassador to the English court for a year. In 1603 he was reappointed to the Privy Privy Council (after such or a similar history, no noble has succeeded in this since then). In the same year he was accepted as a Knight Companion in the Order of the Garter.

On March 27, 1604, the king transferred the lands of Inchmahome Priory , the lands around the abbeys of Dryburgh and Cambuskenneth and the feudal barony Cardross to him for his services . Even if there was a dispute with Parliament in the following years about the legality of this title, he was raised to Lord Cardross with Letters patent of June 10, 1610 , with the special right to determine a male heir to the title. On January 31, 1617, he appointed his second son from his second marriage, Henry, as heir, which the king confirmed to him with a document dated March 3, 1617.

From 1612 he worked in Brechin as "Constable and Justiciar" (about "Supreme Justice of the Peace "). Between 1616 and 1630 he was "High Treasurer of Scotland" and therefore only subordinate to the Lord High Treasurer . In addition, he was entrusted in 1619 with the duties of the "Collector of General Taxaton" (about "Supreme Tax Estimator ").

He was married twice. The first marriage was about October 30, 1580 with Anne Drummond, daughter of David Drummond, 2nd Lord Drummond ; from this marriage came his son John (who later became the 20th Earl). The second marriage on December 7, 1592 with Mary Stuart, a daughter of Esmé Stuart, 1st Duke of Lennox had four daughters: Margaret, Anne, Catherine and Mary, and three sons: Henry Erskine, Master of Cardross , Charles and James (later 6th Earl of Buchan). Since Henry died in 1628, his grandson, Henry's son David , inherited him as 2nd Lord Cardross.

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  1. ↑ James's captors forced from him a proclamation, dated 30 August, declaring that he was not being held prisoner “ forced or constrained, for fear or terror, or against his will ”, and that no one should come to his aid as a result of “ Seditious or contrary reports ”. In: Stewart: The Cradle King. 2003, p. 66.
  2. ^ Cardross, Lord (S, 1606 or 1610). www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk, accessed March 23, 2017 .
predecessor Office successor
John Erskine Earl of Mar
Lord Erskine
Lord Garioch
1572–1634 		John Erskine
New title created Lord Cardross
1610-1634 		David Erskine
personal data
SURNAME Erskine, John, 19th Earl of Mar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH 1562
DATE OF DEATH December 14, 1634
Place of death Stirling