Lord Garioch

Lord (of) Garioch is a hereditary British title of nobility in the Peerage of Scotland , which as a subordinate title of each day Earl of Mar is run.

The title refers to the Garioch region in Aberdeenshire .

Award

The title was created by King Robert I in 1320 for his sister Christina Bruce , widow of Gartnait, 7th Earl of Mar , who died in 1305 . On her death, the title fell to her grandson Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar, and was confirmed by a document dated January 27, 1357. Since then, the lord title has been a subordinate title of the respective Earls of Mar.

The current title holder is Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar as the 24th Lady Garioch.

List of Lords Garioch (1320)

• Christina Bruce, 1st Lady Garioch († 1356)
• Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar , 2nd Lord Garioch († 1374)
• Margaret, 10th Countess of Mar , 3rd Lady Garioch († around 1391)
• Isabel Douglas, 11th Countess of Mar , 4th Lady Garioch (around 1360–1408)
• Alexander Stewart, 12th Earl of Mar , 5th Lord Garioch († 1435)
• Robert Erskine , de iure 13th Earl of Mar, 6th Lord Garioch († 1453)
• Thomas Erskine , de iure 14th Earl of Mar, 7th Lord Garioch († 1494)
• Alexander Erskine , de iure 15th Earl of Mar, 8th Lord Garioch († 1510)
• Robert Erskine , de iure 16th Earl of Mar, 9th Lord Garioch († 1513)
• John Erskine , de iure 17th Earl of Mar, 10th Lord Garioch († 1552)
• John Erskine, 18th Earl of Mar , 11th Lord Garioch († 1572)
• John Erskine, 19th Earl of Mar , 12th Lord Garioch (around 1558–1634)
• John Erskine, 20th Earl of Mar , 13th Lord Garioch (around 1585–1654)
• John Erskine, 21st Earl of Mar , 14th Lord Garioch († 1668)
• Charles Erskine, 22nd Earl of Mar , 15th Lord Garioch (1650–1689)
• John Erskine, 23rd Earl of Mar , 16th Lord Garioch (1675–1732) (title forfeited 1716)
• John Erskine, 24th Earl of Mar , 17th Lord Garioch (1741-1825) (title restored in 1824)
• John Erskine, 25th Earl of Mar , 18th Lord Garioch (1772–1828)
• John Erskine, 26th Earl of Mar , 19th Lord Garioch (1795–1866)
• John Goodeve-Erskine, 27th Earl of Mar , 20th Lord Garioch (1836–1930)
• John Goodeve-Erskine, 28th Earl of Mar , 21st Lord Garioch (1868-1932)
• Lionel Erskine-Young, 29th Earl of Mar , 22nd Lord Garioch (1891-1965)
• James of Mar, 30th Earl of Mar , 23rd Lord Garioch (1914–1975)
• Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar , 24th Lady Garioch (* 1940)

The likely title heiress ( Heiress Presumptive ) is their daughter Susan of Mar, Mistress of Mar (* 1963).

Web links

• Current Scottish Lordships at Cracroft's Peerage
• Mar, Earl of (S, 1114) at Cracroft's Peerage