Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar

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Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar ( 1330 - 1377 ) was a Scottish nobleman .

Origin and youth

Thomas was the only son of Domhnall, 8th Earl of Mar and his wife Isabel Stewart . His father died in 1332 at the beginning of the Second Scottish War of Independence at the Battle of Dupplin Moor , whereupon Thomas became the heir to the title of Earl of Mar and his father's estates. His mother married two more times after the death of her first husband, she died in 1347. When the English King Edward III. At the beginning of 1348 controlled large parts of southern Scotland, he gave the still underage Thomas into the care of William Carsewell , the third husband of his late mother.

Role in the Second Scottish War of Independence

After Thomas had taken on his inheritance, however, he supported the Scottish King David II in the war against England . On May 15, 1350 he testified to a certificate from the king in Dundee . In June 1351 he was appointed a member of the commission that should negotiate a peace treaty with England. In 1357 he served as a hostage to vouch for the remainder of the ransom that Scotland had to pay for the release of the king, who was captured in 1346. A few months later, however, Thomas was back in Scotland, where he served as Chamberlain from 1358 to 1359 . After the death of his grandmother Christian Bruce in 1357, he inherited their possessions and the title of Lord Garioch .

Conflict with David II, last years and death

Despite his office, Thomas kept close contacts to England, because on February 24, 1360 he entered the service of Edward III. He stated, however, that he would continue to serve David II loyally. The King of England rewarded his services with an annual pension of 600 marks and a promise that if he lost property in Scotland he would receive £ 600 a year. The Scottish King actually declared Thomas' service to be unacceptable to the opposing king. He besieged and captured Kildrummy Castle in 1361 , which he then gave to Sir Walter Moigne . According to other sources, Earl Thomas was a tyrannical feudal lord who exploited and blackmailed his subjects. He may also have quarreled with Sir William Keith , one of David II's favorites. Ultimately, David II ruled that Thomas would be fined £ 1000 within five years or he would lose his rights to the castle for good. Moigne owned the castle until at least 1364, but Thomas received the income from his Scottish lands. In August 1368 at the latest, he received Kildrummy Castle back. In October 1368 he received the king's permission to make a pilgrimage to the monastery of St Jean d'Amiens in France. Thomas traveled through England for the next few years before he died in early 1377.

Marriages and inheritance

Thomas had been married twice. His first marriage was Margaret , a daughter of John Graham, Earl of Menteith . She divorced him because he was allegedly instigated by the devil. In his second marriage, he married Margaret Stewart , the eldest daughter and co-heir of Thomas Stewart, 2nd Earl of Angus , who survived him. He had no children from either marriage who survived him. His heiress became his sister Margaret , who had married William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas . This also took over the title Earl of Mar.

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predecessor Office successor
Domhnall II Earl of Mar
1332-1377 		Margaret
Christian Bruce Lord of Garioch
1357-1377 		Margaret
personal data
SURNAME Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH around 1330
DATE OF DEATH 1377