Thomas Erskine, 2nd Lord Erskine

Thomas Erskine, 2nd Lord Erskine (* uncertain: around 1420; † before 1493 ), was a Scottish nobleman .

Life

He was the son and heir of Robert Erskine, 1st Lord Erskine from his marriage to Lady Elizabeth Lindsay.

Thomas Erskine was born probably around 1420. With the death of his father between September 7, 1451 and November 6, 1452 he took over the title of 2nd Lord Erskine . De jure he was entitled to the title of 14th Earl of Mar (first award), but he never held it during his lifetime. This title was only confirmed posthumously in a document on June 23, 1565.

He was knighted before January 1441 and in 1483 held the office of Sheriff of Stirling .

From his marriage to Janet Douglas, which he had entered into no later than 1445, he had a son and four daughters:

• Alexander Erskine, 3rd Lord Erskine († around 1508),
• Isabel Erskine, ⚭ Patrick Graham, Master of Menteith († after 1482),
• Margaret Erskine, ⚭ William Keith, 1st Earl Marischal († 1483),
• Helen Erskine, ⚭ Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss,
• Elisabeth Erskine, ⚭ Sir Alexander Seton of Touch.

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

• Thomas Erskine, 2nd Lord Erskine 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
Robert Erskine	Lord Erskine around 1452 – around 1493	Alexander Erskine