Earls of Mar
| Earldoms of Mar First creation (1404) Seventh creation (1565) Seventh creation held with Earldom of Kellie |
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Arms of Mar, Earl of Mar (first creation, left): Azure, a bend between six cross-crosslets fitchée Or
Arms of Erskine, Earl of Mar (seventh creation, right):"Quarterly, 1st and 4th, Argent, a pale Sable (Erskine); 2nd and 3rd, Azure, a bend between six cross-crosslets fitchée Or (Mar); overall on an inescutcheon Gules the Crown of Scotland within a royal tressure Or, ensigned with an Earl's coronet (Earldom of Kellie). |
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| Creation date |
Before 1014 (first creation, traditional) 1483 (fourth creation) 1486 (fifth creation) 1562 (sixth creation) 1565 (seventh creation) |
| Monarch |
Robert III (first creation, as ruled by Parliament) James III (fourth creation) James III(fifth creation) Mary (sixth creation) Mary (seventh creation) |
| Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
| First holder | Ruadrí, Earl of Mar |
| Present holder |
Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar (first creation) James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar and 16th Earl of Kellie (seventh creation) |
| Heir presumptive |
Susan of Mar, Mistress of Mar (first creation) Hon. Alexander David Erskine, Master of Mar and Kellie (seventh creation) |
| Extinction date | 1479 (third creation) 1483 (fourth creation) 1503 (fifth creation) 1570 (sixth creation) |
| Former seat(s) | Mar's Wark, Kildrummy Castle and Doune of Invernochty |
| Eardom of Mar (1st creation) |
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| Creation date | c. 1014 |
| Monarch | King Malcolm II |
| Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
| First holder | Ruadrí, Earl of Mar |
| Present holder | Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar |
| Heir presumptive | Susan of Mar, Mistress of Mar |
| Remainder to | heirs general of the body of the grantee |
| Subsidiary titles | Lord Garioch (1320) |
| Earldom of Mar (7th creation) held with Earldom of Kellie |
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| Creation date | 1565 |
| Monarch | Mary, Queen of Scots |
| Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
| First holder | John Erskine, 1st and 18th Earl of Mar |
| Present holder | James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar |
| Heir presumptive | Hon. Alexander David Erskine |
| Remainder to | heirs male of the body of the grantee |
| Subsidiary titles | Earl of Kellie, Viscount of Fentoun, Lord Erskine, Lord Erskine of Dirleton |
Before 1014 (first creation, traditional)
1404 (first creation, as ruled by Parliament)
Robert III (first creation, as ruled by Parliament)
The title Mormaer or Earl of Mar has been created several times, all in the Peerage of Scotland. The first and seventh creations are currently extant, and held by different individuals. The first creation of the earldom was originally the provincial ruler of the province of Mar in north-eastern Scotland. First attested in the year 1014, the "seat" or "caput" eventually became Kildrummy Castle, although other sites like Doune of Invernochty were initially just as important.
The title evolved into a peerage title, and was made particularly famous by John Erskine, (23rd/6th Earl of Mar) who was an important Jacobite military leader during the 1715 Jacobite rising.
Owing to a 19th-century dispute, there are currently two Earls of Mar. Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar holds the first creation, and James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar and 16th Earl of Kellie holds the seventh. The Earl of Mar and Kellie is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Erskine; the Countess of Mar is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Mar. The Earldom of Mar is thought to be the oldest peerage in Great Britain, and even Europe.
The family seat of Earl of Mar (first creation) is St Michael's Farm, near Great Witley, Worcestershire, and of Earl of Mar (seventh creation) is Hilton Farm, near Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
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