John Erskine, 1st Earl of Mar
John Erskine, Earl of Mar (d.1572), regent of Scotland, was a son of John, 5th Lord Erskine, who was guardian of King James V, and afterwards of Mary, Queen of Scots. He is regarded as both the 18th earl (in the 1st creation) and the 1st earl (in the 7th).
When Mary, Queen of Scots, returned to Scotland in 1561 Lord Erskine was a member of her council and was in favor of her marriage with Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. His wife was Annabella Murray, daughter of William Murray of Tullibardine. She was a frequent companion of Queen Mary, John Knox called her a "verray Jesabell", . In 1565 Erskine was granted the earldom of Mar. As guardian of James, afterwards King James VI at Stirling Castle he prevented the young prince from falling into the hands of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, and when the Scottish nobles rose against Mary and Bothwell, Mar was one of their leaders; he took part in the government of Scotland during Marys imprisonment at Lochleven Castle, and also after her subseq…more
When Mary, Queen of Scots, returned to Scotland in 1561 Lord Erskine was a member of her council and was in favor of her marriage with Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. His wife was Annabella Murray, daughter of William Murray of Tullibardine. She was a frequent companion of Queen Mary, John Knox called her a "verray Jesabell", . In 1565 Erskine was granted the earldom of Mar. As guardian of James, afterwards King James VI at Stirling Castle he prevented the young prince from falling into the hands of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, and when the Scottish nobles rose against Mary and Bothwell, Mar was one of their leaders; he took part in the government of Scotland during Marys imprisonment at Lochleven Castle, and also after her subseq…more
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The Cradle King: The Life of James VI and I, The First Monarch of a United Great Britain
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2003
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Mary Queen of Scots' Secretary: William Maitland - Politician, Reformer and Conspirator
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2021
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Edinburgh Under Siege: 1571 - 1573
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2003
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Regency in Sixteenth-Century Scotland (St Andrews Studies in Scottish History, Volume 2)
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2015
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