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Persönliche Daten John Erskine 18th Earl of Mar 

• Er wurde geboren rund 1535 in Erskine, Scotland.
• Beruf: Regent of Scotland, 6th Lord Erskine, Earl of Mar.
• (MARR) am 29. Januar 1556 in Castle,Stirling,Stirlingshire,Scotland: Spouse: Annabelle Murray.
• Er ist verstorben am 28. Oktober 1572 in Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.
• Er wurde beerdigt in Church Alloa, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
• Ein Kind von John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine und Margaret Campbell

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'''John Erskine, Earl of Mar''' (d. 1572)of Mar (died 28 October 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).rmers, but was never very ardent in the cause. He did subscribe to the letter asking the Calvinist reformer John Knox to return to Scotland in 1557. The custody of Edinburgh Castle was in his hands during the struggle between the regent, Mary of Guise, and the Lords of the Congregation he appears to have acted consistently in the interests of peace.nd 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 subsequent abdication.was overshadowed and perhaps slighted by James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton. He died at Stirling on 29 October 1572 after a short illness, widely agreed to have been natural causes. However, some sources indicate that he may have been poisoned at the will of the Earl of Morton. Mar's illness, wrote James Melville, followed a banquet at Dalkeith Palace given by Morton.[2]use at Stirling called 'Mar's Wark', now a ruin the care of Historic Scotland, the other seat of the family was Alloa Tower. James VI continued to regard Annabella Murray with affection and wrote to her as "Minnie", she was the governess of his son Prince Henry at Stirling. Thomson, Thomas, ed. (1827). Memoirs of his own life. Bannatyne Club, (1827), pp 248–249.ublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.ded by==

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