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He is married to Lady Mary Stewart.

They got married on December 7, 1592 at Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he was 36 years old.

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      John Erskine 2nd and 23rd Earl of Mar III<br>Name: John Erskine 2nd and 23rd Earl of MarJohn Erskine Earl of MarJohn ErskineJohn Lord Erskine van Cardross Earl van Mar III<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Between Jan 11 1558 and Jan 10 1559 - Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland<br>Marriage: Spouse: Lady Mary Stewart Countess Of Mar - Dec 7 1592 - Aberdeenshire, Scotland<br>Death: Dec 14 1634 - Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland<br>Burial: Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland<br>Wife: Lady Mary Erskine Countess Of Mar (born Stewart)
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      John Erskine<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1522 - Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland<br>Marriage: Jan 29 1557 - Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland<br>Death: Oct 28 1572 - Stirlingshire, Scotland<br>Father: Sir John Erskine<br>Mother: Margaret Erskine (born Campbell)<br>Wife: Annabella Erskine (born Murray)&lt;br>Children: Sir John Douglas ErskineMargaret Erskine<br>Siblings: Thomas ErskineLady Margaret Douglas (born Erskine)Katherine Elphinstone (born Erskine)Hon. Sir Alexander ErskineRobert ErskineArthur ErskineJanet Murray (born Erskine)
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    Historical events

    Day of marriage December 7, 1592

    • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1592: Source: Wikipedia
      • July 20 » During the first Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it.
      • August 14 » The first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis.
      • August 15 » Imjin War: At the Battle of Hansan Island, the Korean Navy, led by Yi Sun-sin, Yi Eok-gi, and Won Gyun, decisively defeats the Japanese Navy, led by Wakisaka Yasuharu.
      • November 3 » The city of San Luis Potosí is founded.

    Day of death December 14, 1634

    • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1634: Source: Wikipedia
      • July 4 » The city of Trois-Rivières is founded in New France (now Quebec, Canada).
      • August 18 » Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France.
      • September 6 » Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Nördlingen, the Catholic Imperial army defeats Swedish and German Protestant forces.
      • September 12 » A gunpowder factory explodes in Valletta, Malta, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings.
      • October 11 » The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.
      • November 11 » Following pressure from Anglican bishop John Atherton, the Irish House of Commons passes An Act for the Punishment for the Vice of Buggery.

    Day of burial April 7, 1635

    • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1635: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 23 » The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston.
      • May 30 » Thirty Years' War: The Peace of Prague is signed.
      • June 28 » Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.
      • July 30 » Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Schenkenschans begins; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, begins the recapture of the strategically important fortress from the Spanish Army.
      • October 9 » Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony after religious and policy disagreements.
      • November 22 » Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island.
    

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