Historical and authentic account of the ancient and noble family of Keith, Earls Marichal of Scotland
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
OF THE
JL1VES
OF THE
attainted flohkmen
OF
SCOTLAND.
ERSKINE, EARL of MARR.
John, eleventh Earl of Marr, of the name
of Erskini:, the eldest son, succeeded his
father, 16b9, in an estate extremely involved,
but which, by good management, he great- .
ly retrieved. Hi.-- Lordship took the oaths
and his seat in parliament, 8th September
1696, protesting against the calling of any
Ear! before him in the roll. He was sworn
a privy-councillor, April 16"7; had the com-
mand of a regiment of foot, and was invested
with the order of the Thistle. In the parlia-
ment 1705, his Lordship moved for an act of
fche treaty of union, and was coi>tituted one
of the commissioners for that purpose His
Lordship was appointed, in 1706, one of the
secretaries of state of Scotland, in room of th<?
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
OF THE
JL1VES
OF THE
attainted flohkmen
OF
SCOTLAND.
ERSKINE, EARL of MARR.
John, eleventh Earl of Marr, of the name
of Erskini:, the eldest son, succeeded his
father, 16b9, in an estate extremely involved,
but which, by good management, he great- .
ly retrieved. Hi.-- Lordship took the oaths
and his seat in parliament, 8th September
1696, protesting against the calling of any
Ear! before him in the roll. He was sworn
a privy-councillor, April 16"7; had the com-
mand of a regiment of foot, and was invested
with the order of the Thistle. In the parlia-
ment 1705, his Lordship moved for an act of
fche treaty of union, and was coi>tituted one
of the commissioners for that purpose His
Lordship was appointed, in 1706, one of the
secretaries of state of Scotland, in room of th<?
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| Histories of Scottish families > Historical and authentic account of the ancient and noble family of Keith, Earls Marichal of Scotland > (129) Page 121 |
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| Description | From their origin in Germany, down to 1778: including a narrative of the military atchievements of James Francis Edward Keith, Field-Marshal in Prussia, &c.; also, a full and circumstantial account of all the attainted Scottish noblemen, who lost their titles and estates in 1715 and 1745, for their adherence to the Stuart cause. |
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| Shelfmark | A.114.e.2 |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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