Charles Erskine, Earl of Mar (19 October 1650 – 23 May 1689) was a Scottish nobleman.[1] He is regarded as both the 22nd earl (in the 1st creation) and the 5th earl (in the 7th).[2]
He raised the 21st Regiment of Foot, or Royal Scots Fusiliers, in 1679, and became its first colonel.[3] However, he was arrested shortly before his death.[4]
On 2 April 1674, he married Mary Maule, daughter of George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure. Their son John Erskine succeeded to the title.
References
edit- ^ "House of Erskine". European Heraldry. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Some sources deem him the 21st Earl, still others as the 10th Earl. (cf. Earl of Mar#Notes)
- ^ "History – Tribe of Mar". Tribe of Mar. Tribe of Mar. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ Round, John Horace (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 665.
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