John Erskine, Earl of Mar

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Earl Jacobite leader Scottish nobleman politician

John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician best known for initiating and commanding the Jacobite rising of 1715 in an effort to restore the Stuart monarchy.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
John Erskine, Earl of Mar canonical	8
John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar	2
John Erskine, 11th Earl of Mar	1
John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1558–1634)	1
John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1675–1732)	1
John Erskine, Earl of Mar (c. 1510–1572)	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earl ⓘ Jacobite leader ⓘ Scottish nobleman ⓘ politician ⓘ
aftermath	was attainted and lost his British titles ⓘ went into exile after the failure of the 1715 rising ⓘ
allegiance	House of Stuart ⓘ
attempted	to coordinate a nationwide Jacobite uprising in 1715 ⓘ
battle	Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ
causeOfNotability	leadership role in the 1715 Jacobite rebellion ⓘ
commanded	Jacobite army at the Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ
conflict	Jacobite risings ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
event	defection from the Hanoverian government to the Jacobite cause in 1715 ⓘ raised the Jacobite standard at Braemar in 1715 ⓘ
goal	restoration of the Stuart monarchy ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 18th century ⓘ
knownFor	commanding Jacobite forces in the 1715 rising ⓘ initiating the Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Scots ⓘ
legacy	remembered as a key figure in early 18th‑century Jacobite politics ⓘ
monarchServed	George I of Great Britain ⓘ James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ Anne, Queen of Great Britain ⓘ surface form: Queen Anne
movement	Jacobite risings ⓘ surface form: Jacobitism
nobleFamily	Erskine family ⓘ
nobleTitle	Earl of Mar ⓘ
opponent	British government forces ⓘ John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Tory ⓘ
positionHeld	Secretary of State of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Scottish Secretary of State member of the British House of Lords ⓘ member of the Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
region	Scotland ⓘ
religion	Protestantism ⓘ
residence	Alloa ⓘ Braemar ⓘ
role	chief Jacobite commander in Scotland in 1715 ⓘ
sideInConflict	Jacobite side in the Jacobite rising of 1715 ⓘ
supportedClaimant	James Francis Edward Stuart ⓘ

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Subject: John Erskine, Earl of Mar
Description of subject: John Erskine, Earl of Mar, was a prominent Scottish nobleman and politician best known for initiating and commanding the Jacobite rising of 1715 in an effort to restore the Stuart monarchy.

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jacobite rising of 1715 → leader → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ

Jacobite rising of 1715 → commander → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ

Jacobite rising of 1715 → hasParticipant → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ

Jacobite risings → significantFigure → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ

the Fifteen → hasLeader → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ

Battle of Sheriffmuir → commander → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ

Sheriffmuir → commander → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Sheriffmuir

Secretary of State of Scotland → positionHeldBy → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar

Earl of Mar → hasNotableHolder → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1558–1634)

Earl of Mar → hasNotableHolder → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1675–1732)

Earl of Mar → hasNotableHolder → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Erskine, Earl of Mar (c. 1510–1572)

Erskine family → notableMember → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar

Erskine family → notableMember → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Erskine, 11th Earl of Mar

Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Morton → precededBy → John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ