Earl of Carrick

E76518

Scottish noble title

The Earl of Carrick was a medieval Scottish noble title associated with the ruling family of Carrick in southwestern Scotland, notably held by Robert the Bruce before he became King of Scots.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Earl of Carrick (jure uxoris)	1
Earldom of Carrick	1
Earldom of Carrick (through marriage)	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish noble title ⓘ
associatedRegion	Galloway area ⓘ
associatedWith	Clan Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ ruling family of Carrick ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	rise of Robert the Bruce ⓘ struggle for the Scottish crown ⓘ
beforeBecoming	King of Scots ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
createdFor	local rulers of Carrick ⓘ
feudalNature	hereditary title ⓘ
governs	territory of Carrick ⓘ
heldBy	Alexander, Earl of Carrick ⓘ David II of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Duncan, Earl of Carrick ⓘ John Stewart, Earl of Carrick ⓘ Marjorie, Countess of Carrick ⓘ surface form: Marjorie of Carrick Robert I of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert the Bruce ⓘ heirs of the Scottish crown ⓘ
historicalEra	Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalSignificance	title of Robert the Bruce before his accession as king ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Latin ⓘ Scots ⓘ
linkedNobleHouse	House of Bruce ⓘ House of Stuart ⓘ surface form: House of Stewart
linkedTo	Bruce dynasty ⓘ Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ surface form: Scottish Wars of Independence
locatedIn	Carrick ⓘ southwest Scotland ⓘ surface form: southwestern Scotland
nobleRank	earldom ⓘ
notableHolder	Marjorie, Countess of Carrick ⓘ surface form: Marjorie of Carrick Robert the Bruce ⓘ members of the House of Stewart ⓘ
partOf	Peerage of Scotland ⓘ
precedesTitle	King of Scots ⓘ
regionNowIn	modern Ayrshire ⓘ
seatIn	Carrick ⓘ surface form: Carrick, Ayrshire
titleHeldBefore	kingship of Scotland ⓘ
titleHeldByBeforeBecoming	Robert the Bruce ⓘ
titleType	feudal earldom ⓘ
traditionallyAssociatedWith	heir apparent to the Scottish throne ⓘ
usedAs	royal appanage ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

Baron of Renfrew → associatedTitle → Earl of Carrick ⓘ

Duke of Rothesay → associatedTitle → Earl of Carrick ⓘ

Turnberry Castle → associatedTitle → Earl of Carrick ⓘ

Turnberry Castle → associatedWith → Earl of Carrick ⓘ

this entity surface form: Earldom of Carrick

Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale → feudalHolding → Earl of Carrick ⓘ

this entity surface form: Earldom of Carrick (through marriage)

Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale → heldTitle → Earl of Carrick ⓘ

House of Bruce → nobleTitle → Earl of Carrick ⓘ

Robert III of Scotland → nobleTitle → Earl of Carrick ⓘ

Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale → nobleTitle → Earl of Carrick ⓘ

this entity surface form: Earl of Carrick (jure uxoris)

Robert the Bruce → nobleTitle → Earl of Carrick ⓘ

Marjorie, Countess of Carrick → nobleTitleHeld → Earl of Carrick ⓘ

Robert III of Scotland → positionHeld → Earl of Carrick ⓘ

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales → title → Earl of Carrick ⓘ

James V of Scotland → title → Earl of Carrick ⓘ