Earldom of Mar

E942666

Scottish earldom

The Earldom of Mar is one of the oldest earldoms in Scotland, historically associated with the region of Mar in Aberdeenshire and notable for its complex succession and disputes over its rightful holder.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mar earldom	1
ancient earldom of Mar	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish earldom ⓘ
associatedWith	Aberdeenshire aristocracy ⓘ Clan Erskine NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaelic earldoms ⓘ Grampian Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Erskine NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish nobility ⓘ region around upper River Dee ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
governingSystemContext	feudal Scotland ⓘ
governsHistorically	lands of Mar ⓘ
hasAlternativeForm	Earl of Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	symbol of ancient Scottish nobility ⓘ
hasDisputedCreations	multiple creations claimed ⓘ
hasFeudalOrigin	mormaerdom of Mar ⓘ
hasHeraldicAssociation	arms of Mar ⓘ
hasHistoricalContinuityClaim	one of the oldest surviving Scottish titles ⓘ
hasJurisdictionHistorically	earldom of Mar territory ⓘ
hasLanguageOfTitle	English ⓘ Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
hasLegalIssues	conflicting interpretations of creation ⓘ disputes before House of Lords ⓘ peerage law questions ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	complex succession ⓘ disputed succession ⓘ multiple competing claims ⓘ questions over rightful holder ⓘ
hasPeerage	Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPeerageRank	earldom ⓘ
hasStatus	extant title ⓘ
hasTerritorialDesignation	Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTitleHolder	Earl of Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTitleRank	earl ⓘ
historicallyImportantFor	control of northeastern Scotland ⓘ medieval Scottish politics ⓘ
historicalRegion	Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ
isOneOf	oldest earldoms in Scotland ⓘ
locatedIn	Aberdeenshire ⓘ Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
nobleTitleIn	Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Peerage of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedence	very high in Scottish peerage ⓘ
predecessor	Mormaer of Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalCreationPeriod	early Middle Ages ⓘ
typeOfSuccession	hereditary ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Margaret Stewart, Countess of Mar → governedAsFeudalLord → Earldom of Mar ⓘ

Earl of Mar → hasTitleCreation → Earldom of Mar ⓘ

this entity surface form: ancient earldom of Mar

House of Mar → heldTitle → Earldom of Mar ⓘ

Margaret Stewart, Countess of Mar → heldTitleInHerOwnRight → Earldom of Mar ⓘ

Domhnall I, Earl of Mar → titleHolderOf → Earldom of Mar ⓘ

James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas → titleHolderOf → Earldom of Mar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mar earldom