John Francis Erskine, Earl of Mar (17411825) was restored by

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to the title of

Earl of Mar There are currently two earldoms of Mar in the Peerage of Scotland, and the title has been created seven times. The first creation of the earldom is currently held by Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar, who is also clan chief of Clan Mar. T ...

in June 1824, his 83rd year. The title had previously been forfeit, following the attainting of his predecessor, John Erskine in 1716 for having Jacobite sympathies. He died in August 1825. John Francis Erskine is reckoned to be both the 24th earl in the first creation of the title, and seventh earl (in the seventh creation), due to the confusion following a nineteenth-century dispute over the succession after his grandson's death.Other sources count him as 23nd earl, still others number him 12th earl (See

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References

* Burke's ''Peerage and Baronetage, 105th ed.'' (1978) ISBN (none), p1753, p1756 1741 births 1825 deaths 18th-century Scottish people 19th-century Scottish people Erskine, John John Francis Dukes of Mar Lords Erskine {{Scotland-earl-stub