John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar 1562-1634

Around 1562 John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar was born to John Erskine 18th Earl of Mar.

On 28th October 1572 [his father] John Erskine 18th Earl of Mar died at Stirling [Map]. His son John [aged 10] succeeded 19th Earl Mar. [his future wife] Anne Drummond Countess Mar [aged 17] by marriage Countess Mar.

On 13th June 1573 [his former brother-in-law] Archibald Douglas 8th Earl Angus 5th Earl Morton and [his sister] Mary Erskine Countess Angus and Morton were married. She by marriage Countess Angus, Countess Morton. She the daughter of [his father] John Erskine 18th Earl of Mar. He the son of David Douglas 7th Earl Angus and Margaret Hamilton Countess Angus [aged 48]. They were fifth cousins.

On 3rd May 1575 [his sister] Mary Erskine Countess Angus and Morton died.

In October 1580 John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 18] and Anne Drummond Countess Mar [aged 25] were married. He the son of John Erskine 18th Earl of Mar.

Around 1585 [his son] John Erskine 20th Earl of Mar was born to John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 23] and [his wife] Anne Drummond Countess Mar [aged 30].

In 1587 [his wife] Anne Drummond Countess Mar [aged 32] died.

In December 1592 John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 30] and Mary Stewart Countess Mar [aged 10] were married. She by marriage Countess Mar. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. He the son of John Erskine 18th Earl of Mar. They were third cousin once removed.

In 1594 [his son] James Erskine Earl Buchan was born to John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 32] and [his wife] Mary Stewart Countess Mar [aged 12] at Stirling Castle [Map]. He married 1. 18th June 1615 his second cousin once removed Mary Douglas 6th Countess Buchan, daughter of James Douglas 5th Earl Buchan 2. in or after 1628 Dorothy Knyvet, daughter of Philip Knyvet 1st Baronet.

On 11th January 1597 [his daughter] Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes was born to John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 35] and [his wife] Mary Stewart Countess Mar [aged 15] at Stirling Castle [Map]. She married 28th December 1614 John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes and had issue.

Around August 1598 [his brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 23] and Jean Campbell Duchess Lennox [aged 45] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox. The difference in their ages was 21 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. They were second cousin once removed.

In 1599 [his daughter] Margaret Erskine Countess Kinghorne was born to John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 37] and [his wife] Mary Stewart Countess Mar [aged 17]. She married 9th June 1618 her fourth cousin once removed John Lyon 2nd Earl Kinghorne, son of Patrick Lyon 1st Earl Kinghorne.

On 7th April 1599 George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly [aged 37] was created 1st Marquess Huntly. [his sister-in-law] Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly [aged 26] by marriage Marchioness Huntly.

In 1603 John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 41] was appointed 397th Knight of the Garter by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland [aged 36].

In 1609 [his brother-in-law] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox [aged 30] and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox [aged 17] were married. He the son of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox.

On 12th October 1609 [his son-in-law] William Keith 6th Earl Marischal [aged 24] and Mary Erskine were married. She the daughter of John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 47] and Mary Stewart Countess Mar [aged 27]. He the son of George Keith 5th Earl Marischal [aged 56] and Margaret Home Countess Marischal. They were half fifth cousin once removed.

On 28th December 1614 [his son-in-law] John Leslie 6th Earl Rothes [aged 14] and Anne Erskine Countess of Rothes [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Rothes. She the daughter of John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 52] and Mary Stewart Countess Mar [aged 32].

On 18th June 1615 James Erskine Earl Buchan [aged 21] and Mary Douglas 6th Countess Buchan [aged 14] were married. He by marriage Earl Buchan. She the daughter of James Douglas 5th Earl Buchan. He the son of John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 53] and Mary Stewart Countess Mar [aged 33]. They were second cousin once removed.

On 9th June 1618 [his son-in-law] John Lyon 2nd Earl Kinghorne [aged 22] and Margaret Erskine Countess Kinghorne [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Countess Kinghorne. She the daughter of John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 56] and Mary Stewart Countess Mar [aged 36]. He the son of Patrick Lyon 1st Earl Kinghorne. They were fourth cousin once removed.

On 16th June 1621 [his brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 46] and Frances Howard Duchess Lennox and Richmond [aged 42] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lennox. He the son of Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox and Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 16th February 1624 [his brother-in-law] Ludovic Stewart 2nd Duke Lennox 1st Duke Richmond [aged 49] died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Duke Richmond and Earl Newcastle upon Tyne extinct. His brother Esmé [aged 45] succeeded 3rd Duke Lennox. Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox [aged 32] by marriage Duchess Lennox.

On 30th July 1624 [his brother-in-law] Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox [aged 45] died. His son James [aged 12] succeeded 4th Duke Lennox, 2nd Earl March.

Before 1626 [his son-in-law] Thomas Hamilton 2nd Earl Haddington [aged 25] and Catherine Erskine were married. She the daughter of John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 63] and Mary Stewart Countess Mar [aged 43]. He the son of Thomas Hamilton 1st Earl Haddington [aged 62].

1626. Adam de Colone [aged 54]. Portrait of John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 64].

In or after 1628 James Erskine Earl Buchan [aged 34] and Dorothy Knyvet were married. He the son of John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 66] and Mary Stewart Countess Mar [aged 46].

On 14th December 1634 John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar [aged 72] died. His son John [aged 49] succeeded 20th Earl Mar.

In 1644 [his former wife] Mary Stewart Countess Mar [aged 62] died.

[his daughter] Mary Erskine was born to John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar and Mary Stewart Countess Mar. She married 1. 12th October 1609 her half fifth cousin once removed William Keith 6th Earl Marischal, son of George Keith 5th Earl Marischal and Margaret Home Countess Marischal, and had issue 2. July 1639 Patrick Maule 1st Earl Panmure.

[his daughter] Catherine Erskine was born to John Erskine 19th Earl of Mar and Mary Stewart Countess Mar. She married before 1626 Thomas Hamilton 2nd Earl Haddington, son of Thomas Hamilton 1st Earl Haddington, and had issue.