Earl Marischal

The title of Earl Marischal is a former Scottish title of nobility from the Peerage of Scotland.

Marischal, Great Marischal and Earl Marischal

The office of " Marischal of Scotland " ( " Marshal of Scotland ," marascallus Scotie or marscallus Scotie ) was hereditary since the time of King Malcolm IV and Wilhelm ( William ) I. in the Scottish noble family in Keith of primogeniture. The first holder of this title was Hervey ( Herveus ) de Keith. The descendant of Sir Robert de Keith († 1332 ) was confirmed in the year 1324 by the Scottish king Robert the Bruce in the Office of the "Great Marischal of Scotland ." Robert de Keith's great-grandson William was raised in 1458 by King James (James) II to the peer as Earl Marischal.

The task of Marischals was to ensure the safety of the Scottish crown jewels and regalia, as well as to ensure the safety of the person of the king when it came to the Parliament. The 7th Earl Marischal fulfilled this task during the wars between the three British kingdoms, by granting King Karl ( Charles) I. Dunnottar Castle refuge.

The heraldic tasks that are perceived in England by the Earl Marshal, in Scotland, the Lord Lyon King of task Arms are against it. That also which various non- hereditary office of Knight Marischal was created to celebrate the coronation of Charles I, King of Scotland in 1633.

George Keith, the 10th and last Earl Marischal

The nobility of the Earl Marischal was extinguished after the 10th Earl Marischal, George Keith, had joined the Jacobite Rising of 1715 connected. After the suppression of the rebellion, he was accused of treason, his titles and possessions declared forfeited and condemned to death. He had to flee and eventually found after an adventurous life in the whole of Europe, just like his brother, James Keith, who served as a general in the Prussian army, at the court of Frederick the Great a place to stay. Friedrich reached by intervention from the British government that George Keith in 1759 his possessions were restored again. However, Keith returned after short stays in Scotland again to Prussia and stood there until his death in the Prussian service.

Marischals and Great Marischals of Scotland

  • Hervey de Keith († about 1196)
  • Philip de Keith († about 1225 )
  • Hervey de Keith († about 1250 )
  • John de Keith († about 1270 )
  • William de Keith († about 1293 )
  • Robert Keith († 1332 )
  • Robert Keith († 1346 )

Earl Marischals (from about 1458 )

  • William Keith (1st Earl Marischal ) ( † 1475 )
  • William Keith (2nd Earl Marischal ) ( † 1483 )
  • William Keith (3rd Earl Marischal ) ( † 1530)
  • William Keith ( 4th Earl Marischal ) ( † 1581)
  • George Keith ( 5th Earl Marischal ) (about 1553-1623 )
  • William Keith ( 6th Earl Marischal ) (about 1585-1635 )
  • William Keith ( 7th Earl Marischal ) ( 1614-1671 )
  • Keith George ( 8th Earl Marischal ) ( † 1694 )
  • William Keith ( 9th Earl Marischal ) (about 1664-1712 )
  • George Keith (10th Earl Marischal ) (about 1693-1778 ) ( forfeit 1715 title )

In some sources, another count is used, so that the last Earl Marischal was the ninth and not the tithe.

Swell

  • Balfour Paul, Sir James: The Scots Peerage Vol VI. Edinburgh 1909
  • James Taylor: The Great Historic Families of Scotland: The Keiths. , 1887. Retrieved on 31 August 2007.
  • Scottish history
  • Peerage
  • Title of nobility
  • Marshall (Scotland )
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