Earls of Mar, First Creation (1404) (as Deemed By Act of Parliament in 1885)
| Eardom of Mar | |
| Creation date | c.1114 |
|---|---|
| Created by | King Malcolm II |
| Peerage | Peerage of Scotland |
| First holder | Ruadrí, Earl of Mar |
| Present holder | Margaret of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar |
| Heir apparent | Susan of Mar, Mistress of Mar |
| Remainder to | heirs general of the body of the grantee |
| Subsidiary titles | Lord Garioch (1320) |
- Current subsidiary title: Lord Garioch (created 1320)
- Robert Erskine, 1st Lord Erskine; (deemed 13th Earl of Mar by 1885 Act, with precedence from 1404) (died 1453)
- Thomas Erskine, 2nd Lord Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar (died 1494)
- Alexander Erskine, 3rd Lord Erskine, 15th Earl of Mar (died 1510)
- Robert Erskine, 4th Lord Erskine, 16th Earl of Mar (died 1513)
- John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine, 17th Earl of Mar (died 1555)
- John Erskine, 6th Lord Erskine, 18th and 1st Earl of Mar (died 1572) (deemed restored to Earldom of Mar by 1885 Act; deemed also to have been created Earl of Mar by House of Lords, 1875)
- John Erskine, 19th/2nd Earl of Mar (c. 1558–1634)
- John Erskine, 20th/3rd Earl of Mar (c. 1585–1654)
- John Erskine, 21st/4th Earl of Mar (died 1668)
- Charles Erskine, 21st/5th Earl of Mar (1650–1689)
- John Erskine, 22nd/6th Earl of Mar (1675–1732) (attainted 1716)
- John Francis Erskine, 23rd/7th Earl of Mar (1741–1825) (restored 1824)
- John Thomas Erskine, 24th/8th Earl of Mar (1772–1828)
- John Francis Miller Erskine, 11th Earl of Kellie, 25th/9th Earl of Mar (1795–1866) (succeeded to Earldom of Kellie 1829, confirmed 1835)
- Walter Coningsby Erskine, 12th Earl of Kellie, 26th/10th Earl of Mar (1810–1872) (recognized as Earl after his death)
- John Francis Erskine Goodeve-Erskine, 27th Earl of Mar (1836–1930) (confirmed 1885)
- John Francis Hamilton Sinclair Cunliffe Brooks Forbes Goodeve-Erskine, 28th Earl of Mar (1868–1932)
- Lionel Walter Erskine-Young, 29th Earl of Mar (1891–1965)
- James Clifton of Mar, 30th Earl of Mar (1914–1975)
- Margaret Alison of Mar, 31st Countess of Mar (born 1940)
The heir presumptive is Susan Helen of Mar, Mistress of Mar (b. 1963). In the line of succession to the Earldom of Mar, she is followed by her eldest daughter, Isabel Alice of Mar (b. 1991).
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