LMWM
's closest sister, Frances
, was married in 1714 to John Erskine, Earl of Mar
. He led the first Jacobite rebellion to disaster in 1715 (leaving his wife and one-day-old daughter for this...
Family and Intimate relationships
Winifred Maxwell Countess of Nithsdale
Lord Nithsdale
, husband of WMCN
, was at first reluctant to join the badly planned and executed Jacobite rebellion of Lord Mar
, which began when Mar raised his standard on 6 September 1715...
Timeline
6 September 1715: The first Jacobite Rebellion began when John...
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6 September 1715
The first Jacobite Rebellion began when John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar
, raised his standard. He also issued a proclamation at Braemar, Scotland, declaring that James III
was the rightful king.
Gregg, Edward. “The Jacobite Career of John, Earl of Mar”. Ideology and Conspiracy: Aspects of Jacobitism, 1689-1759, edited by Eveline Cruickshanks, John Donald, 1982, pp. 179-94.
4 February 1716: The Pretender and Lord Mar embarked for France...
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4 February 1716
The Pretender and Lord Mar
embarked for France from Scotland, abandoning their rebellion and their Jacobite supporters.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1995. 3rd ed., Longman, 1996.