General Notes

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IN 1457, James II. created Sir William Keith, first Earl Marischal. He
was pr esent at the Court held in Aberdeen on the 15th of May, 1457, when
Lord Erski ne’s claim to the Earldom of Mar was rejected.
His youngest daughter, Lady Egi dia, married John, second Lord Forbes. Sir
Robert, his eldest son, died in hi s father’s lifetime; and the Marischal
himself died in 1475. He was succeeded by his second son, William, second
Earl Marischal.
In the strife and rebell ion of the southern barons against James III.,
the Marischal acted with sound judgment and moderation. He officiated in
the Parliament of 1488, in which h is duties were to keep guard and order
within the House when Parliament was s itting.
He married Mariota, a daughter of Thomas, Lord Erskine, by whom he had
issue—four sons. From his youngest son, John, the Keiths of Craig were
des cended.