The Mormaer or Mormaerdom of Mar was a comparatively long-lasting Mormaerdom in the north-eastern part of the High Medieval Kingdom of the Scots. The title of mormaor or mormaer designated one of the rulers of the seven provinces of Celtic Scotland, i. ... The cathedral Notre Dame de Paris, a significant architectural contribution of the High Middle Ages. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Scots (ethnic group). ...

The first Mormaer is usually regarded as Ruadrí (fl. 1131), mentioned in the Book of Deer. Some modern sources give earlier Mormaers, i.e. Muirchertach (Latinized as Martachus) and Gartnait (sometimes Gratnach), mentioned respectively in charters of the reigns of king Máel Coluim III (relating to the Céli Dé establishment of Loch Leven) and king Alexander I (relating to the monastic establishment of Scone). Events May 9 - Tintern Abbey is founded. ... Folio 29v contains a portrait of the Evangelist Luke. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... King Malcolm III of Scotland (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada), (1031 – November 13, 1093) also known as Ceann Mór (Anglicized as Canmore) meaning Big Head in the then Scottish language. ... The Culdees formed an ancient monastic order with settlements in Ireland and Scotland. ... Loch Leven, looking north from Vane Farm. ... Alexander I (Alasdair mac Maíl Coluim) (c. ... Scones with honey. ...

The principle seats of the Mormaerdom were Migvie and Doune of Invernochty. The Mormaerdom seems initially to have rotated between two kin-groups, that represented by Morggán, and that represented by Gilla Críst. The Mormaerdom was split upon the accession of Donnchadh, a descendent of Morggán. Donnchadh got the title of Mormaer and the wealthier and militarily more useful upland parts of Mar, and Thomas Durward, a descendent of Gilla Críst through the female line, got the coastal, low-lying arable land. The line of Mormaers ended when Mormaer Thomas died childless in 1374. Mar, one of the ancient divisions or provinces of Scotland, comprised the larger portion of Aberdeenshire, extending from north of the Don southward to the Mounth. ... Events June 24 - Dancing mania begins in Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen), possibly due to ergotism King Gongmin is assassinated and King U ascends to the Goryeo throne Births April 11 - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England (died 1398) Leonardo Bruni, Italian humanist (died 1444...

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See also

• Earl of Mar

The Earldom of Mar is one of the ancient peerage titles of in the Peerage of Scotland. ...

Bibliography

• Anderson, Alan Orr, Early Sources of Scottish History: AD 500-1286, 2 Vols (Edinburgh, 1922)
• Richard D. Oram, "The Earls and Earldom of Mar, c1150-1300," Steve Boardman and Alasdair Ross (eds.) The Exercise of Power in Medieval Scotland, c.1200-1500, (Dublin/Portland, 2003). pp. 46-66
• Roberts, John L., Lost Kingdoms: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages, (Edinburgh, 1997)

External links

• Gaelic Notes on the Book of Deer

Mormaerdoms Angus | Atholl | Buchan | Caithness | Carrick | Dunbar | Fife | Lennox | Mar | Mearns | Menteith | Moray | Ross | Strathearn | Sutherland Image File history File links Royal_Arms_of_Scotland. ... The title of mormaor or mormaer designated one of the rulers of the seven provinces of Celtic Scotland, i. ... The Mormaer or Mormaerdom of Angus was the third Mormaerdom in the High Medieval Kingdom of the Scots to pass into the hands of a foreign famlily. ... The Mormaer of Mormaerdom of Atholl refers to a medieval comital Gaelic lordship straddling the highland and lowland district of northern Perthshire . ... The Mormaer or Mormaerdom of Buchan was the first Mormaerdom in the High Medieval Kingdom of the Scots to pass into the hands of a foreign famlily. ... The Earldom of Carrick has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and once in the Peerage of Ireland. ... The title Earl of Dunbar has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland, first in 1075, then again in 1605. ... The Mormaer or Mormaerdom of Fife refers to the Gaelic lordship of Fife which existed in Scotland until 1371, and continued as a non-Gaelic Earldom/County thereafter. ... The Mormaer or Mormaerdom of Lennox was the long-lasting native Mormaerdom in the High Medieval Kingdom of the Scots. ... The Mormaerdom or Kingdom of Moray (Middle Irish: Muireb or Moreb; Medieval Latin: Muref or Moravia; Modern Gaelic:Moireabh) was a lordship in High Medieval Scotland that was destroyed by King David I of Scotland in 1130. ... The title of Earl of Sutherland is an ancient one in the Peerage of Scotland, created circa 1230. ...