Commission

Description

Commission superscribed by James VIII and subscribed by the Earl of Mar, to the Marquess of Tullibardine, appointing him Lieutenant-General of Forces, given at Avignon, 2 January 1717

Museum reference

H.OA 44

Object name

Commission

Date

1717

Materials

Paper

Associations

Signatory: James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince, 1688 - 1766
Signatory: Earl of Mar
Previous owner: Marquess of Tullibardine
Avignon, France, Western Europe

Exhibitions

• Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (23 Jun 2017 - 12 Nov 2017)
  National Museum of Scotland