Commission as Lieutenant-General, from James VIII

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This commission from James 'VIII', the 'Old Pretender', is subscribed by the Earl of Mar, to the Marquis of Tullibardine, appointing him Lieutenant-General of Forces. It was signed at the Jacobite court in Avignon and dated 2 January 1717.

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

With the death of James VII in 1701 his son led the Jacobite Cause. James VIII to the Jacobites, he was the Old Pretender to his enemies. After the Union he tried to take advantage of the government's unpopularity in Scotland.

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• Online ID: 000-100-067-664-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.OA 44
• Date: 1717
  2 January 1717
  
• Material: Paper
  Commission
  
• Dimensions: 320 mm H (max) x 207 mm W
  
• What: Commission
  
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• Who: Earl of Mar (Signatory)
  James VIII (Signatory)
  Marquess of Tullibardine (Owner)
  
• Where: France, Avignon
  
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