Marischal College

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“Marischal College, founded in 1593 by the 5th Earl Marischal, merged with King's College (founded 1495) in 1860 to create the modern University of Aberdeen.”

– Lonely Planet

Fodor's Fodor's
"Founded in 1593 by the Earl Marischal (the keeper of the king's mares), Marischal College was a Protestant alternative to the Catholic King's College in Old Aberdeen." Full review
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"Marischal College, founded in 1593 by the 5th Earl Marischal, merged with King's College (founded 1495) in 1860 to create the modern University of Aberdeen." Full review
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"This college was established in the 16C by the 5th earl-marshal in the old Franciscan monastery, which then merged with the royal college to form the university of Aberdeen." Full review