15-475: Lord Hay may refer to: Earl of Erroll , a title in the Peerage of Scotland Marquess of Tweeddale , a title of the Peerage of Scotland James Hay, Lord Hay , British Army officer Willie Hay, Baron Hay of Ballyore (born 1950), Northern Irish politician Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
30-552: Is a title in the Peerage of Scotland . It was created in 1453 for Sir William Hay . The subsidiary titles held by the Earl of Erroll are Lord Hay (created 1449) and Lord Slains (1452), both in the Peerage of Scotland. The Earls of Erroll also hold the hereditary office of Lord High Constable of Scotland . The office was once associated with great power. The Earls of Erroll hold the hereditary title of Chief of Clan Hay . The Earl of Erroll
45-472: Is one of four peers entitled to appoint a private pursuivant , with the title " Slains Pursuivant of Arms ". Earl of Erroll is also the name of a Scottish highland dance , danced today at Highland games around the world. The family seat is Woodbury House, near Everton , Bedfordshire . The Hay clan descends from Scoto-Norman knight Guillaume de la Haye , who first appears on the records circa 1160. Gilbert de la Hay (died April 1333), ancestor of
60-554: The Union . The House of Lords, after a full inquiry, decided in favour of the 16th Earl of Erroll's right to the title. That the Earl of Erroll holds the honours of his house undoubtedly and without dispute, is clear from the decision of the House of Lords. The heir apparent is the present holder's son Harry Thomas William Hay, Lord Hay (b. 1984). Mary Hay, 14th Countess of Erroll Mary Hay, 14th Countess of Erroll (died 19 August 1758)
75-415: The 13th Earl of Erroll. Charles died unmarried in 1717, when the title devolved on his sister, Mary. Mary Hay, 14th Countess of Erroll died in 1758 without issue. Mary's sister Margaret had previously died at Rome in 1723, however she had married James Livingston, 5th Earl of Linlithgow , 4th Earl of Callendar , and had issue, and it is from her that the present Earl of Erroll is descended. This regrant
90-602: The Court of Session. His elder brother, David, succeeded a distant cousin as 5th Lord Falconer of Halkerton . Later, her husband adopted the Hay surname. Her husband having predeceased her in July 1745, she died on 19 August 1758 at Slains Castle, County Aberdeen. As she was childless, the family dignities went to her great-nephew, James, Lord Boyd , the grandson of her sister, Lady Margaret Hay and son of William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock , who
105-620: The Earls of Erroll, was the older brother of William de la Hay, ancestor of the Earls of Kinnoull . In 1251, William received a charter of two carucates of land from his brother, which was confirmed by King Alexander III . A regrant was one of the peculiarities in the Scottish law of peerage, that a party might, by a resignation to the Crown, and a charter following upon such resignation, obtain power to nominate
120-565: The Laird of Udny's fool, as a messenger to contact Jacobite rebels when they were in hiding as he was able to roam unquestioned around the countryside. In 1747, under the Heritable Jurisdictions (Scotland) Act 1746 which abolished heritable jurisdictions, she received £1,200 for the regality of Slains. Before August 1722, Hay married Alexander Falconer of Delgaty (1682–1745), an advocate and son of Sir David Falconer , Lord President of
135-599: The Old Pretender, "James III and VIII" , at Saint Germain-en-Laye . Her elder brother was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle on suspicion of treason, lived in exile on the Continent from 1712 to 1715. As eldest sister and heir of their line, she succeeded to the dignities enjoyed by her brother under the nomination of 16 February 1674, and was served his heir on 6 February 1718. She had her claim as High Constable allowed at
150-564: The coronation of King George II of Great Britain , although she was represented by a deputy. In 1745, she raised an army of Buchan men for Prince Charles Edward Stuart . Making Slains Castle the chief centre for landing Jacobite secret agents, she had an implied understanding with the naval officer patrolling the coast of Buchan to let her know when his ship was passing off Slains. Once landed at Slains, they were hurried inland to another of her strongholds, Delgatie Castle , with its hidey-holes and secret passage. She used Jamie Fleeman ,
165-776: The heirs to succeed him in his honours and dignities. Some of the highest of the Scottish peerages are held under such nominations. Gilbert Hay, 11th Earl of Erroll , on 13 November 1666, obtained a regrant of his honours. This regrant had special power to nominate his heirs. This nomination was made in 1674 with Gilbert appointing his cousin Sir John Hay of Keillour and his heir male, failing which, appointing Sir John Hay of Keillour's heir female, and failing which, appointing certain Hays of Tweeddale. The 11th Earl of Erroll having died in 1674 without issue, Sir John Hay of Keillour became 12th Earl of Erroll. On his death in 1704, his son, Charles became
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#1732845087330180-531: The title Lord Hay . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lord_Hay&oldid=1014136121 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Earl of Erroll Earl of Erroll ( / ˈ ɛr əl / )
195-473: The younger son of the seventh Earl ) and his wife, Lady Anne Drummond , sister of the Jacobite Dukes of Perth and Melfort . Her older brother was Charles Hay, 13th Earl of Erroll ( c. 1680 –1717) and her younger sister was Lady Margaret Hay, who married James Livingston, 5th Earl of Linlithgow . Like her brothers, Countess Anne was an active Jacobite and a secret agent of the exiled court of
210-684: Was a Scottish noblewoman and suo jure Countess of Erroll . As 18th Hereditary Lord High Constable and Knight Marischal of Scotland, she was the Senior Great Officer among the Royal Officers of Scotland and Chief of the King's Household in Scotland . She inherited these titles in 1717 on the death of her unmarried brother, Charles Hay, 13th Earl of Erroll . She was the eldest daughter of John Hay, 12th Earl of Erroll (grandson of Sir George Hay ,
225-467: Was questioned in the House of Lords in 1797. The then Earl of Lauderdale had questioned George, the 16th Earl of Erroll's right to vote at an election of the peers of Scotland. One of the objections made to the title was that the title of Earl of Erroll was claimed through a nomination. It was decided in 1748 in the case of the earldom of Stair that this power of nomination could not be validly exercised after
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