William (Hay) Hay First Earl of Errol (1412 - aft. 1461)

Biography

William (Hay) Hay First Earl of Errol is a member of Clan Hay.

William (Hay) Hay First Earl of Errol is Notable.

William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll was the son of Gilbert of the Haye and Alice Hay.^[1]

Earl of Erroll 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.

He held the office of Hereditary Constable of Scotland.

He succeeded to the title of 1st Lord Hay in 1450.He was created 1st Earl of Erroll on 12 June 1452.On 31 July 1452 he gained the territorial Earldom of Erroll and Lordship of Slains by charter.

He married Lady Beatrix Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas and Beatrice Sinclair, circa 17 March 1449/50.^[2][3] They had issue:

1. Nicholas, 2nd Earl of Erroll d. 1470^[2]
2. William, 3rd Earl of Erroll d. 14 Jan 1506/7^[2]
3. Gilbert^[2]
4. Elizabeth^[4]
5. Margaret^[4]
6. Isabel, m. Laurence, firstl Lord Oliphant^[4]

He also had a natural child:

1. Beatrice

WilliM died after 15 November 1461 - probably in Oct 1462.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1906, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 563
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1906, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 564
3. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1906, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 175
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Paul, James Balfour. The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1906, Vol. III, Archive.org, p. 565

See also:

• Wikipedia: William_Hay,_1st_Earl_of_Erroll

• Wikidata: Item Q18821934

• Douglas, Robert, The Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, from their Origin to the Present Generation. Collected from the Public Records and Chartularies of this Country, the Records and other Writings of the Nobility and the Works of Our Best Historians, Edinburgh: R. Fleming, 1764, Archive.org,