William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll

The Earl of Erroll
The Right Honourable; The Earl of Erroll
	Arms of the Earl of Erroll
10th Lord High Constable of Scotland
	In office; 1521–1541
Preceded by	William Hay
Succeeded by	George Hay
Personal details
Born	1521; Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	11 April 1541 (age 19 or 20); Edinburgh, Scotland
Spouse(s)	Helen Stewart

William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll (1521 – 11 April 1541), styled as Lord Hay until age 1, was a Scottish peer.

Biography

William Hay was the son of the William Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll. He had double royal lineage, descended from Kings Robert II of Scotland and James I of Scotland.[1][2]

He inherited the titles in 1522 at just a year old. As he died under the age of 21, the barony of Errol, Perthshire were held by the crown all his life.[2]

Marriage and issue

William Hay married Lady Helen (whose name also appears as "Elenor" and "Helenor") Stewart, eldest daughter of John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox. They had one daughter:

Lady Jean Hay (1540), who married Andrew Hay, 8th Earl of Erroll.

The Earl of Erroll died on 11 April 1541, in Edinburgh, being under 21 years of age. His wife Helen later remarried John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland.

Six months after his death, the earldom and barony were restored to his cousin, George Hay, the grandson of William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll.[2]

Ancestry

Ancestors of William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll

16. William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll

8. William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll

17. Lady Beatrix Douglas

4. William Hay, 4th Earl of Erroll

18. George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly

9. Lady Isabel Gordon

19. Annabella of Scotland (daughter of James I of Scotland)

2. William Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll

20. Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord Glamis

10. John Lyon, 3rd Lord Glamis

21. Isabel Ogilvy

5. Christian Lyon

22. Sir John Scrymgeour

11. Elizabeth Scrymgeour

23. Marion Abernathy

1. William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll

24. Sir John of Ruthven

12. Sir Patrick Ruthven

6. William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven

26. Sir Thomas Cranstoun of that Ilk

13. Unknown

3. Elizabeth Ruthven

14. William Forbes, 3rd Lord Forbes

7. Christian Forbes

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References

Mackintosh, John (1898). Historic Earls and Earldoms of Scotland. W. Jolly.
James Balfour Paul (1906). The Scots Peerage: Volume 3. D. Douglas. p. 568.

Military offices
Preceded by William Hay	Lord High Constable of Scotland 1522–1541	Succeeded by George Hay
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by William Hay	Earl of Erroll 1522–1541	Succeeded by George Hay

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[earldoms-1] Mackintosh, John (1898). Historic Earls and Earldoms of Scotland. W. Jolly.

[peerage-2] James Balfour Paul (1906). The Scots Peerage: Volume 3. D. Douglas. p. 568.