William Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll

Scottish peer and statesman

The Right Honourable The Earl of Erroll
Arms of the Earl of Erroll

9th Lord High Constable of Scotland
In office 1513–1522
Preceded by	William Hay, 4th Earl of Erroll
Succeeded by	William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll
Personal details
Born	c.1495 Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Died	28 July 1522 (age 26 or 27) Edinburgh, Scotland
Spouse	Elizabeth Ruthven
Children	William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll
Parent(s)	William Hay, 4th Earl of Erroll Christian Lyon

William Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll (c.1495 – 28 July 1522) was a Scottish peer and statesman.

Biography

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William Hay was the son of the William Hay, 4th Earl of Erroll and Christian Lyon. He had double royal lineage, descended from Kings Robert II of Scotland and James I of Scotland.^[1]^[2]

He inherited the earldom on 20 October 1513, aged approximately 18. In his role as Lord High Constable of Scotland, the young earl was sent as a commissioner to France in 1515 and to England in 1516.^[2]

Marriage and issue

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William Hay married Elizabeth Ruthven, youngest daughter of William Ruthven, 1st Lord Ruthven by his second wife, Christian Forbes, and had one son by her:

William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll (1521 – 11 April 1541)

He died on 28 July 1522, not yet 30 years old. As his son William died under 21 years of age, the lands of Errol, Perthshire were held by the Crown, until the end of 1541, when the title was inherited by George Hay, the grandson of William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll.

Ancestry

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Ancestors of William Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll

16. Gilbert of the Haye

8. William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll

17. Alicia Hay

4. William Hay, 3rd Earl of Erroll

18. James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas

9. Lady Beatrix Douglas

19. Lady Beatrix Stewart

2. William Hay, 4th Earl of Erroll

20. Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly

10. George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly

21. Elizabeth Crichton

5. Lady Isabel Gordon

James I of Scotland

11. Annabella of Scotland

Lady Joan Beaufort

1. William Hay, 5th Earl of Erroll

24. Sir John Lyon of Glamis

12. Patrick Lyon, 1st Lord Glamis

25. Lady Elizabeth Graham

6. John Lyon, 3rd Lord Glamis

26. Walter Ogilvy

13. Isabel Ogilvy

27. Isabel Glen

3. Christian Lyon

28. Sir James Scrymgeour

14. Sir John Scrymgeour

29. Aegidia Maxwell

7. Elizabeth Scrymgeour

30. Sir William Abernathy, 6th of Saltoun

15. Marion Abernathy

31. Lady Mary Stewart

References

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↑ Mackintosh, John (1898). Historic Earls and Earldoms of Scotland. W. Jolly.
1 2 James Balfour Paul (1906). The Scots Peerage: Volume 3. D. Douglas. p. 568.

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Military offices
Precededby William Hay	Lord High Constable of Scotland 1513–1522	Succeededby William Hay
Peerage of Scotland
Precededby William Hay	Earl of Erroll 1513–1522	Succeededby William Hay

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