William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll

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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 fifth Earl of Erroll. He had double royal lineage, descended from Kings Robert II of Scotland and James I of Scotland.

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.

Marriage and issue

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

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

He died at on 11 April 1541 in Edinburgh, under 21. His wife 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 the third earl.

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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