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Marquesses Of Tweeddale
Marquess of Tweeddale (sometimes spelled ''Tweedale'') is a title of the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1694 for the 2nd Earl of Tweeddale. Lord Tweeddale holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Tweeddale (created 1646), Earl of Gifford (1694), Viscount of Walden (1694), Lord Hay of Yester (1488), and Baron Tweeddale, of Yester in the County of Haddington (1881), all but the last in the Peerage of Scotland. (Subscription or library card required for online edition.) As ''Baron Tweeddale'' in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, Lord Tweeddale sat between 1881 and 1963 in the House of Lords. The Marquess's eldest son uses ''Viscount Walden'' as a courtesy title. Lord Tweeddale also holds the title of Hereditary Chamberlain of Dunfermline. The family seat was Yester House, near Gifford, East Lothian. Lords Hay of Yester (1488) *John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester (c. 1450–1508) *John Hay, 2nd Lord Hay of Yester (k. Battle of Flodden 1513) * John Hay, 3rd Lord Hay of Yester (d. 154 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles I Of England
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until Execution of Charles I, his execution in 1649. He was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life. He became heir apparent to the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1612 upon the death of his elder brother, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. An unsuccessful and unpopular attempt to marry him to the Spanish Habsburg princess Maria Anna of Spain, Maria Anna culminated in an eight-month visit to Spain in 1623 that demonstrated the futility of the marriage negotiation. Two years later, he married the House of Bourbon, Bourbon princess Henrietta Maria of France. After his 1625 succession, Charles quarrelled with the Parliament of England, English Parliament, which sought to curb his royal prerogati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hay, 5th Lord Hay Of Yester
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hay, 11th Marquess Of Tweeddale
William George Montagu Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale JP (4 November 1884 – 30 March 1967) was a Scottish aristocrat, land owner and soldier. Early life William George Montagu Hay was born on 4 November 1884. He was the eldest son of William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale (1826–1911) and the former Candida Louisa Bartolucci, Marchioness of Tweeddale. His brother, Lord Arthur Hay (who married Menda Ralli), was killed in 1914 during the Battle of the Aisne, and his youngest brother (and heir presumptive), was Colonel Lord Edward Douglas Hay. His father was the third son of George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale and Lady Susan Montagu, a daughter of William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester. His mother was the third daughter of Vincenzo Bartolucci (son of General Luigi Bartolucci) and Clementina Dundas (second daughter of Lt. Col. Thomas Dundas, a grandson of Alexander Home, 9th Earl of Home, and Charlotte Anna Boultbee). His uncle, Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess Of Tweeddale
William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale, KT, DL (29 January 1826 – 25 November 1911), known before 1878 as Lord William Hay or Lord William Montagu Hay, was a Scottish landowner, peer and politician. He was born at Yester House, near Gifford, East Lothian, and served in British India as a member of the Bengal Civil Service and later as a Liberal Member of Parliament. In 1878 he succeeded his brother as Marquess of Tweeddale and as owner of some 40,000 acres in Scotland. He went on to become Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and was appointed a Knight of the Thistle. Early life Hay was born at Yester House on 29 January 1826. He was the third son (of six sons and eight daughters) born to Lady Susan Montagu and George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale (1787–1876).George Edward Cokayne, ed. Vicary Gibbs, ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain'', vol. 12, part 2 (1959), p. 84 Among his many pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess Of Tweeddale
Colonel Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale, (9 November 1824 – 29 December 1878), known before 1862 as Lord Arthur Hay and between 1862 and 1876 as Viscount Walden, was a Scottish soldier and ornithologist. Life Lord Arthur Hay was born at Yester House near Gifford, East Lothian, the son of General Sir George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale and his wife, Lady Susan Montague. He was sent to university in both Leipzig and Geneva. Training in the military he received a commission in the British Army in 1841. He rose to be a Colonel in the Grenadier Guards. He served as a soldier in India and the Crimea. He succeeded his father in the Marquessate in 1876. Hay purchased a lieutenancy in the Grenadier Guards in 1841. He purchased a captaincy in 1846 and was promoted lieutenant-colonel without purchase in 1854 and Colonel in 1860. In 1866 he transferred to the 17th Lancers. He was president of the Zoological Society of London from 16 January 1868. He had a private collect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hay, 8th Marquess Of Tweeddale
Field Marshal George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale (1 February 1787 – 10 October 1876) was a British soldier and administrator. He served as a staff officer in the Peninsular War under Arthur Wellesley and was with Wellesley at the Second Battle of Porto when they crossed the Douro river and routed Marshal Soult's French troops in Porto. Hay also saw action at the Battle of Bussaco and at the Battle of Vitoria. He later served in the War of 1812 and commanded the 100th Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Chippawa when he was taken prisoner of war. He went on to become governor of Madras and, at the same time, Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army, in which role he restored the discipline of the army, which had been allowed to fall into a relaxed state. Life and military career Born at Yester House the eldest son of George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale and Lady Hannah Charlotte Maitland (a daughter of James Maitland, 7th Earl of Lauderdale), Hay was educated at the Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hay, 7th Marquess Of Tweeddale
George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale DL (1753 – 9 August 1804) was a Scottish peer. Early life Hay was born at Newhall in East Lothian, Scotland. He was the son of John Hay (d. 1765) and Dorothy ( Hayhurst) Hay (d. 1808). His siblings included William Hay (who married Lady Catherine Hay, a daughter of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale), Edward Hay-Mackenzie of Newhall (who married Hon. Maria Murray-Mackenzie, a daughter of the 6th Lord Elibank), Dorothea Hay (who married James Hay), and Margaret Hay (who married Allan Macdougall of Gallanach). His maternal grandfather was John Hayhurst, a labourer who lived at Quernmore, Lancaster.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.'' Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3962. His paternal grandparents were Brig.-Gen. Lord William Hay, of Newham and Margaret Hay (daughter of John Hay of Linplum and granddaughter of Sir Jame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hay, 6th Marquess Of Tweeddale
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hay, 5th Marquess Of Tweeddale
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hay, 4th Marquess Of Tweeddale
John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale, (16959 December 1762) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the eldest son of Charles Hay, 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale and the former Lady Susan Hamilton, the widow of John Cochrane, 2nd Earl of Dundonald, the second daughter of William Douglas-Hamilton, Duke of Hamilton, and Anne Hamilton, ''suo jure'' Duchess of Hamilton (eldest daughter and co-heiress of James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton). His paternal grandparents were John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale and the former Lady Mary Maitland (a daughter of John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale and the former Anne Home). His uncle, Lord John Hay, commanded the famous regiment of dragoons, afterwards called the Scots Greys, at the Battle of Ramillies. His paternal aunts were Lady Anne Hay (the third wife of William Ross, 12th Lord Ross) and Lady Jean Hay (wife of John Hamilton-Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes). Career Tweeddale had legal knowledge, and was appointed an Extraordinary Lord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Hay, 3rd Marquess Of Tweeddale
Charles Hay, 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale PC (1670 – 7 December 1715) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the eldest son of John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale and the former Lady Mary Maitland. His younger brother, Lord John Hay, commanded the famous regiment of dragoons, afterwards called the Scots Greys, at the Battle of Ramillies. Another brother, Brig.-Gen. Lord William Hay of Newhall married their cousin Margaret Hay. His sisters were Lady Anne Hay (the third wife of William Ross, 12th Lord Ross) and Lady Jean Hay (wife of John Hamilton-Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes). His paternal grandparents were John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale and his wife, Jean Scott (a daughter of Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch). His maternal grandparents were John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale and the former Anne Home. Career He was a Commissioner of Supply in 1695 and 1704 and was made a Privy Councillor of Scotland in . He served as High Sheriff of Haddingtonshire from 1714 to 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hay, 2nd Marquess Of Tweeddale
John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale PC (1645 – 20 April 1713) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life Hay was the eldest son of John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale and his wife, Lady Jean Scott, daughter of Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch. His younger brothers were Lord David Hay of Belton (who married Rachel Hayes, daughter of Sir James Hayes), Lord Alexander Hay of Spott (who married Catherine Charters, daughter of Laurence Charters), Lady Margaret Hay (wife of Robert Ker, 3rd Earl of Roxburghe), and Lady Jean Hay (wife of William Douglas, 1st Earl of March). His paternal grandparents were John Hay, 1st Earl of Tweeddale and, his first wife, Lady Jean Seton (only daughter by his second wife of Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline). His maternal grandparents were Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch and Lady Mary Hay (third daughter of Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll). Career He was Colonel of the Militia Regiment of Foot in Co Haddington (1668–1674) and Linlithgow and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
