William Hay, 10th Earl of Erroll PC (before 1597 – 7 December 1636) was a Scottish nobleman.

Biography

He was the eldest son of

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by his third wife, Lady Elizabeth, daughter of

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. He was known as "Lord Hay". In January 1611, with the

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and Lord Windsor, he escorted a French diplomat, the Marshal de Laverdin, from Croydon to Lambeth. He succeeded to the

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after his father's death in 1631. He became a member of the Privy Council on 28 May 1633. He also succeeded to the title of

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, and took part in the Scottish coronation of King

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on 18 June 1633. The earl lived such an extravagant lifestyle that he was forced to sell off the family's namesake lands in Errol, which had been granted to his forebears by King

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in the 12th century.

Marriage and issue

In September 1618, he married Anne Lyon, daughter of

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and

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. They had issue: # Gilbert Hay (13 June 1631 – 1674) #Lady Margaret, married 1638 Lord Henry Ker (died 1643), son of

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; secondly in 1644;

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Erroll, William Hay, 10th Earl of 1590s births 1636 deaths Nobility from Perth and Kinross 10 17th-century Scottish people Members of the Privy Council of Scotland William, 10