William Thomas Hay, 6th Earl of Kinnoull (died 10 May 1709) was a Scottish peer. His titles were Earl of Kinnoull, Viscount Dupplin and Lord Hay of Kinfauns in the
Peerage of Scotland
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Biography
He was the second son of the
William Hay, 4th Earl of Kinnoull and his second wife, Catherine, eldest daughter and heir of
Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranborne, son of
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, (28 March 1591 – 3 December 1668), known as Viscount Cranborne from 1605 to 1612, was an English peer, nobleman, and politician.
Early years, 1591–1612
Cecil was the son of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of ...
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He entered
Scottish College, Douai on 3 June 1685 and inherited the earldom in 1687 after the death of his older brother,
George Hay. The earl was a supporter of King
James II and VII
James II and VII (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II of England, Charles II, on 6 February 1 ...
, and followed him to exile in
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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. He resigned his titles but they were restored on 29 February 1704, by
Queen Anne, with remainder to his cousin, Viscount Dupplin.
Upon his death on 10 May 1709, unmarried, the titles passed to his cousin
Thomas Hay, 7th Earl of Kinnoull.
References
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1709 deaths
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Younger sons of earls