Nicholas Hay, 2nd Earl of Erroll
Nicholas Hay, 2nd Earl of Erroll (c. 1436 – 1470) was a Scottish peer. He was the second Earl of Erroll and the third Lord Hay of Erroll.
The Earl of Erroll | |
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 Arms of the Earl of Erroll | |
| 6th Lord High Constable of Scotland | |
| In office 1462–1470 | |
| Preceded by | William Hay |
| Succeeded by | William Hay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1446 |
| Died | 1470 (age 33 or 34) |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Gordon (m. 1461) |
Biography
Nicholas Hay was the son of William Hay, 1st Earl of Erroll and Lady Beatrix Douglas, daughter of James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas. Nicholas was the great-great-grandson of King Robert II of Scotland and his first wife, Elizabeth Mure.[1][2][3]
He had a contract to Lady Margaret, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly which for some reason did not take place; he instead married her sister, Lady Elizabeth, on 15 November 1461.
She secondly married John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy; she had a charter for life and on her death in 1500, left the lands of Cassillis and Dunure to the Kennedys.[3]
The family seat was Slains Castle. He died without issue and the earldom passed to his brother, William.
References
- Burke, John (1845). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. p. 374.
- Mackintosh, John (1898). Historic Earls and Earldoms of Scotland. W. Jolly.
- James Balfour Paul (1906). The Scots Peerage: Volume 3. D. Douglas. pp. 564–565.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by William Hay |
Lord High Constable of Scotland 1462–1470 |
Succeeded by William Hay |
| Peerage of Scotland | ||
| Preceded by William Hay |
Earl of Erroll 1462–1470 |
Succeeded by William Hay |