Hay family
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The Hay family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically associated with the ownership of significant estates and titles, including the lands surrounding Yester Castle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hay family canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Scottish noble family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clan system of the Scottish Highlands
ⓘ
Scottish peerage ⓘ Yester Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanChiefTitle | Earl of Erroll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | argent three escutcheons gules ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Scottish ⓘ |
| feudalStatus |
feudal barons
ⓘ
landed gentry ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Hay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurnameVariant | de la Haye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Earl of Erroll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Tweeddale NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Hay of Yester NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquess of Tweeddale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice | Lord High Constable of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influence in medieval Scotland
ⓘ
landholding in Lowland Scotland ⓘ |
| influenced |
Scottish aristocratic politics
ⓘ
local governance in East Lothian ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Scottish Reformation politics
ⓘ
Scottish Wars of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landOwnership |
estates in Aberdeenshire
ⓘ
large estates in East Lothian ⓘ |
| languageOfFamily |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Clan Hay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | peerage of Scotland ⓘ |
| notableBranch |
Hay of Erroll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hay of Tweeddale NERFINISHED ⓘ Hay of Yester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
holding Scottish noble titles
ⓘ
ownership of significant Scottish estates ⓘ |
| originPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owned | lands surrounding Yester Castle ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Jacobitism (some branches) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Aberdeenshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatHistorically |
Lochore Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slains Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Yester House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
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