John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester
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John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester (c. 1450 – after October 1508) is the ancestor of the Marquesses of Tweeddale. He was created a Lord of Parliament
on 29 January 1488 by James III of Scotland
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He was born in Peebleshire, the son of Sir David Hay of Locherworth, Peebleshire, and later Yester in Haddingtonshire (d. c. 1478) by his wife Elizabeth (b. c. 1400), daughter of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
(1370–1402) by Princess Mary (d. before 1458), daughter of Robert III, King of Scots.
John Hay married (1) Mary (d. c. 1467), daughter of John Lindsay, 1st Lord Lindsay of the Byres, and (2) by contract before 17 December 1468, Elizabeth (d. 1529), daughter of George Cunningham of Belton. There were children by both marriages:
Lord of Parliament
A Lord of Parliament was the lowest rank of nobility automatically entitled to attend sessions of the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland. Post-Union, it is a member of the lowest rank of the Peerage of Scotland, ranking below a viscount...
on 29 January 1488 by James III of Scotland
James III of Scotland
James III was King of Scots from 1460 to 1488. James was an unpopular and ineffective monarch owing to an unwillingness to administer justice fairly, a policy of pursuing alliance with the Kingdom of England, and a disastrous relationship with nearly all his extended family.His reputation as the...
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He was born in Peebleshire, the son of Sir David Hay of Locherworth, Peebleshire, and later Yester in Haddingtonshire (d. c. 1478) by his wife Elizabeth (b. c. 1400), daughter of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus
George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus was born at Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland. The bastard son of William, 1st Earl of Douglas and Margaret Stewart, Dowager Countess of Mar & Countess of Angus and Lady Abernethy in her own right....
(1370–1402) by Princess Mary (d. before 1458), daughter of Robert III, King of Scots.
John Hay married (1) Mary (d. c. 1467), daughter of John Lindsay, 1st Lord Lindsay of the Byres, and (2) by contract before 17 December 1468, Elizabeth (d. 1529), daughter of George Cunningham of Belton. There were children by both marriages:
- (1) Sir Thomas Hay, Master of Yester (d. 1491), who married Elizabeth (c. 1477–1544), daughter of Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home, who later married James Hamilton, 1st Earl of ArranJames Hamilton, 1st Earl of ArranJames Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran and 2nd Lord Hamilton was a Scottish nobleman and first cousin of James IV of Scotland.-Biography:...
- (1) Isabel, who married Sir Walter Ker of Cessford, & Caverton (d. 1501)
- (2) Sir John Hay, 2nd Lord Hay of Yester (killed at the Battle of Flodden)
- (2) George Hay of MenzionMenzionMenzion, sometimes Minzion is a small settlement in southern Scotland near Tweedsmuir in the Scottish Borders, in the valley of the River Tweed.-Topography:...
- (2) Isabella, who married Sir Robert Lauder of The BassRobert Lauder of The BassSir Robert Lauder of The Bass, was a Scottish knight, armiger, and Governor of the Castle at Berwick-upon-Tweed. He was also a member of the old Scottish Parliament...
, Knt - (2) Margaret (d. c. 1525), married in 1491 to William Borthwick, 3rd Lord BorthwickWilliam Borthwick, 3rd Lord BorthwickSir William Borthwick, 3rd Lord Borthwick was a Scottish nobleman, ambassador, and Master of the King's Household in 1485. The son of William Borthwick, 2nd Lord Borthwick , the 3rd Lord Borthwick was knighted before his father...
(1560s – c. 1503)