HAY, Francis 9th Earl of Erroll ^{1 3 4 5}

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Francis married Margaret STEWART, daughter of James STEWART ' Secundus', Earl of Moray,(5th Creation), 'Good' Regent and Agnes KEITH, 22 and 28 April and June 1584(contract).^{1 2} (Margaret STEWART was born in 1569 ¹ and died before January 1586(1587) ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (Francis Hay) married, first (contract dated 22 and 28 April and 27 June 1584), Margaret Stewart, youngest daughter of James, Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland, but by her had no issue...."

from Scots Peerage (vol 3)




"Margaret, posthumous, married (contract 22 and 28 April and 27 June 1584), to Francis, ninth Earl of Erroll. She died s.p. before January 1586-87."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6)


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Francis next married Mary STEWART, daughter of John STEWART 4th Earl of Atholl, Lord Chancellor and Margaret FLEMING, 17, 20, 24 and 28 January 1586(1587)(contract).² (Mary STEWART was born about 1560 and died by 12 April 1588 ².)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (Francis Hay) married .... secondly (contract dated 17, 20, 24, and 28 January 1586-87), Mary, daughter of John, Earl of Atholl ; her will is dated 12 April 1588..."

from Scots Peerage (vol 3) ²

Francis next married Elizabeth DOUGLAS, daughter of Sir William DOUGLAS of Lochleven, then 6th Earl of Morton and Agnes LESLIE, before 10 July 1590.^{1 2} (Elizabeth DOUGLAS was born about 1575.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (Francis Hay) married .... thirdly, before 10 July 1590, Elizabeth Douglas, youngest daughter of William, Earl of Morton, by whom only he had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 3)




"Elisabeth, married, as his third wife, before 10 July 1590, to Francis, ninth Earl of Erroll. Her father was severely reprimanded by the King for giving his daughter in marriage to the Earl of Erroll, not only without the King's consent, but contrary to his express prohibition."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) ^{1 2}