Marquess of Tweeddale
Marquessate of Tweeddale | |
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Arms of 1st to 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale | |
Creation date | 1694 |
Monarch | Charles I |
Peerage |
Peerage of Scotland Peerage of the United Kingdom (Baron Tweeddale) |
First holder | John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale |
Present holder | Charles Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale |
Heir presumptive | Alistair James Montagu Hay |
Subsidiary titles | Earl of Tweeddale, Earl of Gifford, Viscount of Walden, Lord Hay of Yester, Baron Tweeddale |
Former seat(s) | Yester House |
Marquess of Tweeddale (sometimes spelled Tweedale) is a title of the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1694 for the 2nd Earl of Tweeddale. Lord Tweeddale holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Tweeddale (created 1646), Earl of Gifford (1694), Viscount of Walden (1694), Lord Hay of Yester (1488), and Baron Tweeddale, of Yester in the County of Haddington (1881), all but the last in the Peerage of Scotland.[1] As Baron Tweeddale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, Lord Tweeddale sat between 1881 and 1963 in the House of Lords. The Marquess' eldest son uses Viscount Walden as a courtesy title.
Lord Tweeddale also holds the title of Hereditary Chamberlain of Dunfermline.[1]
The family seat was Yester House, near Gifford, East Lothian.
Lords Hay of Yester (1488)
- John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester (c. 1450–1508)
- John Hay, 2nd Lord Hay of Yester (k. Battle of Flodden 1513)
- John Hay, 3rd Lord Hay of Yester (d. 1543)
- John Hay, 4th Lord Hay of Yester (d. 1557)
- William Hay, 5th Lord Hay of Yester (d. 1586)
- William Hay, 6th Lord Hay of Yester (d. 1591)
- James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester (d. 1609)
- John Hay, 8th Lord Hay of Yester (1593–1653) (created Earl of Tweeddale in 1646)
Earls of Tweeddale (1646)
- John Hay, 1st Earl of Tweeddale (1593–1653)
- John Hay, 2nd Earl of Tweeddale (1626–1697) (created Marquess of Tweeddale in 1694)
Marquesses of Tweeddale (1694)
- John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale (1626–1697)
- John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale (1645–1713)
- Charles Hay, 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale (1670–1715)
- John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale (1695–1762)
- George Hay, 5th Marquess of Tweeddale (1758–1770)
- George Hay, 6th Marquess of Tweeddale (1700–1787)
- George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale (1753–1804)
- George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale (1787–1876)
- Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale (1824–1878)
- William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale (1826–1911)
- William George Montagu Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale (1884–1967)
- David George Montagu Hay, 12th Marquess of Tweeddale (1921–1979)
- Edward Douglas John Hay, 13th Marquess of Tweeddale (1947–2005)
- Charles David Montagu Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale (b. 1947)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Lord Alistair James Montagu Hay, Master of Tweeddale (b. 1955).
The heir presumptive's heir presumptive is his half-brother Lord Andrew Arthur George Hay (b. 1959).
The heir presumptive's heir presumptive 's heir apparent is his son Angus David George Hay (b. 1991).
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Family Tree
Marquesses of Tweeddale (1694)
Earls of Tweeddale (1646)
Lords Hay of Yester (1488)
Mariot Lindsay | John Hay 1st Lord Hay (died c. 1508) | Elizabeth Cunningham (died 1529) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Hay Styled Master of Yester (died c. 1504) | John Hay, 2nd Lord Hay of Yester (died 1513) Died at the battle of Flodden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Hay Styled Master of Yester (died c. 1508) Died before his Grandfather | John Hay 3rd Lord Hay of Yester (died 1543) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Hay 4th Lord Hay of Yester (died c. 1555/6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Hay 5th Lord Hay of Yester (1538-1586) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Hay, 6th Lord Hay of Yester (c.1561-1590/1) | James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester (1564-1608/9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Hay, 8th Lord Hay of Yester Created 1646 1st Earl of Tweeddale (1595/6-1653) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Hay, 2nd Earl of Tweeddale Created 1694 1st Marquess of Tweeddale (1626-1697) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale (1645-1713) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charles Hay, 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale (c.1670-1715) | Lord John Hay (died 1706) | Lord William Hay (died 1723) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale (c.1695-1762) | Lord Charles Hay (died 1760) | George Hay, 6th Marquess of Tweeddale (c.1700-1787) | John Hay of Newhall (died 1765) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Hay, 5th Marquess of Tweeddale (1700-1787) | William Hay, Younger of Newhall (died 1761) | George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale (1739-1804) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale (1787-1876) | Lord James Hay [n 1] (1788-1862) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Hay Styled Earl of Gifford (1822-1862) | Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale (1824-1878) | William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale (1826-1911) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William George Montagu Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale (1884-1967) | Lord Arthur Vincent Hay (1886-1914) Killed in Action World War I | Lord Edward Douglas John Hay (1888-1944) Killed by enemy ction World War II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honourable Sonia Mary Peake (died 2009) First Marriage | David George Montagu 12th Marquess of Tweeddale (1921-1979) | Nella Doreen Dutton (died 2004) Second Marriage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward Douglas John Hay, 13th Marquess of Tweeddale (1947-2005) | Charles David Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale (born 1947) [n 2] | Lord Alistair James Montagu Hay (born 1955) Heir Presumptive | Lord Andrew Arthur George Hay (born 1959) [n 3] | Lord Hamish David Montagu Hay (born 1959) [n 4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angus Hay (born 1991) | Rory Hay (born 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- ↑ The line of Lord James Hay is the next in the line of succession should the male line of the 12th Marquess fail. The current heir male of this line is Malcolm Charles Hay of Seaton (born 1956)
- ↑ The 14th Marquess is the younger twin brother of the 13th Marquess.
- ↑ Andrew Arthur George Hay is second in the line of succession to the Marquessate as his half-brother, Alistair Hay, has no male issue and there is no further male issue from the 12th Marquess's marriage to his first wife.
- ↑ Lord Hamish Hay is the younger twin brother of Lord Andrew Hay. He has no issue.
See also
References
- 1 2 "‘TWEEDDALE 14th Marquis of'", Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, retrieved 25 Feb 2010 (Subscription or library card required for online edition.)
Further reading
- Taylor, James (1887), "The Hays of Tweeddale", The Great Historic Families of Scotland. Online at electricscotland.com.
- Kidd, Charles; Shaw, Christine; Bierbrier, M L; Collins, Lydia, eds. (November 2007), "TWEEDDALE, MARQUESS OF (Hay) (Marquess S 1694). Charles David Montagu Hay, 14th Marquess", Peerage & Baronetage, Debrett's, pp. 1421–1423, ISBN 978-1-870520-80-5. (Online at Exact Editions and Credo Reference. Subscription or library card required.)