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'''Diana Denyse Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll''' ([[5 January]] [[1926]]–[[16 May]] [[1978]]) was a British [[Peerage|peeress]]. |
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'''Diana Denyse Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll''' ([[5 January]] [[1926]] – [[16 May]] [[1978]]) was a British [[Peerage|peeress]]. |
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Born as the only child of [[Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll]] and his first wife, Idina. When her father was murdered in [[1941]], she inherited the [[Earl of Erroll|earldom of Erroll]] and the [[Lord Hay|lordship of Hay]], while the [[Baron Kilmarnock|barony of Kilmarnock]] had passed to her uncle, [[Gilbert Boyd, 6th Baron Kilmarnock|Gilbert]]. |
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On [[19 December]] [[1946]], Lady Erroll married [[Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk]] and they had three children: |
On [[19 December]] [[1946]], Lady Erroll married [[Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk]] and they had three children: |
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After the passing of the [[Peerage Act 1963]] which allowed ''[[suo jure]]'' peeresses to take a seat in the [[House of Lords]], Lady Erroll did so, with eleven other peeresses. Moncreiffe and Lady Erroll were divorced in 1964 and on [[27 November]] that year, she married Major Raymond Carnegie (a grandson of [[Charles Carnegie, 7th Earl of Southesk]] and they had one son, Hon. Jocelyn Jacek Alexander Bannerman (b. 1966). |
After the passing of the [[Peerage Act 1963]] which allowed ''[[suo jure]]'' peeresses to take a seat in the [[House of Lords]], Lady Erroll did so, with eleven other peeresses. Moncreiffe and Lady Erroll were divorced in 1964 and on [[27 November]] that year, she married Major Raymond Carnegie (a grandson of [[Charles Carnegie, 7th Earl of Southesk]] and they had one son, Hon. Jocelyn Jacek Alexander Bannerman (b. 1966). |
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Lady Erroll died in 1978 and her titles passed to her eldest son, Merlin. |
Diana, Lady Erroll died in [[1978]], aged 52, and her titles passed to her eldest son, Merlin. |
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Diana Denyse Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll (5 January 1926 – 16 May 1978) was a British peeress.
Born as the only child of Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll and his first wife, Idina. When her father was murdered in 1941, she inherited the earldom of Erroll and the lordship of Hay, while the barony of Kilmarnock had passed to her uncle, Gilbert.
On 19 December 1946, Lady Erroll married Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk and they had three children:
- Merlin Sereld Victor Gilbert, styled Lord Hay, later 24th Earl of Erroll (b. 1948)
- Hon. Peregrine David Euan Malcolm (b. 1951)
- Lady Alexandra Victoria Caroline Anne (b. 1955), married Jolyon Connell.
After the passing of the Peerage Act 1963 which allowed suo jure peeresses to take a seat in the House of Lords, Lady Erroll did so, with eleven other peeresses. Moncreiffe and Lady Erroll were divorced in 1964 and on 27 November that year, she married Major Raymond Carnegie (a grandson of Charles Carnegie, 7th Earl of Southesk and they had one son, Hon. Jocelyn Jacek Alexander Bannerman (b. 1966).
Death
Diana, Lady Erroll died in 1978, aged 52, and her titles passed to her eldest son, Merlin.
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