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George Hay, 5th Earl of Kinnoull

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The Earl of Kinnoull
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Personal details
Died1687
Hungary
NationalityScottish
Parents

George Hay, 5th Earl of Kinnoull (died 1687) was a Scottish peer and soldier.

Biography

He was the eldest son of William Hay, 4th Earl of Kinnoull, the fourth Earl of Kinnoull, and his second wife, Lady Catherine, daughter of Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranborne. His date of birth is not recorded, but his father's first wife died in 1665.[1]

He succeeded to the earldom in 1677 after his father's death. He served in the Imperial Army, fighting against the Ottoman Empire.

He died, unmarried, in Hungary a decade later.[2]

Upon his death the earldom passed to his younger brother, William Hay.

References

  1. ^ James Balfour Paul (1908). The Scots Peerage. D. Douglas. p. 228.
  2. ^ "The Hays of Erroll (Kinnoull Branch)". The Spectator: 640. 10 June 1865.
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Earl of Kinnoull
1677–1687
Succeeded by