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Lady Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Erroll
Born
Lady Elizabeth FitzClarence[1]

(1801-01-17)January 17, 1801
DiedJanuary 16, 1856(1856-01-16) (aged 54)
Edinburgh, Scotland[2]
Known forBeing the illegitimate daughter of William IV and Dorothy Jordan; being the wife to William Hay
TitleCountess of Erroll
SpouseWilliam Hay
ChildrenLady Adelaide Harriet Augusta Hay, William Harry Hay, 19th Earl of Erroll, Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay, and Lady Alice Mary Emily Hay
Parent(s)William IV and Dorothy Jordan

Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Erroll (17 January 1801 – 16 January 1856; born Elizabeth FitzClarence) was the illegitimate daughter of William IV and Dorothy Jordan and married to William Hay on December 4, 1820[1] at age 19. Hay received the title of "Countess of Erroll" on 4 December 1820.[2] Due to Hay's parentage, William Hay, became Lord Sterward of the Houshold. [3] Elizabeth and William Hay married at St George's, Hanover Square.[4] Hay is pictured in a FitzClarence family portrait in House of Dun and kept a stone thrown at her father William IV and the gloves he wore on opening his first Parliament as mementos. [5] She died in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2]


Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Erroll (17 January 1801 – 16 January 1856; born Elizabeth FitzClarence), illegitimate daughter of William IV and Dorothy Jordan, married William Hay on December 4, 1820[1] at age 19. Elizabeth Hay was given the title "Countess of Erroll" on 4 December 1820.[2] It was probably due to Lady Elizabeth's parentage that her husband was made Lord Steward of the Household.[3]

She married her husband at St George's, Hanover Square.[4]

She is pictured in a FitzClarence family portrait in House of Dun and kept a stone thrown at her father William IV and the gloves he wore on opening his first Parliament as mementoes.[6] She died in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2]

Children and Descendants[edit]

Elizabeth and William Hay together had four children.[7] Lady Adelaide Harriet Augusta Hay (18 October 1821 – 22 October 1867), one of the Queen's bridesmaids, was the Hays' firstbord child and daughter. William Harry Hay, 19th Earl of Erroll (3 May 1823 – 3 December 1891), wed to Eliza Amelia Gore on 20 September 1848, was the second child and firstborn son. Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay (12 May 1829 – 18 December 1869), wed to James Duff in 16 March 1846, was the third child and second daughter. Lady Agnes Hay's son, Alexander Duff, married Princess Louise, daughter of Edward VII. Lady Alice Mary Emily Hay (7 July 1835 – 7 June 1881), wed to Charles Edward Louis Casimir Stuart (1824–1882; known also popularly as Count d'Albanie)[4] nephew of fraud John Sobieski Stuart, was the final child and daughter of the Hays.

Elizabeth Hay is also the maternal grandmother of Princess Louise's husband, the Duke of Fife.[8] David Cameron is a 4th great grandson of Elizabeth Hay, thus making him the fifth cousin, twice removed to the Queen.[9]


With her husband she had four children:[10] * Lady Adelaide Harriet Augusta Hay (18 October 1821 – 22 October 1867), one of the Queen's bridesmaids, Viscountess Campden * William Harry Hay, 19th Earl of Erroll (3 May 1823 – 3 December 1891), married Eliza Amelia Gore on 20 September 1848

  • Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay (12 May 1829 – 18 December 1869), who married James Duff in 16 March 1846. Their son, Alexander Duff, married Princess Louise, daughter of Edward VII.
  • Lady Alice Mary Emily Hay (7 July 1835 – 7 June 1881) married Charles Edward Louis Casimir Stuart (1824–1882;known also popularly as Count d'Albanie)[4] nephew of fraud John Sobieski Stuart.

She is also the maternal grandmother of Princess Louise's husband, the Duke of Fife.[8]

David Cameron is a 4th great grandson of Elizabeth Hay, thus making him the fifth cousin, twice removed to the Queen.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Burke, John (1826). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the United Kingdom, for M.D.CCC.XXVI. London: H. Colburn. p. 109. Cite error: The named reference "burke" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e Lundy, Darryl (11 April 2008). "Elizabeth Fitz-Clarence". The Peerage. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  3. ^ a b Taylor, James (1887). The Great Historic Families of Scotland. Cite error: The named reference "taylor" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c d Paul, James Balfour (1906). The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom. University of Michigan: D. Douglas.
  5. ^ Aitken, Margaret (2004). Six Buchan Villages Revisited: Re-visited. Scottish Cultural Press. pp. 32, 71. ISBN 9781840170511.
  6. ^ Aitken, Margaret (2004). Six Buchan Villages Revisited: Re-visited. Scottish Cultural Press. pp. 32, 71. ISBN 9781840170511.
  7. ^ Lodge, Edmund (1851). The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing. Saunders and Otley. p. 222. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b Dillon, Charles Raymond (2002). Royals and Nobles: A Genealogist's Tool. iUniverse. p. 460. ISBN 0595259383.
  9. ^ a b Bee, Peter Wynter (2007). People of the Day. People of the Day (illustrated ed.). People of the Day Limited. p. 115. ISBN 0954811011.
  10. ^ Lodge, Edmund (1851). The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing. Saunders and Otley. p. 222. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

Other Mentions[edit]

  • Edward Walford, "Hardwicke's Annual biography" (1857) p.209
  • Peter de Vere Beauclerk-Dewar, Roger S. Powell, "Right Royal Bastards: The Fruits of Passion‎" (2007) ISBN 0971196680
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