Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Erroll
Elizabeth Hay, Countess of Erroll (born Elizabeth FitzClarence , born January 17, 1801 , † January 16, 1856 in Edinburgh , Scotland ) was an illegitimate daughter of Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews , who later became King William IV, and his longtime mistress Dorothea Jordan .
On December 4, 1820, at the age of 19, she married William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll in Westminster . As his wife she carried the courtesy title Countess of Erroll . Thanks to her connection to the king, her husband was appointed Lord Steward of the Household in 1839 . Elizabeth is depicted in a Fitzclarence family portrait in the House of Dun . As a reminder of her father, she kept a stone that was thrown at him and the gloves he wore when he first opened parliament.
She had four children with her husband:
- Lady Ida Harriet Augusta Hay (1821–1867), one of Queen Victoria's bridesmaids , ⚭ Charles Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough ;
- William Harry Hay, 19th Earl of Erroll (1823-1891), ⚭ Eliza Amelia Gore;
- Lady Agnes Georgiana Elizabeth Hay (1829–1869), ⚭ James Duff, 5th Earl Fife ; her son, Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife , married Princess Louise , daughter of Edward VII ;
- Lady Alice Mary Emily Hay (1835–1881), ⚭ Charles Edward Allen (1824–1882; alias Charles Edward Louis Casimir Stuart, Count d'Albanie ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Elizabeth Fitz-Clarence on thepeerage.com , accessed July 26, 2015.
- ^ John Burke: A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the United Kingdom . H. Colburn, London 1826, p. 109
- ↑ a b James Balfour Paul: The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland . D. Douglas, University of Michigan 1906. Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom "books.google" . Accessed March 3, 2009
- ↑ James Taylor: The Great Historic Families of Scotland (1887) . The Hays of Errol. Accessed March 3, 2009
- ^ Margaret Aitken: Six Buchan Villages Revisited . Scottish Cultural Press, 2004, ISBN 9781840170511 , pp. 32 + 71.
- ^ Edmund Lodge, Anne Innes, Eliza Innes, Maria Innes: The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing . Saunders to Otley, 1851, p. 222. "books.google" Retrieved March 3, 2009
literature
- 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 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hay, Elizabeth, Countess of Erroll |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Erroll, Elizabeth Hay Countess of; FitzClarence, Elizabeth (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | illegitimate daughter of King William IV and Dorothy Jordan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1801 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1856 |
| Place of death | Edinburgh , Scotland |