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unusual facts about George Hay, Earl of Gifford



George Hay-Drummond, 12th Earl of Kinnoull

Robert Hay-Drummond, Archbishop of York

He married Lady Emily Blanche Charlotte Somerset, daughter of Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort, and Emily Frances Smith, on 20 July 1848.

George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale

Hay was a great-grandson of the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale and in 1787, he inherited the titles of his first cousin once-removed, the 6th Marquess.

George Hay, Earl of Gifford

In 1862, Lord Gifford was involved in an accident whilst rescuing a workman about to be crushed by a tree the latter was cutting down in the grounds of Yester Castle.

Lords of the Congregation

A letter sent to enlist the help of George Hay, Earl of Erroll, Hereditary Constable of Scotland, written 24 January 1560 focussed on their secular goal to expel the French garrisons and justifies their request for English military support.


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