Marquess of Tweeddale (sometimes spelled ''Tweedale'') is a title of the

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, created in 1694 for the 2nd Earl of Tweeddale. Lord Tweeddale holds the subsidiary titles of Earl of Tweeddale (created 1646), Earl of Gifford (1694), Viscount of Walden (1694), Lord Hay of Yester (1488), and Baron Tweeddale, of Yester in the County of Haddington (1881), all but the last in the Peerage of Scotland. (Subscription or library card required for online edition.) As ''Baron Tweeddale'' in the

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, Lord Tweeddale sat between 1881 and 1963 in the

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. The Marquess's eldest son uses ''Viscount Walden'' as a courtesy title. Lord Tweeddale also holds the title of Hereditary Chamberlain of

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. The family seat was Yester House, near Gifford,

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, Scotland.

Lords Hay of Yester (1488)

John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester (c. 1450 – after October 1508) is the ancestor of the Marquesses of Tweeddale. He was created a Lord of Parliament on 29 January 1488 by James III of Scotland. He was born in Peebleshire, the son of Sir David ...

(c. 1450–1508) * John Hay, 2nd Lord Hay of Yester (k.

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1513) * John Hay, 3rd Lord Hay of Yester (d. 1543) *

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(d. 1557) * William Hay, 5th Lord Hay of Yester (d. 1586) * William Hay, 6th Lord Hay of Yester (d. 1591) * James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester (d. 1609) * John Hay, 8th Lord Hay of Yester (1593–1653) (created Earl of Tweeddale in 1646)

Earls of Tweeddale (1646)

John Hay, 1st Earl of Tweeddale John Hay, 1st Earl of Tweeddale (1593–1653) was a Scottish aristocrat. Hay was the son of James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester and Margaret Kerr or Ker, eldest daughter of Sir John Ker of Ferniehirst. He became the 8th Lord Hay of Yester in Feb ...

(1593–1653) * John Hay, 2nd Earl of Tweeddale (1626–1697) (created Marquess of Tweeddale in 1694)

Marquesses of Tweeddale (1694)

* John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, 2nd Earl of Tweeddale, 1st Earl of Gifford, 1st Viscount Walden (1626–1697) *

John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale PC (1645 – 20 April 1713) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life Hay was the eldest son of John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale and his wife, Lady Jean Scott, daughter of Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch. ...

, 3rd Earl of Tweeddale, 2nd Earl of Gifford, 2nd Viscount Walden (1645–1713) *

Charles Hay, 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale Charles Hay, 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale PC (1670 – 7 December 1715) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the eldest son of John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale and the former Lady Mary Maitland. His younger brother, Lord John Hay, comman ...

, 4th Earl of Tweeddale, 3rd Earl of Gifford, 3rd Viscount Walden (1670–1715) *

John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale, (16959 December 1762) was a Scottish nobleman. Early life He was the eldest son of Charles Hay, 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale and the former Lady Susan Hamilton, the widow of John Cochrane, 2nd Earl of Dundon ...

, 5th Earl of Tweeddale, 4th Earl of Gifford, 4th Viscount Walden (1695–1762) *

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, 6th Earl of Tweeddale, 5th Earl of Gifford, 5th Viscount Walden (1758–1770) *

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, 7th Earl of Tweeddale, 6th Earl of Gifford, 6th Viscount Walden (1700–1787) *

George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale DL (1753 – 9 August 1804) was a Scottish peer and naval officer. Early life Hay was born at Newhall in East Lothian, Scotland. He was the son of John Hay (d. 1765) and Dorothy ( Hayhurst) Hay (d. 1808 ...

, 8th Earl of Tweeddale, 7th Earl of Gifford, 7th Viscount Walden (1753–1804) *

George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale Field marshal (United Kingdom), Field Marshal George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale, (1 February 1787 – 10 October 1876), Hereditary Chamberlain of Dunfermline, was a British people, British soldier and administrator. He served as a staff off ...

, 9th Earl of Tweeddale, 8th Earl of Gifford, 8th Viscount Walden (1787–1876) *

Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale Colonel Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale, (9 November 1824 – 29 December 1878), known before 1862 as Lord Arthur Hay and between 1862 and 1876 as Viscount Walden, was a Scottish soldier and ornithologist. Life Lord Arthur Hay was born ...

, 10th Earl of Tweeddale, 9th Earl of Gifford, 9th Viscount Walden (1824–1878) *

William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale, Order of the Thistle, KT, Deputy lieutenant, DL (29 January 1826 – 25 November 1911), known before 1878 as Lord William Hay or Lord William Montagu Hay, was a Scotland, Scottish landowner, peer ...

, 11th Earl of Tweeddale, 10th Earl of Gifford, 10th Viscount Walden, 1st Baron Tweeddale (1826–1911) * William George Montagu Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale, 12th Earl of Tweeddale, 11th Earl of Gifford, 11th Viscount Walden, 2nd Baron Tweeddale (1884–1967) * David George Montagu Hay, 12th Marquess of Tweeddale, 13th Earl of Tweeddale, 12th Earl of Gifford, 12th Viscount Walden, 3rd Baron Tweeddale (1921–1979) * Edward Douglas John Hay, 13th Marquess of Tweeddale, 14th Earl of Tweeddale, 13th Earl of Gifford, 13th Viscount Walden, 4th Baron Tweeddale (1947–2005) *Charles David Montagu Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale, 15th Earl of Tweeddale, 14th Earl of Gifford, 14th Viscount Walden, 5th Baron Tweeddale (b. 1947)

Present peer

Charles David Montagu Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale (born 6 August 1947) is the son of the 12th Marquess and his wife Sonia Mary Peake, daughter of

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and Lady Joan Rachel de Vere Capell. He was educated at

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and

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. In February 2005 he succeeded as Marquess of Tweeddale (1694), Earl of Tweeddale (1646), Baron Tweeddale of Yester (1881), Earl of Gifford (1694), Viscount of Walden (1694), and Lord Hay of Yester (1488).''

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'', volume 3 (2003), p. 3965 The

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is the present holder's brother Lord Alistair Hay (b. 1955), whose heir presumptive is his half-brother Lord Andrew Arthur George Hay (b. 1959), whose

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is his son Angus David George Hay (b. 1991).

Coat of Arms

File:Lord Hay of Yester arms.svg, Arms of the Lord Hay of Yester File:Marquess of Tweeddale arms.svg, Arms of the Earls of Tweeddale and the 1st-10th Marquesses of Tweeddale File:Coat of arms of the marquess of Tweeddale.png, Arms from the 11th Marquess of Tweeddale

Family tree and succession

* ''George Hay, 7th Marquess of Tweeddale (1753–1804)'' ** ''George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale (1787–1876)'' *** ''Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale (1824–1878)'' *** ''William Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale (1826–1911)'' **** ''William Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale (1884–1967)'' ****'' Lord Edward Douglas John Hay (1888–1944)'' ***** ''David Hay, 12th Marquess of Tweeddale (1921–1979)'' ****** ''Edward Hay, 13th Marquess of Tweeddale (1947–2005)'' ****** Charles Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale (b. 1947) ******(1). Alistair James Montagu Hay (b. 1955) ******(2). Lord Andrew Arthur George Hay (b. 1959) *******(3). Angus David George Hay (b. 1991) ********(4). Hamish Andrew George Hay (b. 2022) *******(5). Rory Edward Hamish Hay (b. 1993) ******(6). Lord Hamish David Montagu Hay (b. 1959) **''Lord James Hay (1788–1862)'' ***''James Gordon Hay (1815–1883)'' ****''

Malcolm Vivian Hay Major Malcolm Vivian Hay of Seaton (1881–1962) was an officer in the Gordon Highlanders, a cryptographer during the First World War, a historian of Catholic and Jewish history, and the last Laird of Seaton House in Aberdeen, Scotland. The g ...

of Seaton (1881–1962)'' *****''James Malcolm Hay of Seaton (1907–1987)'' ******male issue and descendants in remainder *****''Peter Brian Hay (1918–2004)'' ******male issue in remainder ****''Cuthbert Joseph Hay (1882–1970)'' *****'' Ronald Cuthbert Hay (1916–2001)'' ******male issue and descendants in remainder *****''John Malcolm Hay (1918–201?)'' ******male issue and descendants in remainder There are further heirs to the marquessate descended from the first Earl of Tweeddale.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tweeddale Marquessates in the Peerage of Scotland Clan Hay 1694 establishments in Scotland Noble titles created in 1694