Background
William Hay was the son of the fourth Earl of Erroll. He had double royal lineage, descended from Kings Robert II of Scotland and James I of Scotland.
William Hay was the son of the fourth Earl of Erroll. He had double royal lineage, descended from Kings Robert II of Scotland and James I of Scotland.
He inherited the earldom on 20 October 1513, aged approximately 18. In his role as Lord High Constable of Scotland, the young earl was sent as a commissioner to France in 1515 and to England in 1516.
