James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle

James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (ca. 1580 – March 1636) was a British aristocrat. A Scot, he was the son of Sir James Hay of Fingask (a member of a younger branch of the Erroll family), and of Margaret Murray, cousin of George Hay, afterwards 1st Earl of Kinnoull. He was knighted and taken into favor by James VI of Scotland, brought into England in 1603, treated as a "prime favorite" and made a gentleman of the bedchamber. In 1604 he was sent on ... More

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  • Mar 1636 (age 46 years)

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