Gilbert de la Hay

Gilbert de la Hay

Sir Gilbert de la Haye (d. April 1333), 5th feudal baron of Errol in Gowrie, was Lord High Constable of Scotland from 1309 (hereditary in 1314).

He was a supporter of King Robert I of Scotland and commanded his bodyguard a the battle of Methven in 1306, and fought at the Battle of Bannockburn (1314), following which he went as an Ambassador to England to negotiate a truce.

Robert the Bruce granted him the lands of Slains, Aberdeenshire.

His son, Nicholas de la Haye, fell at the battle of Dupplin Moor (1332) fighting Edward Balliol, leaving as his successor the Constable's grandson, Sir David de la Hay 6th feudal baron of Erroll.

References

* Mosley, Charles, editor, "Burke's Peerage & Baronetage", 106th edition, 1999, Crans, Switzerland, p.994. ISBN 2-940085-02-1

External links

* [http://www.clanhay.net/HISTORY/SirGilbert.html webpage on him]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hay (surname) — Hay is a surname, and may refer to * Alexander Hay (1806–1882), Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * Andrew Leith Hay, Scottish soldier, politician and author * Barry Hay, Dutch musician * Bill Hay, Canadian ice hockey player * Colin Hay, Scottish …   Wikipedia

  • Gilbert Hay — can refer to: *Gilbert Hay (poet), a 15th century Scottish poet, *Gilbert Hay (Constable), Lord High Constable of Scotland …   Wikipedia

  • Gilbert Hay (poet) — Gilbert Hay (b. c. 1403; last mentioned in 1456) or Sir Gilbert the Haye , Scottish poet and translator, was perhaps a kinsman of the house of Errol.If he is the student named in the registers of the University of St Andrews in 1418 1419, his… …   Wikipedia

  • Gilbert Arenas — Datos personales Nombre completo Gilbert Arenas Jr. Apodo Mr.Cowboy , magnum 357 , gunman …   Wikipedia Español

  • Gilbert Stuart — Autorretrato de Gilbert Stuart, pintado en 1778 Nombre de nacimiento Gilbert Charles Stewart …   Wikipedia Español

  • Gilbert Shelton — (Houston, en Texas: 31 de mayo de 1940): historietista estadounidense. Junto con Robert Crumb y Vaughn Bodé[1] (1941 1975), es uno de los artistas más importantes del comic underground. Es el creador de Los Fabulosos Freak Brothers , Fat Freddy s …   Wikipedia Español

  • Gilbert Strang — (27 de noviembre de 1934) es un matemático estadounidense actualmente Professor de Matemáticas del Department of Mathematics del prestigioso Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Cursó estudios en el propio MIT y en el Balliol College,… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Gilbert, Arizona — Infobox Settlement official name = Town of Gilbert, Arizona settlement type = Town imagesize = image caption = Town of Gilbert Civic Center image seal size = 60px mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona… …   Wikipedia

  • Hay, Sir Gilbert — ▪ Scottish translator also called Sir Gilbert Of The Haye flourished 1456       Scottish translator of works from the French, whose prose translations are the earliest extant examples of literary Scots prose.       Hay may have been the Gylbertus …   Universalium

  • Gilbert Potter — Infobox Person name = Missing D.I. caption = District Inspector C.M (sic) Potter Royal Irish Constabulary, reported by Dublin Castle to have run into an ambush between Clougheen (sic) and Cahir last week. Notice that appeared in The Freeman s… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”