Diana Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll
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Diana Denyse Hay, 23rd Countess of Erroll (5 January 1926 – 16 May 1978) was a British peeress
suo jure
.
Diana was only child of Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll
and his first wife, Idina Sackville
. When her father was murdered in 1941, she inherited the earldom of Erroll
and the lordship of Hay, while the barony of Kilmarnock
had passed to her uncle, Gilbert Boyd, 6th Baron Kilmarnock.
On 19 December 1946 at St Margaret's, Westminster, Lady Erroll married Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk
. She and her husband both held titles in their own right. They had three children:
After the passing of the Peerage Act 1963
which allowed suo jure
peeresses to take a seat in the House of Lords
, Lady Erroll did so, with eleven other peeresses. Moncreiffe and Lady Erroll were divorced in 1964 and on 27 November that year, she married, in Lonmay
, Major Raymond Carnegie (born 9 July 1920, a grandson of Charles Carnegie, 7th Earl of Southesk) and they had one son, the Hon. Jocelyn Jacek Alexander Bannerman Carnegie (b. 21 November 1966), who married Susan Mhairie Butler in 1990; the couple had six children.
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
suo jure
Suo jure
Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
.
Diana was only child of Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll
Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll
Josslyn Victor Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll and 5th Baron Kilmarnock was a British peer, famed for the unsolved case surrounding his murder and the sensation it caused during wartime Britain.-Early life:Hay was the eldest son of the diplomat Victor Hay, Lord Kilmarnock and his wife...
and his first wife, Idina Sackville
Idina Sackville
Lady Myra Idina Sackville was a British aristocrat and member of the infamous Happy Valley set. Her deviant behaviour and promiscuous lifestyle scandalised upper class society.-Life and marriages:...
. When her father was murdered in 1941, she inherited the earldom of Erroll
Earl of Erroll
The Earl of Erroll is an ancient title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1453 for Sir William Hay.The subsidiary titles held by the Earl of Erroll are Lord Hay and Lord Slains , both in the Peerage of Scotland. The Earls of Erroll also hold the hereditary office of Lord High Constable...
and the lordship of Hay, while the barony of Kilmarnock
Baron Kilmarnock
Baron Kilmarnock, of Kilmarnock in the County of Ayr, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1831 for William Hay, 18th Earl of Erroll. This was a revival of the Kilmarnock title held by his great-grandfather William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock, who was attainted in 1746...
had passed to her uncle, Gilbert Boyd, 6th Baron Kilmarnock.
On 19 December 1946 at St Margaret's, Westminster, Lady Erroll married Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk
Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk
Sir Rupert Iain Kay Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Baronet, CVO, QC was a British officer of arms and genealogist. He used various forms of his name: His columns for Books and Bookmen wete signed Iain Moncreiffe; Royal Highness is by Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, Bt.; Simple Heraldry is by...
. She and her husband both held titles in their own right. They had three children:
- Merlin Sereld Victor Gilbert, styled Lord Hay, later 24th Earl of Erroll (b. 20 April 1948)
- Hon. Peregrine David Euan Malcolm Moncreiffe of that IlkPeregrine Moncreiffe of that IlkThe Hon. Peregrine David Euan Malcolm Hay, later Moncreiffe of that Ilk, baron of Easter Moncreiffe and Chief of Clan Moncreiffe is the second son of Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Baronet Moncreiffe and Diana Denyse Hay, 23rd Countess of Errol...
, Chief of Clan MoncreiffeClan Moncreiffe-Origins of the Clan:The Moncreiffes are of great antiquity, and possibly descend through a female stem of the Celtic Royal Dynasty. The name Moncreiffe is derived from the Barony of Moncreiffe in Perthshire. Their lands take their name from the Gaelic name Monadh Croibhe meaning hill of the sacred...
(b. 16 February 1951), married in 1988 Miranda Mary Fox-Pitt (b. 29 December 1968), 5 children. - Lady Alexandra Victoria Caroline Anne Moncreiffe Hay (b. EdinburghEdinburghEdinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, 30 July 1955), married Jolyon Connell (b. Edinburgh, 16 May 1952) and had Flora Diana Catharine Cecelia Connell (b. LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, 24 February 1990); she also had an illegitimate son, Ivar Francis Grey de Miremont Wigan
After the passing of the Peerage Act 1963
Peerage Act 1963
The Peerage Act 1963 is the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that permitted peeresses in their own right and all Scottish hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, and which allows newly inherited hereditary peerages to be "disclaimed".-Background:The Act resulted largely from the...
which allowed suo jure
Suo jure
Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
peeresses to take a seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
, Lady Erroll did so, with eleven other peeresses. Moncreiffe and Lady Erroll were divorced in 1964 and on 27 November that year, she married, in Lonmay
Lonmay
Lonmay is a village and parish in the Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies along the A90 road, between Peterhead and Fraserburgh, near to the junction with the A952 road at Cortes. The parish, formerly known as St Colms, encompasses the villages of St Combs and Crimond, as well as the...
, Major Raymond Carnegie (born 9 July 1920, a grandson of Charles Carnegie, 7th Earl of Southesk) and they had one son, the Hon. Jocelyn Jacek Alexander Bannerman Carnegie (b. 21 November 1966), who married Susan Mhairie Butler in 1990; the couple had six children.