Marquess of Tweeddale is a title of the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1694 for the 2nd Earl of Tweeddale. The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ...

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. As Baron Tweeddale in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, Lord Tweeddale sat between 1881 and 1963 in the House of Lords. The Marquess' eldest son uses Viscount Walden as a courtesy title. The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...

Lords Hay of Yester (1488)

• John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester (c. 1450-1508)
• John Hay, 2nd Lord Hay of Yester (d. 1513)
• John Hay, 3rd Lord Hay of Yester (d. 1543)
• John Hay, 4th Lord Hay of Yester (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) (became Earl of Tweeddale in 1646)

Events February 3 - Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of Africa becoming the first known European to travel this far south. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... Events February - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks Venice June 6 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three year truce and cede several territories to Venice December 10 - League of Cambrai formed as an alliance against Venice between... Events January 20 - Christian II becomes King of Denmark and Norway. ... Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... Events November 19 - Henry Barrow, English Puritan and Separatist is imprisoned. ... Events June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. ... Events April 4 – King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 – Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ...

Earls of Tweeddale (1646)

• John Hay, 1st Earl of Tweeddale (1593-1653)
• John Hay, 2nd Earl of Tweeddale (1626-1697) (became Marquess of Tweeddale in 1694)

Events Ongoing events English Civil War (1642-1649) Births April 15 - King Christian V of Denmark (d. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... Events September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Swedens first technical school. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ...

Marquesses of Tweeddale (1694)

• John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale (1626-1697)
• John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale (1645-1713)
• Charles Hay, 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale (1670-1715)
• John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale (1695-1762)
• George Hay, 5th Marquess of Tweeddale (1758-1770)
• George Hay, 6th Marquess of Tweeddale (1700-1787)
• 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 Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale (1826-1911)
• William George Montagu Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale (1884-1967)
• David George Montagu Hay, 12th Marquess of Tweeddale (1921-1979)
• Edward Douglas John Hay, 13th Marquess of Tweeddale (1947-2005)
• Charles David Montagu Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale (b. 1947)

Heir-presumptive: His brother Lord Alistair James Montagu Hay, Master of Tweeddale Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... Events September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Swedens first technical school. ... Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill. ... Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713... 1670 was a common year beginning on a Saturday in countries using the Julian calendar and a Wednesday in countries using the Gregorian calendar. ... Events September 1 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe dOrléans, nephew of Louis XIV. September - First of the... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1753 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... George Hay, 8th Marquis of Tweeddale, (February 1, 1787 - October 10, 1876) was a Scottish soldier and administrator who rose to the rank of Field Marshal in the British Army. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale Viscount Walden (November 9, 1824 - December 29, 1878) was a Scottish soldier and ornithologist. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The 13th Marquis of Tweeddale, Edward Douglas John Hay, died at the age of 57 on February 1, 2005. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...