Stephenson Family Tree » Sir John Hay -III Lord Yester (1485-1543)

Personal data Sir John Hay -III Lord Yester 

  • He was born November 1485 in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.
  • He died on July 19, 1543 in Battle of Flodden, Branxton, Northumberland, England, he was 57 years old.
  • He is buried on July 19, 1543 in Yester Castle, Yester, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Sir John Hay -III Lord Yester

He is married to Elizabeth Douglas.

They got married in the year 1505 at Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he was 19 years old.

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Day of death July 19, 1543

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1543: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 12 » King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
    • August 25 » António Mota and a few companions become the first Europeans to visit Japan.
    • September 9 » Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling.


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