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Lady Katherine Carnegie, (1637-1693)
daughter of James Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Southesk and Lady Isabel Ker
Born circa 1637
Died 3 October 1693 St.Germain
Married 7 January 1658 Kinnaird
Gilbert Hay, 11th Earl of Erroll
Born 13 June 1631
Died March 1674
Buried St.Germain
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She is the heroine of the rude ballad, "the Countess of Erroll", in
which she accuses her husband of impotency and he proves the contrary on
a willing servant-maid in front of wise judges "if it be the length of
five barley-corns, Erroll's proved a man". Hence the
saying "Carnegie mares cannot live on Hay". As a widow, she was arrested
in 1689 for secretly smuggling correspondence and money to "Bonnie Dundee"
in bags of oatmeal. She went into exile and was appointed Chief Governess
to Prince James Francis, titular Prince of Wales, at the Court of St. Germain.
Source: Leo van de Pas |
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