caption death_date death_place predecessor birth_place successor office birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name
arms of the earl of erroll 16 july 1631 slains , aberdeen , scotland andrew hay errol , perthshire , scotland william hay 13th lord high constable of scotland 30 april 1564 1585 earl of erroll arms.svg francis hay , 9th earl of erroll
 1631 the earl of erroll
francis hay , 9th earl of erroll

francis hay , 9th earl of erroll -lrb- 30 april 1564 -- 16 july 1631 -rrb- was a scottish nobleman .
a convert to catholicism , he openly conspired with the king of spain to try to unseat the protestant queen elizabeth .
