Earl of Eglinton
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The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
.Some authorities spell the title: Earl of Eglintoun In 1859 the thirteenth Earl of Eglinton, Archibald Montgomerie, was also created Earl of Winton
Earl of Winton
The title Earl of Winton was once created in the Peerage of Scotland, and again the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is presently held by the Earl of Eglinton....
in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
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, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords, and both earldoms have been united since. Furthermore, other titles are held with the Earldoms are: Lord Montgomerie (created 1449), Baron Ardrossan (1806) and Baron Seton and Tranent (1859). The first is in the Peerage of Scotland, while the latter two are in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
The Earl of Eglinton is the hereditary Clan Chief
Scottish clan chief
The Scottish Gaelic word clann means children. In early times, and possibly even today, clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the Scottish clan. From its perceived founder a clan takes its name. The clan chief is the representative of this founder, and...
of Clan Montgomery
Clan Montgomery
-Origins of the Clan:Clan Montgomery originated in Wales, and emigrated to Scotland in the 12th century as vassals of the FitzAlans. The family derives its surname from lands in Wales, likely from the Honour of Montgomery which was located near the Shropshire lands of the FitzAlans...
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The family seat was Eglinton
Eglinton Castle
Eglinton Castle was a large Gothic castellated mansion in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland.-The castle :The ancient seat of the Earls of Eglinton, it is located just south of the town of Kilwinning...
, near Ayr
Ayr
Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205...
, Scotland
Scotland
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William Dunbar
William Dunbar
William Dunbar was a Scottish poet. He was probably a native of East Lothian, as assumed from a satirical reference in the Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedie , where, too, it is hinted that he was a member of the noble house of Dunbar....
mentions a Sir Hugh of Eglinton in his Lament for the Makaris
Lament for the Makaris
I that in Heill wes and Gladnes, also known as The Lament for the Makaris, is a poem in the form of a danse macabre by the Scottish poet William Dunbar...
, citing him as a fellow poet. He has sometimes been tentatively identified as Huchown, but this is not certain.
Lords Montgomerie (1449)
- Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie (d. c. 1470)
- Alexander Montgomerie, Master of Montgomerie (d. 1452)
- Alexander Montgomerie, Master of Montgomerie (c. 1445–c. 1468)
- Alexander Montgomerie, Master of Montgomerie (d. 1452)
- Hugh Montgomerie, 2nd Lord MontgomerieHugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of EglintonHugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton was a Scottish peer.He succeeded his father Alexander Montgomerie, as 2nd Lord Montgomerie around 1470. He fought in the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488 against King James III of Scotland and was subsequently appointed Constable of Rothesay Castle by James IV....
(c. 1460–1545) (created Earl of Eglinton in 1508)
Earls of Eglinton (1508)
- Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of EglintonHugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of EglintonHugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton was a Scottish peer.He succeeded his father Alexander Montgomerie, as 2nd Lord Montgomerie around 1470. He fought in the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488 against King James III of Scotland and was subsequently appointed Constable of Rothesay Castle by James IV....
(c. 1460–1545)- John Montgomerie, Master of Eglinton (d. 1520)
- Hugh Montgomerie, 2nd Earl of Eglinton (d. 1546)
- Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton (d. 1585)
- Hugh Montgomerie, 4th Earl of Eglinton (1563–1586)
- Hugh Montgomerie, 5th Earl of Eglinton (d. 1612)
- Alexander Montgomerie, 6th Earl of Eglinton (d. 1661)
- Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton (1613–1669)
- Alexander Montgomerie, 8th Earl of Eglinton (d. 1701)
- Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of EglintonAlexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of EglintonAlexander Seton Montgomerie was the ninth Earl of Eglinton in the Peerage of Scotland.Although from a traditionally Roman Catholic family, Eglinton became one of the first firmly Presbyterian nobles. During the English Civil War he was colonel of horse in the army supporting the English...
(c. 1660–1729)- Hugh Montgomerie, Master of Montgomerie (1680–1696)
- James Montgomerie, Lord Montgomerie (c. 1718–1724)
- Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of EglintonAlexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of EglintonAlexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton , was a Scottish peer.Eglinton was the son of the 9th Earl of Eglinton. His mother and third wife of the 9th Earl was Susanna Montgomery, Countess of Eglinton the renowned society beauty...
(1723–1769) - Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of EglintonArchibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of EglintonArchibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton was a Scottish General, and Member of Parliament in the British Parliament. He was also the Clan Chief of the Clan Montgomery. Montgomerie fought in the Seven Years' War, where he served with George Washington...
(1726–1796) - Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of EglintonHugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of EglintonSir Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton KT was a Scottish peer, politician, and composer. He was the grandfather of Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton....
(1739–1819)- Archibald Montgomerie, Lord Montgomerie (1773–1814)
- Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, 1st Earl of WintonArchibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of EglintonSir Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton KT, PC , known as Lord Montgomerie from 1814 to 1819, was a British Conservative politician...
(1812–1861) - Archibald William Montgomerie, 14th Earl of Eglinton, 2nd Earl of WintonArchibald Montgomerie, 14th Earl of EglintonArchibald William Montgomerie was a Scottish noble and member of the House of Lords.He was the 14th Earl of Eglinton and 2nd Earl of Winton. He was Deputy Lieutenant of Lanarkshire and of Ayrshire. He succeeded to the titles on the death of his father on 4 October 1861.-References:...
(1841–1892) - George Arnulph Montgomerie, 15th Earl of Eglinton, 3rd Earl of Winton (1848–1919)
- Archibald Seton Montgomerie, 16th Earl of Eglinton, 4th Earl of WintonArchibald Montgomerie, 16th Earl of EglintonArchibald Seton Montgomerie, 16th Earl of Eglinton was the son of George Arnulph Montgomerie, 15th Earl of Eglinton and Janet Lucretia Montgomerie....
(1880–1945) - Archibald William Alexander Montgomerie, 17th Earl of Eglinton, 5th Earl of WintonArchibald Montgomerie, 17th Earl of EglintonArchibald William Alexander Montgomerie, 17th Earl of Eglinton was the son of Archibald Montgomerie, 16th Earl of Eglinton.He was educated at Eton College and at New College, Oxford....
(1914–1966) - Archibald George Montgomerie, 18th Earl of Eglinton, 6th Earl of WintonArchibald Montgomerie, 18th Earl of EglintonArchibald George Montgomerie, 18th Earl of Eglinton , styled Lord Montgomerie until 1966, is the son of Archibald William Alexander Montgomerie, 17th Earl of Eglinton and Ursula Joan Watson.He was educated at Eton College....
(b. 1939)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's son Hugh Archibald William Montgomerie, Lord Montgomerie (b. 1966)
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See also
- Clan MontgomeryClan Montgomery-Origins of the Clan:Clan Montgomery originated in Wales, and emigrated to Scotland in the 12th century as vassals of the FitzAlans. The family derives its surname from lands in Wales, likely from the Honour of Montgomery which was located near the Shropshire lands of the FitzAlans...
- Barony and Castle of GiffenBarony and Castle of GiffenThe Barony of Giffen and its associated 15th-century castle were in the parish of Beith in the former District of Cunninghame, now North Ayrshire. The site may be spelled Giffen or Giffin and lay within the Lordship of Giffin, which included the Baronies of Giffen, Trearne, Hessilhead, Broadstone,...
- Eglinton Country ParkEglinton Country ParkEglinton Country Park is located in the grounds of the old Eglinton Castle estate, Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland . Eglinton Park is situated in the parish of Kilwinning, part of the former district of Cunninghame, and covers an area of 400 hectares...
- Eglinton Tournament BridgeEglinton Tournament BridgeThe Eglinton Tournament Bridge is a bridge located within Eglinton Country Park near Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The bridge crosses the Lugton Water a short distance northwest of Eglinton Castle and was named after the Eglinton Tournament of 1839...
- Lament for the MakarisLament for the MakarisI that in Heill wes and Gladnes, also known as The Lament for the Makaris, is a poem in the form of a danse macabre by the Scottish poet William Dunbar...
- Industry and the Eglinton Castle estateIndustry and the Eglinton Castle estateThe Eglinton Castle estate was situated at Irvine, on the outskirts of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland in the former district of Cunninghame. Eglinton Castle, was once home to the Montgomeries, Earls of Eglinton and chiefs of the Clan Montgomery...
- Eglinton CastleEglinton CastleEglinton Castle was a large Gothic castellated mansion in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland.-The castle :The ancient seat of the Earls of Eglinton, it is located just south of the town of Kilwinning...
- Robert Burns and the Eglinton EstateRobert Burns and the Eglinton EstateDuring the years 1781–1782, at the age of 23, Robert Burns lived in Irvine, North Ayrshire for a period of around 9 months, whilst learning the craft of flax-dressing from his mother's half-brother, Alexander Peacock, working at the heckling shop in the Glasgow Vennel...
- Polnoon CastlePolnoon CastlePolnoon Castle was a 14th century fortification located on a motte beside the Polnoon Water in the Parish of Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire, Scotland.-The Montgomerys of Eaglesham:...
- Seagate CastleSeagate CastleSeagate Castle is a castle in North Ayrshire, in the town of Irvine, close to the River Irvine, Scotland. The castle was formerly a stronghold, a town house, and later a dower house of the Montgomery Clan. The castle overlooks the oldest street in Irvine, which was once the main route between the...