3rd Earl of Eglinton Hugh Montgomerie

Male 1540 - 1585  (45 years)


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  • Name Hugh Montgomerie  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Prefix 3rd Earl of Eglinton 
    Birth 1540  Eglinton/Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 12, 14
    Gender Male 
    3rd Earl of Eglinton Between 1546 and 1585  Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 8, 12, 15
    3rd Earl of Eglinton 
    4th Lord Montgomery Between 1546 and 1585  Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17
    4th Lord Montgomery 
    Military 1568  Battle of Langside/Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Family Search ID MLRT-651 
    Family Search Link https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MLRT-651 
    Death 3 Jun 1585  Eglinton/Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Person ID I10376  Clan Montgomery
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2017 

    Father 2nd Earl of Eglinton Hugh Montgomerie,   b. 1520, Eglinton/Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1546, Eglinton/Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Mother Countess of Egllinton Marion Seton,   b. Bef 1513, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1561, Eglinton/Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 8 Feb 1531  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 18
    Family ID F3437  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lady Jane Hamilton,   b. 1538, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1596, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 13 Feb 1554 
    Family ID F3438  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2017 

    Family 2 Agnes Margaret Drummond,   b. 1523, Innerpeffray; Drummond Castle/Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1590, Innerpeffray; Drummond Castle/Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage Bef 10 Aug 1562 
    Children 
     1. 4th Earl of Eglinton Hugh Montgomerie,   b. 1563, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1586, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
     2. Lady Margaret Montgomerie,   b. 1565, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1624, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     3. Knight of Giffen Robert Montgomerie,   b. 1566, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1596, Giffen Castle/Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     4. Lady Agnes Montgomerie,   b. Abt 1570, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 28 Nov 1601 (Age 31 years)
    Family ID F3439  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1540 - Eglinton/Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps3rd Earl of Eglinton - 3rd Earl of Eglinton - Between 1546 and 1585 - Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps4th Lord Montgomery - 4th Lord Montgomery - Between 1546 and 1585 - Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Jun 1585 - Eglinton/Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Folios
    T H Montgomery - Pages 055-059  XVIII - XX
    T H Montgomery - Pages 055-059 XVIII - XX
    Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery
    [XIX] Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton
    T H Montgomery - Pages 059-062   ; Hugh Montgomerie
    T H Montgomery - Pages 059-062 ; Hugh Montgomerie
    Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery
    [XX-XXIII] Hugh Montgomerie
    Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom
    Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom
    17th Edition in Two Volumes 1828
    Pages 486-488
    Earl of Eglinton

  • Notes 
    • REF:HISTORY AND ORIGINS OF MONTGOMERYS, BY B.G. MONTGOMERY In 1561, accompanied Queen Mary from France to Scotland, and was a steadfast supporter during the troubles immediately following her arrival in Scotland.
      By 1567 intrigues of Darnley, Rizzio,and James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, Eglinton took part in the action which led to her dethronement.
      In 1582, Eglinton took determined action against James VI and his rule by favorites.

  • Sources 
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    6. [S647] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921?1922. London, England: Oxf;) (Reliability: 3).
      Birth date: 1531
      Birth place:
      Death date: 3 Jun 1585
      Death place:

    7. [S258] Clan Montgomery Society International, (Location: http://www.clanmontgomery.org/database/surnames.html;), http://www.clanmontgomery.org/homepage.html (Reliability: 0).

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      Record for Agnes Montgomery

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