Earl of Eglinton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created by James IV of Scotland in 1507 for Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Lord Montgomerie. In...
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Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, 1st Earl of Winton, KT, PC (29 September 1812 – 4 October 1861), styled Lord Montgomerie from 1814...
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Eglinton Castle was a large Gothic castellated mansion in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The ancient seat of the Earls of Eglinton, it is located...
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19th Earl of Eglinton, 7th Earl of Winton (born 24 July 1966) is a Scottish peer, landowner, businessman, Sheriff of Renfrewshire, and chief of Clan Montgomery...
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Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton (10 February 1723 – 25 October 1769), was a Scottish peer. Eglinton was the son of The 9th Earl of Eglinton. His mother,...
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title Earl of Winton was created in the Peerage of Scotland and later in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It is currently held by the Earl of Eglinton. The...
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Clan Montgomery (section Origins of the Clan)
Earl of Glencairn, married Margaret Montgomery, daughter of Alexander, 6th Earl of Eglinton, drawing a line under the feud. The 2nd Earl of Eglinton led...
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eleventh Earl of Eglinton (1726–96) succeeded to the title in 1769. He was known as General Montgomerie, having raised the 77th Regiment of Foot in the...
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organized by Archibald, Earl of Eglinton, and took place at Eglinton Castle in Ayrshire. The Queen of Beauty was Georgiana, Duchess of Somerset. Many distinguished...
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Susanna Montgomerie, Countess of Eglinton (1690 – 18 March 1780) was the third wife of Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton. She lived as a widow for...
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Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton (18 May 1726 – 30 October 1796) was a Scottish General and member of parliament (MP) in the British Parliament...
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itself named for the Earls of Eglinton. Several early settlers, impressed by the Eglinton Tournament of 1839 hosted by the 13th Earl, named the hamlet developing...
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Earl of Eglinton 17 March 1794 – 30 October 1796 Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton 23 November 1796 – 14 December 1819 George Boyle, 4th Earl of...
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Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton (c. 1460 – June 1545) was a Scottish peer. He was born about 1460 as the eldest son of Alexander Montgomerie, 2nd...
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The Earl of Eglinton's trustees sold the entire Eaglesham Estate in 1844, including Polnoon Castle to defray the costs of the Eglinton Tournament of 1839...
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Montgomerie, 18th Earl of Eglinton and 6th Earl of Winton (27 August 1939 – 14 June 2018), styled Lord Montgomerie until 1966, was the son of Archibald William...
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district of Cunninghame. Eglinton Castle, was once home to the Montgomeries, Earls of Eglinton and chiefs of the Clan Montgomery. Eglinton Country Park...
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Eglinton family and later the Montgomeries, Earls of Eglinton and chiefs of the Clan Montgomery. Eglinton Country Park is managed and maintained by North...
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Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton (30 May 1613 – February 1669) was a Scottish landowner. He was the son of Alexander Montgomerie, 6th Earl of Eglinton and Anne...
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when Hugh, the 4th Earl of Eglinton was attacked at the ford on the Annick Water (which flows through Stewarton) by 30 or so members of the Cunninghame clan...
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Scotland. Dobie records that this Barony, called of old the 'Barony of Balgray' was given by the Earl of Eglinton to Sir Neil Montgomerie in 1616. These lands...
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by the Bishop of Orkney and the Earl of Eglinton. By August, the widowed Queen was on her way back to Scotland in a French galley, some of the organisation...
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Kilwinning Abbey (redirect from Benedictine Abbey of Kilwinning)
Countess of Eglinton Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton A...
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created on 10 September 1831 for Archibald Kennedy, 12th Earl of Cassilis. The title Earl of Cassilis (pronounced "Cassels") had been created in 1509...
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Kilwinning (section Eglinton Castle and Country Park)
and grandeur. The foundation stone of the new Eglinton Castle in Kilwinning was laid in 1797, the 12th Earl of Eglinton, was proud to have the ceremony performed...
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Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton (10 February 1723 – 25 October 1769), was a wealthy Scottish peer and landowner. Lord Eglinton was mortally wounded...
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This is a list of the 189 present earls in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It does not include extant...
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Eaglesham (category History of East Renfrewshire)
Earls of Eglinton. In the 17th century Eaglesham was a small market town. Today's village was founded in 1769 by Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton...
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Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton 1751–1752: James Hay, Lord Boyd (afterwards 15th Earl of Erroll) 1752–1753: George Drummond (Lord Provost of Edinburgh) 1753–1754:...
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9th Earl of Eglinton (c. 1660 – 18 February 1729) was a Scottish peer, lord of the Eglinton Estate. He was born about 1660, the eldest son of Alexander...
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