Montgomerie family
| de Montgomerie | |
|---|---|
| noble family | |
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| Titles | Count |
| Estate(s) | Eaglesham |
| Cadet branches | Earls of Eglinton and Ardrossan |
de Montgomerie is a prominent family of Anglo-Normans origin, belonging to both French and British nobility.
The original family were prominent in early Anglo-Norman England and gave their name to Montgomeryshire, in neighbouring Wales. Roger de Montgomerie (died 1094), also known as Roger the Great de Montgomery, was the first Earl of Shrewsbury, and Earl of Arundel, Sussex. His father was Roger de Montgomery, seigneur of Montgomery, and was a relative, probably a grandnephew, of the Duchess Gunnor, wife of Duke Richard I of Normandy. The elder Roger had large holdings in central Normandy, chiefly in the valley of the Dives, which the younger Roger inherited. Roger was one of William the Conqueror's principal counsellors, playing a major role in the Council of Lillebonne.
Famous offspring
Both the French and Scots lines of the Montgomerie family demonstrably descend Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, who came to England in 1067. It's still discussable connection between Earls of Eglinton and original family of Montgomeries by possible descents of Arnulf Cimbricus de Montgomery, but it's possible that Roger's grandson Robert de Montgomery, son of Philip of Montgomery.[1] went to Scotland with Walter fitz Alan, also of the Welsh border country, who became High Steward of Scotland and progenitor of the great Clan Stewart. Robert was granted lands by King David I of Scotland in Renfrewshire, and the manor of Eaglesham became the Clan seat of the Clan Montgomery's for many centuries.
- Roger de Montgomery, seigneur of Montgomery († 1048)
- Gilbert de Montgomery († 1040), who in 1063 was claimed by Orderic to have been poisoned by Mabel de Bellême
- Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury († 1094), counselor to William the Conqueror
- Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury († 1098), was an Anglo-Norman aristocrat, he was also known as Hugh the Red.[2] Member of the House of Bellême.
- Arnulf de Montgomery (c. 1066 - c. 1120) he was a younger son of Roger de Montgomery and Mabel de Bellême. Following the Montgomeries successes against the Welsh, Arnulf established himself at Pembroke and was styled the Earl of Pembroke.
- Robert de Bellême († 1130), seigneur de Bellême (or Belèsme), seigneur de Montgomery, viscount of the Hiémois, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury and Count of Ponthieu, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman, and one of the most prominent figures in the competition for the succession to England and Normandy between the sons of William the Conqueror. He was a member of the powerful House of Bellême.
- William III of Ponthieu, (c. 1093 – 1172) who via his mother inherited the county of Ponthieu.
- Guy II of Ponthieu (c. 1120 - 25 December 1147) was the son of William III of Ponthieu and Helie of Burgundy.
- John I, Count of Alençon († 24 February 1191), Count of Alençon, son of William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu, and Helie of Burgundy.
- William IV, Count of Ponthieu, of the house of Belleme/Montgomery. His father Jean I, Count of Ponthieu (died 1191) was the son of Guy II, Count of Ponthieu (who died on the Second Crusade 1147) and grandson of William III of Ponthieu.
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References
External links
- The First Dynasty of Ponthieu - in French
- The Dynasty of Belleme/Montgomery - in French
- Montgomery family The Montgomery Family, Earls of Shrewsbury albeit with some mistakes, attributing Robert de Belleme's sister-in-law to his first wife.