Earl of Eglinton

Earldom of Eglinton
Blazon Quarterly 1st and 4th grand quarters counterquartered 1st and 4th Azure three fleur-de-lys Or (Montgomerie); 2nd and 3rd Gules three annulets Or stoned Azure (Eglinton), all within a bordure Or charged with a double treasure flory counter-flory Gules; 2nd and 3rd grand quarters counterquartered 1st and 4th Or three crescents within a double treasure flory counterflory Gules (Seton); 2nd and 3rd Azure three garbs Or (Buchan) over all an escutcheon parted per pale Gules and Azure the dexter charged with a sword in pale proper pommelled and billed Or supporting an imperial crown the sinister charged with a star of twelve points Argent, all within a double treasure flory counterflory Gold.
Creation date	1507
Created by	James IV of Scotland
Peerage	Peerage of Scotland
First holder	Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Lord Montgomerie
Present holder	Hugh Archibald William Montgomerie, 19th Earl of Eglinton, 7th Earl of Winton
Heir apparent	Rhuridh Seton Archibald Montgomerie, Lord Montgomerie
Subsidiary titles	Lord Montgomerie
Seat(s)	Balhomie House
Former seat(s)	Eglinton Castle Skelmorlie Castle

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 1859, the thirteenth Earl of Eglinton, Archibald Montgomerie, was also created Earl of Winton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords, and both earldoms have been united since. Furthermore, other titles 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.

William Dunbar mentions a Sir Hugh of Eglinton in his Lament for the Makaris, citing him as a fellow poet. He has sometimes been tentatively identified as Huchown, but this is not certain.

The Earl of Eglinton is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Montgomery. The ancestral seat was Eglinton Castle in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire.

Lords Montgomerie (1449)

• Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie (died c. 1470)
  • Alexander Montgomerie, Master of Montgomerie (1404–1452)
• Alexander Montgomerie, 2nd Lord Montgomerie (died c. 1483)
• Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Lord Montgomerie (c. 1460–1545) (created Earl of Eglinton in 1507)

Earls of Eglinton (1507)

• Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton (c. 1460–1545)
• Hugh Montgomerie, 2nd Earl of Eglinton (died 1546)
• Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton (c. 1531–1585)
• Hugh Montgomerie, 4th Earl of Eglinton (1563–1586)
• Hugh Montgomerie, 5th Earl of Eglinton (died 1612)
• Alexander Montgomerie, 6th Earl of Eglinton (1588–1661)
• Hugh Montgomerie, 7th Earl of Eglinton (1613–1669)
• Alexander Montgomerie, 8th Earl of Eglinton (died 1701)
• Alexander Montgomerie, 9th Earl of Eglinton (c. 1660–1729)
• Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton (1723–1769)
• Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton (1726–1796)
• Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton (1739–1819)
• Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, 1st Earl of Winton (1812–1861)
• Archibald William Montgomerie, 14th Earl of Eglinton, 2nd Earl of Winton (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 Winton (1880–1945)
• Archibald William Alexander Montgomerie, 17th Earl of Eglinton, 5th Earl of Winton (1914–1966)
• Archibald George Montgomerie, 18th Earl of Eglinton, 6th Earl of Winton (1939–2018)
• Hugh Archibald William Montgomerie, 19th Earl of Eglinton, 7th Earl of Winton (born 1966)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, Rhuridh Seton Archibald Montgomerie, Lord Montgomerie (born 2007).

Family tree

Family tree of the Marquess of Ailsa, Earl of Eglinton, and Earl of Cassilis

Robert III c. 1337–1406 King of Scotland Lord Montgomerie, 1448 Alexander Montgomerie d. 1470 1st Lord Montgomerie James Kennedy Younger of Dunure Mary Stewart Lord Kennedy, 1457 Alexander Montgomerie 1404–1452 styled Master of Montgomerie Elizabeth Gilbert Kennedy c. 1406 – c. 1480 1st Lord Kennedy James Kennedy c. 1408–1465 Archbishop of St Andrews Alexander Montgomerie d. c. 1483 2nd Lord Montgomerie Catherine Colin Campbell c. 1433–1493 1st Earl of Argyll John Kennedy 1454–1508 2nd Lord Kennedy Earl of Eglinton, 1506 Earl of Cassilis, 1234 Hugh Montgomerie c. 1460–1545 1st Earl of Eglinton, 3rd Lord Montgomerie Helen Archibald Campbell d. 1513 2nd Earl of Argyll David Kennedy After 1463–1513 1st Earl of Cassilis, 3rd Lord Kennedy John Montgomerie d. 1520 Isabel Gilbert Kennedy 1494–1527 2nd Earl of Cassilis, 4th Lord Kennedy Hugh Montgomerie d. 1546 2nd Earl of Eglinton, 4th Lord Montgomerie Gilbert Kennedy 1515–1558 3rd Earl of Cassilis, 5th Lord Kennedy Hugh Montgomerie c. 1531–1585 3rd Earl of Eglinton, 5th Lord Montgomerie Gilbert Kennedy c. 1541–1576 4th Earl of Cassilis, 6th Lord Kennedy Thomas Kennedy c. 1549–1602 styled Master of Cassilis Hugh Montgomerie 1563–1586 4th Earl of Eglinton, 6th Lord Montgomerie Margaret Robert Seton 1553–1603 1st Earl of Winton John Kennedy 1575–1615 5th Earl of Cassilis, 7th Lord Kennedy Hew Kennedy styled Master of Cassilis Alexander Kennedy d. 1652 Hugh Montgomerie d. 1612 5th Earl of Eglinton, 7th Lord Montgomerie Alexander Montgomerie 1588–1661 6th Earl of Eglinton, 8th Lord Montgomerie John Kennedy d. 1668 6th Earl of Cassilis, 8th Lord Kennedy John Kennedy d. 1665 Alexander Kennedy d. 1698 Hugh Montgomerie 1613–1669 7th Earl of Eglinton, 9th Lord Montgomerie John Kennedy 1653–1701 7th Earl of Cassilis, 9th Lord Kennedy Kennedy Baronet of Culzean, in the County of Ayr, 1682 Alexander Montgomerie d. 1701 8th Earl of Eglinton, 10th Lord Montgomerie John Kennedy c. 1672–1700 styled Lord Kennedy Archibald Kennedy d. 1710 1st Kennedy Baronet of Culzean Alexander Seton Montgomerie c. 1660–1729 9th Earl of Eglinton, 11th Lord Montgomerie Susanna Montgomerie 1690–1780 John Kennedy 1700–1759 8th Earl of Cassilis, 10th Lord Kennedy John Kennedy d. 1742 2nd Kennedy Baronet of Culzean Archibald Kennedy 1685–1763 Alexander Montgomerie 1723–1769 10th Earl of Eglinton, 12th Lord Montgomerie Archibald Montgomerie 1726–1796 11th Earl of Eglinton, 13th Lord Montgomerie John Kennedy d. 1744 3rd Kennedy Baronet of Culzean Thomas Kennedy d. 1775 9th Earl of Cassilis, 11th Lord Kennedy, 4th Kennedy Baronet of Culzean David Kennedy before 1734–1792 10th Earl of Cassilis, 12th Lord Kennedy, 5th Kennedy Baronet of Culzean Archibald Kennedy 1720–1794 11th Earl of Cassilis, 13th Lord Kennedy Kennedy Baronet of Culzean extinct, 1792 Baron Ailsa, of Ailsa in the County of Ayr, 1806 Marquess of Ailsa, 1831 Archibald William Montgomerie 1739–1819 12th Earl of Eglinton, 13th Lord Montgomerie, 1st Baron Ardrossan Archibald Kennedy 1770–1846 1st Marquess of Ailsa and Baron Ailsa, 12th Earl of Cassilis, 14th Lord Kennedy Archibald Montgomerie 1773–1814 styled Lord Montgomerie Archibald Kennedy IV 1794–1832 styled Earl of Cassilis Earl of Winton (2nd creation) and Baron Seton and Tranent, 1859 Archibald William Montgomerie 1812–1861 13th Earl of Eglinton, 1st Earl of Winton and Baron Seton and Tranent, 14th Lord Montgomerie Archibald Kennedy 1816–1870 2nd Marquess of Ailsa and Baron Ailsa, 13th Earl of Cassilis, 15th Lord Kennedy Archibald William Montgomerie 1841–1892 14th Earl of Eglinton, 2nd Earl of Winton and Baron Seton and Tranent, 15th Lord Montgomerie George Arnulph Montgomerie 1848–1919 15th Earl of Eglinton, 3rd Earl of Winton and Baron Seton and Tranent, 16th Lord Montgomerie Archibald Kennedy 1847–1838 3rd Marquess of Ailsa and Baron Ailsa, 14th Earl of Cassilis, 16th Lord Kennedy Archibald Seton Montgomerie 1880–1945 16th Earl of Eglinton, 4th Earl of Winton and Baron Seton and Tranent, 17th Lord Montgomerie Archibald Kennedy 1872–1943 4th Marquess of Ailsa and Baron Ailsa, 15th Earl of Cassilis, 17th Lord Kennedy Charles Kennedy 1875–1956 5th Marquess of Ailsa and Baron Ailsa, 16th Earl of Cassilis, 18th Lord Kennedy Angus Kennedy 1882–1957 6th Marquess of Ailsa and Baron Ailsa, 17th Earl of Cassilis, 19th Lord Kennedy Archibald William Alexander Montgomerie 1914–1966 17th Earl of Eglinton, 5th Earl of Winton and Baron Seton and Tranent, 18th Lord Montgomerie Archibald David Kennedy 1925–1997 7th Marquess of Ailsa and Baron Ailsa, 18th Earl of Cassilis, 20th Lord Kennedy Archibald George Montgomerie 1939–2018 18th Earl of Eglinton, 6th Earl of Winton and Baron Seton and Tranent, 19th Lord Montgomerie Hugh Archibald William Montgomerie b. 1966 19th Earl of Eglinton, 7th Earl of Winton and Baron Seton and Tranent, 20th Lord Montgomerie Archibald Angus "Charles" Kennedy 1956–2015 8th Marquess of Ailsa and Baron Ailsa, 19th Earl of Cassilis, 21st Lord Kennedy David Thomas Kennedy b. 1958 9th Marquess of Ailsa and Baron Ailsa, 20th Earl of Cassilis, 22nd Lord Kennedy Rhuridh Seton Archibald Montgomerie b. 2007 styled Lord Montgomerie Archibald David Kennedy b. 1995 styled Earl of Cassilis Heir apparent to the Earldom of Eglinton Heir apparent to the Marquessate of Ailsa

Arms of the Earl of Eglinton and Winton

The 1764 coat of arms of Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton

Montgomerie family crests in 1843

The Eglinton Tournament Bridge and Eglinton Castle in 1876

See also

• Barony and Castle of Giffen
• Eglinton Castle
• Eglinton Country Park
• Eglinton Tournament Bridge
• Industry and the Eglinton Castle estate
• Polnoon Castle
• Robert Burns and the Eglinton Estate
• Seagate Castle

References

Works cited

• Burke, John (1832). A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire. Vol. 1. H. Colburn and R. Bentley.
• Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1894). "Montgomerie, Alexander (1588-1661)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 298–300. (6th Earl)

Further reading

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Eglinton, Earls of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 17–18.
• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Seton" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 703.
• Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1894). "Montgomerie, Alexander (1660?-1729)" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 2300. (9th Earl)
• Kidd, Charles (1903). Debrett's peerage, baronetage, knightage, and companionage. London: Dean & Son. p. 348.
• Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. London: Dean & Son. p. 333.

External links

• Video & commentary on Auchans House and Lady Susanna Montgomerie