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.
^Some authorities spell the title as Earl of Eglintoun[3]
References
^ a b"Earl of Eglinton". Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage. 1878. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ a b c"Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton". The Book of Scotsmen Eminent for Achievements. 1881. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^Burke 1832, p. 425.
^"Alexander Montgomerie". Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage. 1848. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^Henderson 1894.
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.[page needed]
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)
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
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