Earl of Eglinton explained

Earldom of Eglinton
Creation Date:1507
First Holder:Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Lord Montgomerie
Heir Apparent:Rhuridh Seton Archibald Montgomerie, Lord Montgomerie
Subsidiary Titles:Lord Montgomerie
Family Seat:Balhomie House

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.[1] [2]

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)

Earls of Eglinton (1507)

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

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  1. Web site: 1881 . Hugh Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Eglinton . 2021-04-17 . The Book of Scotsmen Eminent for Achievements.
  2. Web site: 1878 . Earl of Eglinton . 2021-04-17 . Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage.
  3. Web site: 1848 . Alexander Montgomerie . 2021-04-17 . Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage.