Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton
Hugh Montgomerie, 3rd Earl of Eglinton (c. 1531 – 1585) was a Scottish aristocrat who was a strong supporter of
Early years
Born in 1531, Montgomerie was the great-grandson of
Although Montgomerie was a Catholic, he originally supported his Protestant father-in-law politically. In October 1559, Montgomery brought forces to Edinburgh to support Hamilton and the Scottish Lords of the Congregation against French forces supporting the exiled Mary Stuart and the current Scottish government. In December 1559, Montgomerie renewed his pledge of support.
Support of Mary
However, as a practicing Catholic, Montgomerie was a frequent target of criticism by Protestant clerics, and was said to attend daily mass and had a priest on his personal staff. He soon switched sides to support Mary Stuart. In December 1560, soon after the death of Mary's teenage husband, Francis II of France, Montgomerie signed a pledge of support for her in a meeting at Dunbar Castle. In February 1561, he travelled to France to visit Mary. Hamilton returned with her to Scotland in August 1561, when she assumed the Scottish throne.
On 15 May 1568 Montgomerie joined Mary's forces at the
In 1573, Montgomerie advocated tolerance for Catholics from the latest regent,
Marriage and issue
Montgomerie's first wife was Lady Jean Hamilton, a daughter of
That same year, Montgomerie married Agnes Drummond daughter of Sir John Drummond of Innerpeffray and Monzie Castle, (a granddaughter of James IV of Scotland). The couple had the following children:[3]
- Hugh Montgomerie, 4th Earl of Eglinton
- Robert Montgomerie of Giffen
- Margaret Montgomerie, married Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton
- Agnes Montgomerie, married Robert Sempill, 4th Lord Sempill
Notes
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- ^ Grant's Old and New Edinburgh, vol.2, p.305
- ^ William Fraser, Memorials of the Mongomeries, (Edinburgh, 1859), pp. 233–236
- ^ Balfour Paul, Sir James, Scots Peerage, Edinburgh 1904. vol iii, p441-442
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1903). "Montgomerie, Hugh (1531?-1585)". Index and Epitome. Dictionary of National Biography. Cambridge University Press. p. 894.
Further reading
- Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1894). Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 305–306. (3rd Earl) . In