3rd Earl of Eglinton Hugh Montgomerie
1540 - 1585 (45 years)-
Name Hugh Montgomerie [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17] Title 3rd Earl of Eglinton Birth 1540 Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland 
[6, 10, 11, 16] - Eglinton
Gender Male Military 1568 Scotland [11] Battle of Langside Title 4th Lord Montgomery Death 3 Jun 1585 Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland [1, 6, 10, 11, 15, 16] - Eglinton
Person ID I2254 MontyHistNotes_II Last Modified 6 Sep 2025
Father 2nd Earl of Eglinton Hugh Montgomerie, b. 1520, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 3 Sep 1546, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 26 years) Relationship natural Mother Countess of Eglinton Marion Seton, b. Bef 1513, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland d. 30 Sep 1561, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age > 48 years) Relationship natural Marriage 8 Feb 1531 Scotland [3, 4] Family ID F1632 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family ID F11329 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Jean Hamilton, b. 1540, Scotland d. Dec 1596, Scotland (Age 56 years) Marriage 13 Feb 1554 Scotland [10, 16] Divorce 30 May 1562 Scotland [5, 10, 15, 16] Family ID F2610 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Sep 2025
Family 2 Agnes Margaret Drummond, b. 1523, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland d. 21 Jan 1590, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 67 years) Marriage Bef 10 Aug 1562 Scotland [10] Children + 1. 4th Earl of Eglinton Hugh Montgomerie, b. 1563, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 18 Apr 1586, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 23 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. Lady Margaret Montgomerie, b. 1565, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 9 Apr 1624, Scotland (Age 59 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Knight of Giffen Robert Montgomerie, b. 1566, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Aug 1596, Scotland (Age 30 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 4. Lady Agnes Montgomerie, b. Abt 1570, Scotland d. Bef 28 Nov 1601 (Age < 31 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F964 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Sep 2025
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Birth - 1540 - Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland 
Death - 3 Jun 1585 - Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Montgomerie, Hugh (1540-1585)
Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20,22Montgomerie, Hugh (1460-1545) AND Montgomerie, Hugh (1540-1585) AND Montgomerie, Alexander (1381-1470) AND Montgomerie, Alexander (1546-1611) AND Montgomerie, Alexander Seton (1588-1661) AND Montgomerie, Hugh (1739-1819)
Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20,22
Histories 
Montgomerie, Hugh (1540-1585)
Website link to article in "Wikipedia"
Photos 
Earls of Eglinton Montgomerie, Hugh (1540-1585)
Folios 
T H Montgomery - Pages 055-059 -XVIII-XX
Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery
[XIX] Hugh Montgomerie - 1st Earl of EglintonA Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage
Sir Bernard Burke
1906
Pages 569-571 Eglinton and Winton
Pages 571-573 Seton, Earl of Winton
T H Montgomery - Pages 059-062 ; Hugh Montgomerie
Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery
[XX-XXIII] Hugh Montgomerie
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Sources - [S277] Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom, (Name: G Woodfall; Location: London, England; Date: 1828;), 17th Edition in Two Volumes Pages 486-488 Earl of Eglinton.
Debrett_s_Peerage_of_england_scotland_an.pdf - [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Seton Robert I #021452 http://www.thepeerage.com/p2146.htm#i21452.
http://www.thepeerage.com/p2146.htm#i21452 - [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Montgomerie Hugh #020330 http://thepeerage.com/p2033.htm#i20330.
- [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Seton Marion #021432 http://www.thepeerage.com/p2144.htm#i21432.
- [S425] Anderson, William, The Scottish nation: or The surnames, families, literature ..., Volume 2.
- [S516] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. London, England: Oxf;).
Birth date: 1531
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Death date: 3 Jun 1585
Death place: - [S273] Montgomery, Bo-Gabriel de, Origin and History of the Montgomerys, (Name: William Blackwood and Sons, Ltd; Location: Edinburgh and London; Date: 1948;), Chapter (Page 101) Montgomerys, Earls of Eglinton.
This book is available electronically on ancestry.com - [S1672] Anderson, William, The Scottish nation: or The surnames, families, literature ..., Volume2.
- [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Montgomerie Hugh #021506 Access KRM 17 Aug 2025 2:39pm http://thepeerage.com/p2151.htm#i21506.
The Peerage.com
http://thepeerage.com/index.htm
Operated by Darryl Lundy
http://thepeerage.com/p2151.htm#i21506 - [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Montgomerie Hugh #021506 http://thepeerage.com/p2146.htm#i21454.
- [S2783] Bio Info on Montgomerie Hugh 1585, (Name: Wikipedia;).
- [S340] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 055-059 XVIII-XX 1st Earl of Eglinton Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf.
- [S3284] Burke, Sir Bernard, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage 1906, (Name: Harrison and Sons; Location: London, England; Date: 1906;), Pages 569-573 Earls of Eglinton and Winton.
Book found at California Genealogical Society - [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Montgomerie Margaret #021453 http://thepeerage.com/p2146.htm#i21453.
- [S340] Montgomery, Thomas Harrison, Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery, (Name: Printed for Private Circulation; Location: Philadelphia; Date: 1868;), Pages 059-062 Hugh Montgomerie Electronic Book .PDF 170 pages a_genealogical_history_of_the_family_of_.pdf.
- [S2784] Barns-Graham, Peter, Stirnet, (Name: Stirnet; Location: stirnet.com;), Montgomery 03 Accessed KRM 17 Nov 2020 3:44om https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/mm4fz/montgomery03.php.
Montgomery of Brigend, Montgomery of Eglinton, Montgomery of Giffen, Montgomerie de Lorges, Montgomery of Smithtoun (Smistoun)
https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/mm4fz/montgomery03.php - [S215] Hill, Rev George, Editor, Montgomery Manuscripts_WmMont of Rosemount, (Name: James Cleeland; Location: Belfast; Date: Jan 1869;), Pages 001-015 Chapter I Montgomery, William of Rosemont (1633-1707).
The Montgomery Manuscripts (1603-1706) Compiled from Family Papers by William Montgomery of Rosemount
The_Montgomery_manuscripts_1603_1706.pdf
Book found at Internet Archive
Book found at FamilySearch
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/472506-the-montgomery-manuscripts-1603-1706
- [S277] Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom, (Name: G Woodfall; Location: London, England; Date: 1828;), 17th Edition in Two Volumes Pages 486-488 Earl of Eglinton.