Individual Details
Alexander "1st Lord Montgomerie" Montgomerie
(Abt 1413 - Abt 1470)
[[Category:Scotland, Notables]]
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== Biography ==
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Alexander was born before 1413.
[[#CokayneP2-9|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol IX]]: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/421516-the-complete-peerage-of-england-scotland-ireland-great-britain-and-the-united-kingdom-extant-extinct-or-dormant-vol-9?viewer=1&offset=23#page=142&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= p. 134]
He was the son of Sir John Montgomerie[[#Montgomery|Montgomery]]: [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00mont/page/54 p. 54] of Ardrossan and Agnes of the Isles, daughter of John of Islay, Lord of the Isles.MacQueen, Hector L. "Montgomery family". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54294
He was a Commissioner to negotiate with England in 1437. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 1, page 1279.
In 1444 Montgomerie was appointed keeper of Brodick Castle on the Isle of Arran.Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). "Montgomerie, Alexander de". Dictionary of National Biography 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Before 3 July 1445 he was created Lord Montgomerie.
He married Margaret Boyd (who died after 16 September 1453), sister of Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd, and 2nd daughter of Sir Thomas Boyd of Kilmarnock.
[[#Paul3|Paul - Peerage Vol. III]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun03paul#page/432/mode/1up p. 432]
[[#CokayneP2-9|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol IX]]: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/421516-the-complete-peerage-of-england-scotland-ireland-great-britain-and-the-united-kingdom-extant-extinct-or-dormant-vol-9?viewer=1&offset=23#page=142&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= p. 135]
They had issue:#Alexander Montgomerie, Master of Montgomerie, Bailie of Cunyngham 1447/8 (dvp. 1452), mar. Elizabeth Hepburn, sister of Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord Hailes, and 1st daughter of Sir Adam Hepburn of Hailes by his wife Janet Borthwick, daughter of Sir William Borthwick, and had issue.
# George, of Skelmorlie, mar., and had issue
# Thomas, Rector of Eaglesham#Margaret, mar. 15 May 1438 John Stuart, 1st or 10th Earl of Lennox, and had issue
[[#CokayneP2-1|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol I]]: [https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo01coka#page/199/mode/1up p. 199]
# Elizabeth, mar. bef. 25 Mar 1460 as his first wife John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy, and had issue
[[#CokayneP2-3|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol III]]: [https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo03coka#page/74/mode/1up p. 74]
#Agnes, mar. 1470 William Cunningham of Glengarnock
He was a Privy Councillor and took part in many embassies sent to England on behalf of the King.
Alexander died in 1470 and was succeeded by he grandson Hugh Montgomerie, as 2nd Lord Montgomerie later 1st Earl of Eglinton.
== Research Notes ==
:Thomas Montgomery states that Alexander's mother was [[Maxwell-364|Margaret Maxwell]], the second wife of John Montgomerie.
== Sources ==
* [[Adams-25246|Cokayne, George Edward]], "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: St. Catherine Press, 1910, Ed. 2 Vol I
* [[Adams-25246|Cokayne, George Edward]], "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: St. Catherine Press, 1913, Ed. 2 Vol III
* [[Adams-25246|Cokayne, George Edward]], "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: St. Catherine Press, 1936, Ed. 2 Vol IX
* [[Montgomery-10861|Montgomery, Thomas Harrison]], "A Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery: Including the Montgomery Pedigree", Philadephia: private, 1863
* [[Paul-7288|Paul, James Balfour]]. "[[Space:The Scots Peerage|The Scots Peerage]] : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas,1906, Vol. III
See also:
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Alexander_Montgomerie,_1st_Lord_Montgomerie|Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie]]
* }
* [https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I3090&tree=CC Clan MacFarlane: Alexander Montgomery, of Ardrossan, 1st Lord Montgomery]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p523.htm#i5221 The Peerage: Alexander Montgomerie]
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== Biography ==
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Alexander was born before 1413.
[[#CokayneP2-9|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol IX]]: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/421516-the-complete-peerage-of-england-scotland-ireland-great-britain-and-the-united-kingdom-extant-extinct-or-dormant-vol-9?viewer=1&offset=23#page=142&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= p. 134]
He was the son of Sir John Montgomerie[[#Montgomery|Montgomery]]: [https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00mont/page/54 p. 54] of Ardrossan and Agnes of the Isles, daughter of John of Islay, Lord of the Isles.MacQueen, Hector L. "Montgomery family". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54294
He was a Commissioner to negotiate with England in 1437. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 1, page 1279.
In 1444 Montgomerie was appointed keeper of Brodick Castle on the Isle of Arran.Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). "Montgomerie, Alexander de". Dictionary of National Biography 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Before 3 July 1445 he was created Lord Montgomerie.
He married Margaret Boyd (who died after 16 September 1453), sister of Robert Boyd, 1st Lord Boyd, and 2nd daughter of Sir Thomas Boyd of Kilmarnock.
[[#Paul3|Paul - Peerage Vol. III]]: [https://archive.org/stream/scotspeeragefoun03paul#page/432/mode/1up p. 432]
[[#CokayneP2-9|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol IX]]: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/421516-the-complete-peerage-of-england-scotland-ireland-great-britain-and-the-united-kingdom-extant-extinct-or-dormant-vol-9?viewer=1&offset=23#page=142&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q= p. 135]
They had issue:#Alexander Montgomerie, Master of Montgomerie, Bailie of Cunyngham 1447/8 (dvp. 1452), mar. Elizabeth Hepburn, sister of Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord Hailes, and 1st daughter of Sir Adam Hepburn of Hailes by his wife Janet Borthwick, daughter of Sir William Borthwick, and had issue.
# George, of Skelmorlie, mar., and had issue
# Thomas, Rector of Eaglesham#Margaret, mar. 15 May 1438 John Stuart, 1st or 10th Earl of Lennox, and had issue
[[#CokayneP2-1|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol I]]: [https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo01coka#page/199/mode/1up p. 199]
# Elizabeth, mar. bef. 25 Mar 1460 as his first wife John Kennedy, 2nd Lord Kennedy, and had issue
[[#CokayneP2-3|Cokayne - Peerage, Ed. 2 Vol III]]: [https://archive.org/stream/completepeerageo03coka#page/74/mode/1up p. 74]
#Agnes, mar. 1470 William Cunningham of Glengarnock
He was a Privy Councillor and took part in many embassies sent to England on behalf of the King.
Alexander died in 1470 and was succeeded by he grandson Hugh Montgomerie, as 2nd Lord Montgomerie later 1st Earl of Eglinton.
== Research Notes ==
:Thomas Montgomery states that Alexander's mother was [[Maxwell-364|Margaret Maxwell]], the second wife of John Montgomerie.
== Sources ==
* [[Adams-25246|Cokayne, George Edward]], "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: St. Catherine Press, 1910, Ed. 2 Vol I
* [[Adams-25246|Cokayne, George Edward]], "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: St. Catherine Press, 1913, Ed. 2 Vol III
* [[Adams-25246|Cokayne, George Edward]], "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: St. Catherine Press, 1936, Ed. 2 Vol IX
* [[Montgomery-10861|Montgomery, Thomas Harrison]], "A Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery: Including the Montgomery Pedigree", Philadephia: private, 1863
* [[Paul-7288|Paul, James Balfour]]. "[[Space:The Scots Peerage|The Scots Peerage]] : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas,1906, Vol. III
See also:
* Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Alexander_Montgomerie,_1st_Lord_Montgomerie|Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie]]
* }
* [https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I3090&tree=CC Clan MacFarlane: Alexander Montgomery, of Ardrossan, 1st Lord Montgomery]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p523.htm#i5221 The Peerage: Alexander Montgomerie]
Events
| Birth | Abt 1413 | Scotland | |||
| Death | Abt 1470 | Scotland | |||
| Marriage | Margaret Boyd | ||||
| Reference No | 7899706 | ||||
| Reference No | 8233419 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Boyd (1420 - 1453) |
| Child | Margaret "Countess of Lennox" Montgomerie (1425 - 1493) |
| Child | Rev Thomas Montgomery (1415 - 1505) |
| Child | Alexander "Master of Montgomerie" Montgomerie (1428 - 1452) |
| Child | Agnes Montgomery (1438 - 1510) |
| Child | Elizabeth Montgomerie (1439 - 1471) |
| Child | George "1st of Skelmorlie" Montgomery (1453 - 1505) |
| Father | Sir John "of Ardrossan" Montgomerie (1362 - 1429) |
| Mother | Lady Agnes Isles (1363 - 1413) |
| Sibling | Lady Joanna Montgomerie (1380 - 1469) |
| Sibling | Robert Montgomery (1383 - 1452) |
| Sibling | Hugh Montgomery (1388 - ) |
| Sibling | Isabella Montgomery (1390 - ) |
| Sibling | Lady Agnes Montgomery (1392 - ) |