MONTGOMERY— MONTHERMER. 351 MONTGOMERY OF THE GREAT ARDS. Viscountcy [I.] 1. Sir Hugh Montgomery, of Braidstane, iu Scot- 1 1G 0 ' 1 land, B. ami h.( a ) of Adam 5I„ of the same, by ( — ), da. of Jolm Montqwibby, of Haselheads, emigrated to Ireland ami was cr., 3 May 1022, VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY OF THE GREAT ARDS, co. Down [[.] Hi' m. firstly, in 1587, Elizabeth, 2d da. of John Shaw, of Greenock. Ho w. secondly Sarah, widow of John (Fleming), Earl of WkJTOB [S.J (who d. April 1019) relict formerly of Sir James Johnston, da. of William (Maxwell), Lord Hermes OF Tehiieoi.es [S.J. by Catharine, da. of Mark Kkhh, of Newbottle. She, by whom h<> bad no issue, was bur. 29 March 1G36, at Edinburgh. He d. about 1037. Will dat 20 May 1036. II. 1G37? 2. Iluon (Montgomery), Viscount Montgomery of On eat Anns [1.), s. an'l h. ; site, to the peerage [I.] about 1637 ; was Col. of a Regiment during the rebellion in Ireland in 1041. He nu, 3 Aug. 1020, at Kensington. Jean, 1st da. of William (Alexander), 1st Earl ok Stirling [S.]. by Janet, da. and coheir of Sir William Erskink. He <(. iu 1042. His widow in. Major Gen. .Monhok. III. 1013. ■'>. Hugh (Montgomery), Viscount Montgomery of Great Anns [I.J, s. and h. sue. to the peerage [I.J in 1042. Having distinguished himself on behalf of his King, he was cr., IS July 1001, EAKL OF MOl'NT ALEXANDER [I.] See that dignity, which, together with this Viscouutcy, became cetinct in 1757. MONTHERMER. Barony by /. Ralph db Mostheemeb, whose parentage is unknown, Writ, one of the Esquire* in the household of Gilbert (de Clare), Earl of I 1 .309 Gloucester and Hertford, having ra. clandestinely (as her second husband) about Jan. 129677, Joan, Countess ok Glokckster and Hkrtioiid, widow of the said Karl, formerly Lady Joan Pi.ant.u.enet, (called "Joan ajf Arm"), 3d but 2d. snrv. da. of King Edward I., by his first wife, Kleanor, da. of Feudinanu III., Kino ok Casth.k, and having obtained the King's pardon for such marriage, 2 Aug. 1297, on which dav he did homage at Kltham palace, as (jure wtorh), EAKL UK GLOUCESTER AN 1)' H ERTFURI ),('•) was sum. to l'arl. as such Earl by writs directed " Comiti Gloucester et. Hcrtf." from 6 Feb. [1298/9), 27 Ed. L to 3 Nov. (1300), 31 Ed. L He was at the siege of Carlaverock in 1300, in the Scotch wars, under his (father in law) Edward L, who, about 1300, cou- ierred nn him the whole of Ammndale with the title of EARL OF ATHOLE [8,], which dignity, however, he for 5.000 marks, resigned iu (1307) 35 Ed. I., iu favour of David de Strabolgi, the s. and h. of the late possessor thereof. His wife (the 1'riucess Joan), d. 23 April 1307, aged 35, and was bur. in the priory of Stoke Clare, co. Suffolk, and, tho' after her death he continued to be constantly styled (as indeed was his second wife) by the title of the said Earldom, he was sum. to Pari, as a Baron (only) by writs directed Radulpho dc Monthermer [LORD MONTH F.RMElt] from 4 March (1308/11), 2 Ed. II., to 80 Oct. (1324), IS Ed. II. lie m. secondly (also clandestinely) about 1318, Isabel, widow of John (de Hastings), Loud Hastings, da. of Hugh (I.E. DbSPRNCKU), EARL ok WINCHESTER. By her he had no issue. He d. in or before 1325. Will enrolled at the court of Hustings, Loudon, 20 July 1325. His widow d. 1330. II. 1325? 2. Thomas (he Monthermer), Lord Monthermer, s. and h. by first wife. He was never sum. to Pari. He m. Margaret. He ,/.. s.p.m., in 1310, being slain in a sea light against the French. Esch. 23 Ed. III. His widow (/. in or shortly before 1349. ( ;l ) His next br., George Montgomery, was Bishop of Meat!), 1010-21. (") Possibly because the lady was considered suo jure Countess thereof, as being entitled to a life interest therein. See vol. iv, p. 41, note " c," sub "Gloucester."
