Montgomerie family
de Montgomerie is a prominent family of Anglo-Normans origin, belonging to both French and British nobility.
| de Montgomerie | |
|---|---|
| noble family | |
| Titles | Count |
| Estate(s) | Eaglesham |
History
The original family rose to prominence during the 10th century in the new Duchy of Normandy. Roger de Montgomery, seigneur of Montgomery, and was a relative, probably a grandnephew, of the Duchess Gunnor, wife of Duke Richard I of Normandy. The elder Roger had large holdings in central Normandy, chiefly in the valley of the Dives, which his son, Roger, inherited. This Roger was one of William the Conqueror's principal counsellors, playing a major role in the Council of Lillebonne. Also known as "Roger the Great", he was the first Earl of Shrewsbury, and Earl of Arundel, Sussex, and gave the family name to Montgomeryshire, in neighbouring Wales. He died in 1094.
Notable offspring
- Roger de Montgomery, seigneur of Montgomery († 1048)
- Gilbert de Montgomery († 1040), who in 1063 was claimed by Orderic to have been poisoned by Mabel de Bellême
- Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury († 1094), counselor to William the Conqueror
- Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury († 1098), was an Anglo-Norman aristocrat, he was also known as Hugh the Red.[1] Member of the House of Bellême.
- Arnulf de Montgomery (c. 1066 - c. 1120) he was a younger son of Roger de Montgomery and Mabel de Bellême. Following the Montgomeries successes against the Welsh, Arnulf established himself at Pembroke and was styled the Earl of Pembroke.
- Robert de Bellême († 1130), seigneur de Bellême (or Belèsme), seigneur de Montgomery, viscount of the Hiémois, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury and Count of Ponthieu, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman, and one of the most prominent figures in the competition for the succession to England and Normandy between the sons of William the Conqueror. He was a member of the powerful House of Bellême.
- William III of Ponthieu, (c. 1093 – 1172) who via his mother inherited the county of Ponthieu.
- Guy II of Ponthieu (c. 1120 - 25 December 1147) was the son of William III of Ponthieu and Helie of Burgundy.
- John I, Count of Alençon († 24 February 1191), Count of Alençon, son of William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu, and Helie of Burgundy.
- William IV, Count of Ponthieu, of the house of Belleme/Montgomery. His father Jean I, Count of Ponthieu (died 1191) was the son of Guy II, Count of Ponthieu (who died on the Second Crusade 1147) and grandson of William III of Ponthieu.
See also
References
- Nicholas Carlisle, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, a Continuation of the Topography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, p. 308. Oxford Univ. Press, 1811.
External links
- The First Dynasty of Ponthieu - in French
- The Dynasty of Belleme/Montgomery - in French
- Montgomery family The Montgomery Family, Earls of Shrewsbury albeit with some mistakes, attributing Robert de Belleme's sister-in-law to his first wife.