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Alexander Earl of Eglinton Montgomery 1440–1468 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Mar 1468

Death Location: Braidstane, Giffen, Scotland

Father: Lord Canmore.

Mother: Lady Hepburn

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Alexander Earl of Eglinton Montgomery was born in 1440 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Lord Alexander 1St De Hume Home Master Of Canmore And Lady Agnes Elizabeth Hepburn. Alexander Earl of Eglinton Montgomery passed away in 1468 in Braidstane, Giffen, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Earl of Eglinton Montgomery was born in 1440 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Lord Alexander 1St De Hume Home Master Of Canmore And Lady Agnes Elizabeth Hepburn.
  • Alexander Earl of Eglinton Montgomery passed away in 1468 in Braidstane, Giffen, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Canmore.
1428–1456
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th or early 13th-century castle held by the Home family, who became Lords and Earls.
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Lady Hepburn
1430–1425
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk Parish, East Lothian, Scotland -Hailes Castle is a 14th century castle south-west of East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. This castle belonged to the Hepburn family during the most important centuries of its existence.
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Alexander Montgomery's Ancestors

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Alexander Montgomery
1440–1468
Birth Place: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Alexander (1st) de (Hume) Home Master of Canmore.
1428–1456
VERIFIED- Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th or early 13th-century castle held by the Home family, who became Lords and Earls.
Lady (Agnes Elizabeth) Hepburn
1430–1425
VERIFIED- Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk Parish, East Lothian, Scotland -Hailes Castle is a 14th century castle south-west of East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. This castle belonged to the Hepburn family during the most important centuries of its existence.
Grandparents
Adam (Sir Hepburn van) Hailes
1390–1445
Hailes, Scottland
Johanna Borthwick
1395–1464
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Montgomery's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Alexander Earl of Eglinton Montgomery in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
1468
4 Mar 1468
Age 28
Death of Alexander Earl of Eglinton Montgomery in Braidstane, Giffen, Scotland
Braidstane, Giffen, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1468
    Event Place: Braidstane, Giffen, Scotland
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