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Earl of Eglinton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.〔Some authorities spell the title: Earl of Eglintoun 〕 In 1859 the thirteenth Earl of Eglinton, Archibald Montgomerie, was also created Earl of Winton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, which gave him an automatic seat in the House of Lords, and both earldoms have been united since. Furthermore, other titles are held with the Earldoms are: ''Lord Montgomerie'' (created 1449), ''Baron Ardrossan'' (1806) and ''Baron Seton and Tranent'' (1859). The first is in the Peerage of Scotland, while the latter two are in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Earl of Eglinton is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Montgomery. The family seat was Eglinton, near Irvine, Scotland. The current Earl resides at Balhomie, near Cargill, Perthshire. William Dunbar mentions a Sir Hugh of Eglinton in his ''Lament for the Makaris'', citing him as a fellow poet. He has sometimes been tentatively identified as Huchown, but this is not certain. ==Lords Montgomerie (1449)== *Alexander Montgomerie, 1st Lord Montgomerie (d. c. 1470) *Hugh Montgomerie, 2nd Lord Montgomerie (c. 1460–1545) (created Earl of Eglinton in 1508). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Earl of Eglinton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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