Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury († 1098 ) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman from the House of Montgommery .
He was the second surviving son of Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury , and the Mabile de Bellême . As was typical of the first generation after the Norman conquest of England , he inherited the property on the island as a younger son in 1094, while his older brother Robert of Bellême got the lands on the continent.
During his four years as an Earl, he spent most of his time in the Welsh Marches battling the Welsh . In 1098 he joined the forces of Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester , to retake Anglesey , which Hugh had lost in the 1094 Welsh uprising. He was killed by an arrow shot when he was a raid by the Norwegian King Magnus III. Faced barefoot at the east end of Menai Strait . According to tradition, the shot was fired by King Magnus himself.
Hugh wasn't married. He was succeeded by his older brother Robert.
literature
- William Hunt : Hugh (d.1098) . In: Sidney Lee (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 28: Howard - Inglethorpe. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1891, pp. 160 - 161 (English).
- JFA Mason: Montgomery, Hugh de, second earl of Shrewsbury (d.1098). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
Web link
- Hugh de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury on thepeerage.com
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Roger de Montgomerie |
Earl of Shrewsbury 1094-1098 |
Robert of Bellême |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Anglo-Norman nobleman |
DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
DATE OF DEATH | 1098 |