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The Montgomery clan is one of the oldest known, Roger de Montgomery having arrived in England with William the Conqueror in 1066. His grandson went to Scotland and was granted lands in Renfrewshire by King David I. There were many branches of the clan and they expanded in the 14th Century after Sir John the 7th chief of the clan captured Harry Hotspur at the Battle of Otterburn. He acquired the baronies of Eglinton and Ardrossan through marriage and their grandson Alexander was created Lord Montgomery in 1449.
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