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MOSTYN — MOUNT- ALEXANDER. 389 William (Neviix 4th Earl of Abergavenny, which Thoma3 Edward, who was s. and h. ap. of the 2d Baron, d. v.p. 8 May 1861, aged 31. He was b. 7 April 1856 ; I'd. at Eton ; was sometime Lieut. 3d Norfolk Regiment ; sue. to the peerage, 17 March 18S4. He m. 1 May 1S7P, Mary Florence Edith, sister of Robert Bermingham (Clements), 1th Earl op Lf.ituim [I.], 7th and yst. da. of Rev. the Hon. Francis Nathaniel Clements, by Charlotte, da, of the Rev. Gilbert Kino. She was J. 1 May 1857. Family Estates— These, in 1SS3, were under 2,000 acres. Principal JResidenee. Mostyu, near Holywell, co. Flint, and Gloddaeth Hall, near Llandudno. MOTE. See " Ckoftox of Mote, co. Roscommon," Barony [I.], cr. 1797. if A, "Marsiiam of tiie Mote, co. Kent," Viseountcy (J/«rsto)i)i er> 1S01 with the Earldom of Romney, which see. MOUNSLOW. See " Lyttelton of Mounslow, co. Salop," Barony (Lyltcllon), cr. 1611 ; cr. 1615. MOUNT AG U, see Montagu. MOUNT-ALEXANDER. Earldom [I] /, Uvan (Montgomery), Yescount Montgomery of L 1GG1 Great Ards, co. Down [I.], s. ami h. of Hugh, 2d Viscount ' Montgomery of Great Ahds [I.], by Jean, da. of William (Alexander), 1st Earl of Stirling [S.], was b. about 1622 ; siic In the said pceraye fl,] (a dignity er. 3 May 1622), in 16-12. and, having been a great sufferer in the Roval cause during the Civil wars, was at the Restoration cr., 18 July 1661, EARL OK MOUNT-ALEXANDER [I.]f) He m. firstly in Dec. 1648 Mary, sister of Henry (Moore), 1st Earl of DrogUKDA fl.], first da. of Charles, 3d Viscount Moork of DbogBBBA [I.J, by Alice, da. of Adam (Loftus), 1st Viscount Loftus of Ely [I.J She was b. lb'31 and was living 1600. He m. secondly Catharine, widow of Sir William PARSONS, Bart., da. of Arthur (Jones), 2d Viscount Ranelagh [I.], by Catharine, da. of Richard (Boyle), 1st Earl of Cork [I.J II. 1680? 2. Hugh (Montgomery), Earl of Mount- Alexander, &c. [I.], s. and h. by first wife ; I. 1650 ; sue. to the peerage [I.] about 1680, having been since 1661 stt/lcd Viscount Montgomery. He. was Master of the Ordnance and a Brigadier General ; one of the Chief Governors of Ireland (as Lords Justices) 1702-01. He m. firstly in 1672 Catharine, 1st da. of Carey (Dillon), 6th Earl of Roscommon [I.], by Catharine, da. of John Werden. She rf. 26 and was bur. 27 Jan. 1674, at St. Miehau's, Dublin. He m. secondly Eleanor, da. of Maurice (Berkeley), 3d Viscount Fitzhardinue [1.], by Anne, da. of Sir Henry Lee, 1st Bart. He d. s.p.s. before Sep. 1714. III. 17101 3. Henry (Montgomery), Earl of Mount-Alexander, itc. [I.], br. of the whole bl"od and h. ; sue. to the pcerayc [I.] before Sep. 1714, at which date he was made B.C. [I.] He m. in 1672 Mary, da. of William (St. Lawrence), 12th Loud Howtii [I.], by Elizabeth, da. and coheir of Nicholas (St. Lawrence), 11th Lord Howtii [I.] She d. suddenly, 26 Aug. 1705. He d. 12 Feb. 1716/7. (•) The title seems to have been chosen in compliment to his maternal family of Alexander.