Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, of

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in the County of Surrey, is a title in the

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History

The viscountcy was created in 1946 for the military commander Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, commemorating his crucial victory in the

Second Battle of El Alamein The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October – 11 November 1942) was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian Railway station, railway halt of El Alamein. The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa ...

(23 October–3 November 1942) (named after a minor railway halt marking the allied defence line), which sealed the fate of

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. As of 2022, the title is held by his grandson, Henry Montgomery, 3rd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, who succeeded in 2020. There are currently no heirs to the viscountcy as the 3rd Viscount has no sons and there are no other living male line descendants of the 1st Viscount. If the 3rd Viscount dies without male issue, the title will become extinct.

Viscounts Montgomery (1946)

Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, (; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and th ...

(1887–1976) * David Bernard Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1928–2020) *Henry David Montgomery, 3rd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (b. 1954)

Genealogy

Sir Robert Montgomery Sir Robert Montgomery GCSI, KCB (2 December 1809 – 28 December 1887), was a British administrator and civil servant in colonial India. He was Chief Commissioner of Oudh during the period of 1858 to 1859 and later served as Lieutenant Governo ...

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, KCB (1809–1887) ∞ Frances Thomason († 1842), sister of

James Thomason James Thomason (3 May 1804 – 17 September 1853) was a British administrator of the East India Company and Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces between 1843 and 1853. Early life The son of Thomas Truebody Thomason, a British cleri ...

, and had several children, including: ** Henry Montgomery,

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(1847–1932), Bishop of Tasmania ∞ Maud Farrar, daughter of

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, and had nine children, including: ***

, (1887–1976), Field Marshal ∞ 1927 Elizabeth Carver ( Hobart), sister of Major General Sir Percy Hobart, (1885–1957) and widow of

Oswald Carver Oswald Armitage Carver (2 February 1887 – 7 June 1915) was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He died of injuries during the First World War. Carver was born at Marple, Cheshire, the son of William Oswald Carver and ...

, and had a son: ****

David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein David Bernard Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, (18 August 1928 – 8 January 2020) was a British politician and businessman. He was the son of Bernard Montgomery. Early life and education Montgomery was the only child of Fie ...

(1928–2020)

Gallery of title holders

Bernard Law Montgomery.jpg,

Field Marshal Montgomery Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, (; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and ...

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in 2013

Arms

Montgomery of Alamein, Viscount (UK, 1946)
- website Cracroft's Peerage

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *(Broken link)

External links

Image of the 1st Viscount's stall plate as Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in Westminster Abbey
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