Arnulf of Montgomery

Arnulf de Montgomery (c. 1068, † 1118/22 ), was an Anglo -Norman knight, who played a role in the history of England, Wales and Ireland. He is a member of the house of Montgomery, father of all Scottish Montgomerie and an ancestor of Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery.

Origin and family

Arnulf de Montgomery was the youngest son of Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and the Mabile de Bellême. He had at least ten other siblings, including Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, and Roger Poitevin, Count of La Marche.

Life

In 1090 he built with his older brother Robert Pembroke Castle in South Wales, one of the most impressive Norman castles in England. 1093 King William II of England rewarded the efforts of Arnulf of Montgomery with the rule in Pembroke; some historians see this act as the investiture as Earl of Pembroke, although an initial investiture of the earldom of Pembroke until 1138 by King Stephen of England to Gilbert de Clare ( 1100-1147 / 48) has been made. The rule was also smaller than the later Pembrokeshire.

Arnulf ownership grew significantly, when Rufus him in 1096 the reign of Holder measurement (Yorkshire ) gave, which included land in Lincolnshire. It is likely that Arnulf wanted to inherit the legacy of his brother Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, after his death in 1098. However, he was outmaneuvered by his eldest brother, Robert, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury was.

Arnulf and his brothers Robert and Roger Poictevin to 1101 participated in the rebellion of the barons, the King Henry I in favor vonn Robert Courteouses should be discontinued. Arnulf's father, the Irish king Ua Briain Muircheartach had provided the means for Arnulf's uprising. The uprising failed and ended with the Treaty of Alton. King Henry I issued a trade embargo against Ireland. The Norman chronicler Orderic Vitalis wrote in his chronicles that Arnulf under the protection of his father- Ua Briain Muirchertach went after the failed rebellion, but the Irish annals do not mention this.

In later years he belonged to the retinue of Count Fulk V of Anjou, later King of Jerusalem.

Family and descendants

Arnulf married around 1100/1101 Lafrocoth, the daughter of the Irish king Ua Briain Muircheartach and possibly had the following children:

• Alice de Montgomery ∞ Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Maynooth and Naas (* 1100, † September 1, 1176 )
• Robert de Montgomery ( ' de Mundegumri '), 1st Earl of Eaglesham ( † around 1179 ) ∞ Marjory FitzAlan, daughter of Walter FitzAlan, 1st Hereditary High Steward
• Philip de Montgomery (* 1102, † 1177 ) ∞ 1118 Margaret Dunbar (c. 1100), daughter of Gospatric, 2nd Earl of Dunbar and the Sibyl Morel.