Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury

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Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman of the late 11th century who inherited extensive lands and titles from his powerful father, Roger de Montgomery, and was notably involved in the Norman expansion into Wales before his death in battle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman nobleman ⓘ
medieval earl ⓘ
allegiance Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
approximateBirthDate before 1066 ⓘ
associatedWith Norman aristocracy in England ⓘ
Norman conquest of Wales ⓘ
battle Battle off Anglesey Sound ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
conflict Norman–Welsh wars ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Normandy ⓘ
deathDate 1098 ⓘ
deathPlace near Anglesey ⓘ
off the coast of North Wales ⓘ
ethnicGroup Norman ⓘ
familyName de Montgomery ⓘ
father Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
givenName Hugh ⓘ
historicalRole Marcher lord ⓘ
inheritedFrom Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
killedBy Magnus Barefoot, King of Norway ⓘ
languageSpoken Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman
mannerOfDeath death in action ⓘ
militaryRank feudal magnate and military leader ⓘ
monarchServed William II of England ⓘ
mother Mabel de Bellême ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Montgomery ⓘ
nobleTitle 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Earl of Arundel ⓘ
notableFor lordship on the Welsh Marches ⓘ
participation in Norman expansion into Wales ⓘ
positionHeld Earl of Arundel ⓘ
Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
predecessor Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
regionOfActivity England ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
Welsh Marches ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sibling Arnulf de Montgomery ⓘ
Robert de Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Roger the Poitevin ⓘ
linked to: Roger of Poitou
socialClass high nobility ⓘ
successor Robert de Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
territoryControlled Arundel ⓘ
Shropshire ⓘ
extensive lands on the Welsh border ⓘ
timePeriod late 11th century ⓘ

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de Montgomery → hasMember → Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Arnulf de Montgomery → sibling → Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
linked to: Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury
Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury → child → Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
linked to: Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury