Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, of Hindhead in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.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 in the Egyptian town of that name, which sealed the fate of Rommel's famed Afrika Korps.
As of 2020, the title is held by his grandson, Henry Montgomery, 3rd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, who succeeded in that year.Viscounts Montgomery (1946)
- Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
- David Bernard Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
- Henry David Montgomery, 3rd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
There is no heir.Genealogy
- Sir Robert Montgomery, GCSI, KCB ∞ Frances Thomason, sister of James Thomason, and had several children, including:
- * Henry Montgomery, KCMG, Bishop of Tasmania ∞ Maud Farrar, daughter of Frederic William Farrar, and had nine children, including:
- ** Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, , Field Marshal ∞ 1927 Elizabeth Carver, sister of Major General Sir Percy Hobart, and widow of Oswald Carver, and had a son:
- *** David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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