St. Mary's Church Blackpool

[Maisie Doats]

59. Field Marshals Bernard Montgomery and Harold Alexander took the names of places in this Country as part of the titles of their Earldoms.

Help please - as far as I can see Montgomery was only a Viscount, not an Earl and would not have had an earldom. Also his title as Viscount was El Alamein which is in Egypt and Alexander - his title was Earl of Tunis which is in Tunisia. Am I missing something ?

[katburd]

is this the info you are looking for?

EARL ALEXANDER OF TUNIS
HL Deb 12 March 1952 vol 175 c659 659

§ Field-Marshal the Right Honourable Harold Rupert Leofric George, Viscount Alexander of Tunis, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., C.S.I., D.S.O., M.C., having been created Baron Rideau of Ottawa and of Castlederg in the County of Tyrone and Earl Alexander of Tunis—Was (in the usual manner) introduced.

§ Several Lords—Took the Oath.

[Maisie Doats]

Thanks Katburd for your reply. However, the question asks as to what places in what Country did they both take in their titles of their earldoms. Hence my confusion because Montgomery was not an earl and and his title as viscount was a place in Egypt and Alexanders title, as Earl was in Tunisia. I'm wondering perhaps if the question is somewhat incorrect.

[katburd]

ok, let's hope someone doing this quiz will help with that one for you.

[suedan]

for montgomery i put alamein and tunis for alexander

[Maisie Doats]

Thanks, Suedan. Yes, I'm inclined to put the same even though they are different countries. Thanks for your reply.