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Simon De Montagu 1st Baron Montacute

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Partners

Partner Date of Birth Children
Aufricia Fergus 1252 William De Montagu 2nd Baron Montacute

Person Events

Event Type Date Place Description
Birth 1250
Death BET 1316 and 1317

Notes
Sir William Montagu (alias de Montacute), 2nd Baron Montacute (c. 1285 – 1319) was an English nobleman and courtier of King Edward II.
He was the son of Simon de Montacute, 1st Baron Montacute in 1299 (1250 - 1316/1317) and Aufricia Fergus (b. 1252). The Montagu family was a West Country family with roots going back to the Conquest, who held extensive lands in Somerset, Dorset and Devon.
Montagu distinguished himself in the Scottish Wars of Edward I, and served as steward of the household of Edward II. Certain members of the nobility, including Thomas of Lancaster, viewed Montagu with suspicion, as a member of a court party with undue influence on the king. For this reason he was sent to Aquitaine, to serve as seneschal. Here he died in October 1319. He married Lady Elizabeth de Montfort (b. 1271) and was succeeded by his son William, who was closely associated with Edward III, and was created Earl of Salisbury.