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William De Montagu 1st Earl Of Salisbury, 3rd Baron Montacute, King of Mann

Person Chart

Parents

Father	Date of Birth	Mother	Date of Birth
William De Montagu 2nd Baron Montacute	1280	Lady Elizabeth Montford

Partners

Partner	Date of Birth	Children
Catherine De Grandison	1302	Agnes De Montagu Philippa De Montagu Sibyl De Montagu Elizabeth De Montagu William De Montagu 2nd Earl of Salisbury Sir John De Montagu

Person Events

Event Type	Date	Place	Description
Birth	1302	Cassington, Witney, Oxfordshire, England
Death	1/30/1344	Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

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William I Montagu, alias de Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 3rd Baron Montacute, King of Mann (1301 - 30 January 1344) was an English nobleman and loyal servant of King Edward III. The son of William de Montacute, the second Baron Montacute, he entered the royal household at an early age, and became a close companion of the young Prince Edward. The relationship continued after Edward was crowned king following the deposition of Edward II in 1327. In 1330, Montagu was one of Edward's main accomplices in the coup against Roger Mortimer, who up until then had been acting as the king's protector. In the following years Montagu served the king in various capacities, primarily in the Scottish Wars. He was richly rewarded, and among other things received the lordship of the Isle of Man. In 1337, he was created Earl of Salisbury, and given an annual income of 1000 marks to go with the title. He served on the Continent in the early years of the Hundred Years' War, but in 1340 he was captured by the French, and in return for his freedom had to promise never to fight in France again. Salisbury died of wounds suffered at a tournament early in 1344. Legend has it that Montagu's wife Catherine was raped by Edward III, but this story is almost certainly French propaganda. William and Catherine had six children, most of whom married into the nobility. Modern historians have called William Montague Edward's "most intimate personal friend" and "the chief influence behind the throne from Mortimer's downfall in 1330 until his own death in 1344."

William I Montagu, alias de Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 3rd Baron Montacute, King of Mann (1301 - 30 January 1344) was an English nobleman and loyal servant of King Edward III.
The son of William de Montacute, the second Baron Montacute, he entered the royal household at an early age, and became a close companion of the young Prince Edward. The relationship continued after Edward was crowned king following the deposition of Edward II in 1327. In 1330, Montagu was one of Edward's main accomplices in the coup against Roger Mortimer, who up until then had been acting as the king's protector.
In the following years Montagu served the king in various capacities, primarily in the Scottish Wars. He was richly rewarded, and among other things received the lordship of the Isle of Man. In 1337, he was created Earl of Salisbury, and given an annual income of 1000 marks to go with the title. He served on the Continent in the early years of the Hundred Years' War, but in 1340 he was captured by the French, and in return for his freedom had to promise never to fight in France again. Salisbury died of wounds suffered at a tournament early in 1344.
Legend has it that Montagu's wife Catherine was raped by Edward III, but this story is almost certainly French propaganda. William and Catherine had six children, most of whom married into the nobility. Modern historians have called William Montague Edward's "most intimate personal friend" and "the chief influence behind the throne from Mortimer's downfall in 1330 until his own death in 1344."

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William Montagu from the Salisbury Roll, c. 1463

URL

William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury - Wikipedia

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