1st Earl of Salisbury William de Montagu

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He was an English nobleman and loyal servant of King Edward III.

The son of William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu, 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 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 married Catherine de Grandison. Catherine (daughter of William de Grandison and Sybil de Tregoz) was born ca 1304, Ashford, Hertfordshire, England; died 23 Nov 1349, Bisham, Berkshire, England; was buried , Bisham Abbey, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Sybill de Montagu was born ca 1330.

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William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu (c. 1285-18 October 1319) (alias de Montagu, de Montacute, Latinized to de Monte Acuto ("from the sharp mountain"), was an English peer, and an eminent soldier and courtier during the reigns of Edward I and Edward II. He played a significant role in the wars in Scotland and Wales, and was appointed steward of the household to Edward II. Perhaps as a result of the influence of his enemy, Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, Edward II sent him to Gascony as Seneschal in 1318. He died there in October of the following year.

William Montagu was born in about 1285, the son and heir of Simon de Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu (d. 26 September 1316), by either his first wife, Hawise de St Amand(died 1287), daughter of Amaury de St Amand, or his second wife, Isabel, whose parentage is unknown. The Montagu family was of Norman origin, later prominent in the West Country of England. They held extensive lands in Somerset, Dorset and Devon.

Montagu spent a great part of his life serving in the wars in Scotland, Wales and on the continent. He attended King Edward II and his wife Isabella of France when they travelled to France to attend the coronation of King Louis X. In November 1316 he was appointed Steward of the Household to King Edward II, a position which was accompanied by the grant, on 13 January 1317, of an annuity of 200 marks which he received until June 1317, when in lieu of the annuity the king granted him for life, as "King's Bachelor," several manors, including Gravesend in Kent and Kingsbury in Somerset. In August 1318 he was appointed Keeper of Abingdon Abbey. However, on 20 November 1318 Edward II sent him to Gascony as Seneschal, and he was replaced as Steward of the Household by Bartholomew de Badlesmere. According to Gross, "this was almost certainly a concession to Thomas of Lancaster, who had accused Montagu of combining with Roger Damory to plot against his life, a factor which delayed his reconciliation with the King."

In about 1292 he married Elizabeth de Montfort (died August 1354), daughter of Peter de Montfort. Elizabeth de Montfort survived her husband and remarried to Sir Thomas Furnivall (d. before 18 April 1332) of Sheffield, who was pardoned and fined £200 on 8 June 1322 for marrying her, a widow of a tenant-in-chief, without royal licence. By his wife Montagu had four sons and seven daughters:

John Montagu (d.1317), eldest son and heir apparent, who predeceased his father.

William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1301-1344), eldest surviving son and heir, who succeeded his father as 3rd Baron Montagu, and later became 1st Earl of Salisbury.

Simon Montacute (died 1345), who was successively Bishop of Worcester and Bishop of Ely.

Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu (died 14 July 1361).

Alice Montagu, eldest daughter, who married, before 27 January 1333, as his first wife, Sir Ralph Daubeney (3 March 1305-c.1378).

Katherine Montagu, who married Sir William Carrington.

Mary Montagu, who married Sir Richard Cogan (died 1368), feudal baron of Bampton, in Devon.

Elizabeth Montagu, Prioress of Holywell Priory.

Hawise Montagu, who married Sir Roger Bavent (d. 23 April 1355), by whom she had a daughter, Joan Bavent, who married Sir John Dauntsey (d.1391).

Maud Montagu, Abbess of Barking Abbey from 1341-1352.

Montagu died in Gascony on 18 October 1319. His place of burial is unknown.

William married Elizabeth de Montfort. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir Peter (Piers) de Montfort, II and Maud (Matilda) de la Mare) was born ca 1270, Beaudesert, Warwickshire, England; died Aug 1354, Montacute Oxfordshire, England; was buried , Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, England. [Group Sheet]

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Elizabeth Montfort was the daughter of Peter de Montfort, Knight, of Beaudesert Castle, Warwickshire (d. before 4 March 1287) and Maud de la Mare, daughter and heiress of Sir Henry de la Mare (d.1257), of Ashtead, Surrey; Royal Justice, Seneschal to William Longspree II, Earl of Salisbury; by Joan Neville, daughter of John Neville, Knt and Hawise de Courtney; granddaughter of Peter de Montfort of Beaudesert Castle by Alice Audley. She was born at Beaudesert Castle in Warwickshire.

Her marriage to William Montagu was arranged by Eleanor of Castile, the first wife of King Edward I of England. Edward was eager to make peace with the aristocracy after the battle, and things were fairly well patched up within a few years. His wife?s role in arranging the marriage was part of an elaborate system of arranged marriages designed to reinforce the power of the King and his aristocracy.

Both Elizabeth and her husband came from wealthy families, and they donated some of their money to various causes. Elizabeth was a major benefactor of the Priory of St Frideswide, Oxford, now Christ Church Cathedral at Oxford University. Her tomb now lies between the Latin Chapel, whose construction she funded, and the Dean?s Chapel, where she was originally buried.

She also donated a large piece of land to St. Frideswide in exchange for a chantry. This meant that two chantry priests would say daily mass in black robes bearing the Montacute and Montfort coats of arms. This continued until the Reformation. This piece of land, just south of the church is now called Christ Church Meadow. Later, the path through this was named Christ Church Walk and is now a very popular attraction in Oxford.

She married firstly, about 1292, William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu, by whom she had four sons and seven daughters:

John Montagu, eldest son and heir who predeceased his father.

William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1301-1344), who succeeded as 3rd Baron Montagu.

Simon Montagu (d.1345), who was successively Bishop of Worcester and Bishop of Ely.

Edward Montagu (d. 14 July 1361)

Alice Montagu, eldest daughter, who married, before 27 January 1333, as his first wife, Sir Ralph Daubeney.

Katherine Montagu, who married Sir William Carrington.

Mary Montagu, who married Sir Richard Cogan of Bampton, Devon.

Elizabeth Montagu, Prioress of Halliwell.

Hawise Montagu, who married Sir Roger Bavent.

Maud Montagu, Abbess of Barking from 1341-1352.

Isabel Montagu, Abbess of Barking from 1352-1358.

Elizabeth married secondly Thomas Furnivall, 1st Baron Furnivall (d. before 18 April 1332), who was pardoned and fined £200 on 8 June 1322 for marrying her without royal licence.

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Simon was the ancestor of the great Montagu family, Earls of Salisbury. His family originated in Normandy, at the manor of Montaigu-les-Bois, in the arrondissement of Coutances.

According to the Duchess of Cleveland (1889): "He had come to England in the train of the Earl of Mortain, and received from him large grants of lands, with the custody of the castle, built either by the Earl or his son William, in the manor of Bishopston....

He married twice:

Firstly to Hawise de St Amand (died 1287), daughter of Amaury de St Amand. Secondly to Isabel, whose parentage is unknown.

He had progeny, by which wife is unknown, as follows:

William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu (c. 1285-18 October 1319), eldest son and heir, John Montagu, and Simon Montagu.
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Simon has some sort of connection with Aufrica de Connoght, a fourteenth-century woman who claimed to be an heiress of Magnús Óláfsson, King of Mann and the Isles.

Aufrica appealed to King John and King Edward, concerning rights she claimed to Mann as an alleged heiress of Magnús.Later in 1304, Aufrica quitclaimed these claimed rights to Simon de Montagu (died 1316). Although it is possible that she and Simon were married at about this point, there is no specific evidence of such a union. Whatever the case, Simon later sought to seize control of the island, and in so doing incurred the wrath of Edward II, King of England, but he pardoned Simon for his actions against the island in 1313. Later in the century, Simon's grandson, William de Montagu, Earl of Salisbury, inherited Simon's rights to Mann.
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Simon was in several expeditions into Wales, particularly in 1282, when Llewellen lost his territory and life. He made several campaigns with reputation both in France and Scotland, in the reign of Edward I. He was also Governor of Corffe Castle in Devonshire. In the Reign of Edward II. he again served in Scotland and was governor of the Castle of Beaumaris in the isle of Anglesey, and Admiral of the King's fleet.
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"A Chronicle of the Kings of England by Sir Richard Baker, Knight." London, 1660.

He also obtained a grant for a weekly market on Tuesday at his Manor of Yardlington, County of Somerset, and a fair on the eve day and morrow after the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. The 7th of Edwd II. (1314) he obtained a license of the King to fortify his Manor house at Yardlington This Manor was very beautifully situated in a picturesque locality upon a very fine lawn, and remained in, this family through many descents until, through the last Countess of Salisbury (who was beheaded at the age of 70 years by Henry VIII), it passed to the Poles and thence to Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham. Sir Simon Montacute also owned the Manor of Goat-hill, granted to him by Edwd I., and it descended to Gen. Thomas Montacute 4th Earl of Salisbury, thence to Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and to John Neville, Marquis of Montacute. He also owned the Manor of Laymore in Somerset.


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Simon married Hawise de St Amand. Hawise (daughter of Amaury de St Amand and Isabel) died 1287, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet]

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Simon de Montagu married twice:

Firstly to Hawise de St Amand (died 1287), daughter of Amaury de St Amand.

Secondly to Isabel, whose parentage is unknown.

He had progeny, by which wife is unknown, as follows:

William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu (c. 1285-18 October 1319), eldest son and heir.

John Montagu.

Simon Montagu

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In March 1264 civil war again broke out, and Peter de Montfort [the father] sided with Simon de Montfort against the King. On 2 April 1264 he had a safe conduct to Brackley to meet with Henry III's envoys; however on the following day he and his two sons, Peter and Robert, were at Northampton Castle when the Keeper surrendered it to Simon de Montfort the younger. On 5 April the castle was retaken by the King, and Peter de Montfort and his sons were taken prisoner and transported to Windsor. They were released after Simon de Montfort's victory at the Battle of Lewes.

He was with Simon de Montfort in his final campaign, and was slain with him at the Battle of Evesham on 4 August 1265. His two sons, Peter and Robert, who also took part in the battle, were both wounded and taken prisoner.
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Montfort married Alice Audley, daughter of Henry Audley, by whom he had two sons, Peter and Robert.

His eldest son, Peter de Montfort (d. before 4 March 1287), succeeded him. On 28 June 1267 he was pardoned by Henry III for 'all trespasses at the time of the disturbance in the kingdom',and eventually recovered part of his father's lands. He married Maud de la Mare, daughter of Sir Henry de la Mare (d.1257), of Ashtead, Surrey, by whom he had a son, John, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Alice.

Peter married Maud (Matilda) de la Mare. [Group Sheet]

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Montfort married Alice Audley, daughter of Henry Audley, by whom he had two sons, Peter and Robert.

His eldest son, Peter de Montfort (d. before 4 March 1287), succeeded him. On 28 June 1267 he was pardoned by Henry III for 'all trespasses at the time of the disturbance in the kingdom',and eventually recovered part of his father's lands. He married Maud de la Mare, daughter of Sir Henry de la Mare (d.1257), of Ashtead, Surrey, by whom he had a son, John, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Alice.

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"A Chronicle of the Kings of England by Sir Richard Baker, Knight." London, 1660.

William had summons to attend the King into Gascony, against Alphonse 10th, King of Castile, who had usurped the province. The 4'st of Henry III, he was summoned to be with the King at Chester on the feast day of St. Peter, well furnished with horse and arms, thence to march against Llewellin ap Griffith prince of Wales. 42d of Henry III. He had a similar citation. By Berta his wife he left issue his son and heir, Simon.

William married Berta. [Group Sheet]

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Source: A Chronicle of the Kings of England by Sir Richard Baker, Knight." London, 1660.

Almeric de St. Amand was a great baron of that age whose chief seat was at Grendon Underwood, a parish in the hundred of Ashendon in Buckinghamshire ten miles west N. W. from Aylesbury. The male line became extinct and the property passed (through daughters) to other families. It would seem that Simon Montacute and Hawise de St. Amand, his wife, probably had a son whose name was William Montacute from the following passage taken from a very rare and ancient work

His father, Ralph, died when he was ten years old. Until he was of age, the custody of his land was held by Matthew de Coudray, later Paulyne Peyvre, and finally John de Grey. He received legal possession of his lands and did homage [a ceremony in which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord]. His lands were in Bedford, Buckinhamshire, Surrey, Sussex, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire. He married Isabel _____ in 1278 and was given timber in Savernack Forest.

He marched against the Welsh in 1257, 1277, 1282 and 1283 and he was a Banneret [a knight leading his vassals into the field under his own banner and therefore ranking above a knight bachelor]. The King summoned Almaric II to his support at London and Oxford in 1261 and 1264. In 1263-1265 he aided Henry III during the "Barons' War", a war against the King. He was summoned to serve in the Assembly at Shrewsbury (not a Parliament) in 1283. He died in the autumn of 1285.
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Source: The Bigod Earls of Norfolk in the Thirteenth Century> Par Marc Morris

"... Sir Reginald de Grey and Sir Amaury de St Amand, staying for the tournament £12 17s'. 'Sir R. de St Amand, from Thursdav after St Bartholomew the Apostle [27 August 1271] until the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary [8 September 1271), when his leg was broken, 64s 6V£d"

Amaury married Isabel. Isabel was born ca 1213, Ise of Man; died ca 1252, Isle of Man. [Group Sheet]

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Source: A Chronicle of the Kings of England by Sir Richard Baker, Knight." London, 1660.

Almeric de St. Amand was a great baron of that age whose chief seat was at Grendon Underwood, a parish in the hundred of Ashendon in Buckinghamshire ten miles west N. W. from Aylesbury. The male line became extinct and the property passed (through daughters) to other families. It would seem that Simon Montacute and Hawise de St. Amand, his wife, probably had a son whose name was William Montacute from the following passage taken from a very rare and ancient work

His lands were in Bedford, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire. He married Isabel _____ in 1278 and was given timber in Savernack Forest.

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He was an English magnate, soldier and diplomat. He is the first person recorded as having presided over Parliament as a parlour or prolocutor, an office now known as Speaker of the House of Commons. He was one of those elected by the barons to represent them during the constitutional crisis with Henry III in 1258. He was later a leading supporter of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, against the King. Both he and Simon de Montfort were slain at the Battle of Evesham on 4 August 1265.

Peter de Montfort was the son of Thurstan de Montfort (d.1216) by a daughter of William I de Cantilupe (d.1239) of Aston Cantilupe, Warwickshire, Steward of the Household to King John.

Montfort's principal estate was at Beaudesert Castle near Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, said to have been built by an earlier Thurstan de Montfort (died c.1170) on land granted by his great-uncle, Henry de Newburgh, Earl of Warwick.

After his father's death, Peter de Montfort's wardship was granted by King John to his grandfather, William I de Cantilupe (d.1239), and during that time Montfort developed a lasting friendship with his uncle, Walter de Cantilupe, Bishop of Worcester from 1238 to 1266. In 1236 he made a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella in the company of another of his uncles, William II de Cantilupe (d.1251).

Montfort accompanied the King's son, the future Edward I, to Spain when he married Eleanor of Castile in the summer of 1254, and on 19 September of that year acted as surety at Bordeaux for the King's debts. For the next two years he was sent on diplomatic missions by Henry III; however his foreign service appears to have ended in 1257, by which time he was a member of the royal council, had received an appointment in the Welsh Marches, and was serving as High Sheriff of Staffordshire and Shropshire.

In April 1258 he and Simon de Montfort were among the seven magnates who revolted against Henry III (the Second Barons' War). In March 1264 civil war again broke out, and Peter de Montfort sided with Simon de Montfort against the King. On 2 April 1264 he had a safe conduct to Brackley to meet with Henry III's envoys; however on the following day he and his two sons, Peter and Robert, were at Northampton Castle when the Keeper surrendered it to Simon de Montfort the younger. On 5 April the castle was retaken by the King, and Peter de Montfort and his sons were taken prisoner and transported to Windsor. They were released after Simon de Montfort's victory at the Battle of Lewes.

He was with Simon de Montfort in his final campaign, and was slain with him at the Battle of Evesham on 4 August 1265. His two sons, Peter and Robert, who also took part in the battle, were both wounded and taken prisoner. His place of burial is unknown.

Montfort married Alice Audley, daughter of Henry Audley, by whom he had two sons, Peter and Robert.

His eldest son, Peter de Montfort (d. before 4 March 1287), succeeded him. On 28 June 1267 he was pardoned by Henry III for 'all trespasses at the time of the disturbance in the kingdom', and eventually recovered part of his father's lands. He married Maud de la Mare, daughter of Sir Henry de la Mare (d.1257), of Ashtead, Surrey, by whom he had a son, John, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Alice.

Peter married Alice Audley. [Group Sheet]

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Montfort married Alice Audley, daughter of Henry Audley, by whom he had two sons, Peter and Robert.

His eldest son, Peter de Montfort (d. before 4 March 1287), succeeded him. On 28 June 1267 he was pardoned by Henry III for 'all trespasses at the time of the disturbance in the kingdom', and eventually recovered part of his father's lands. He married Maud de la Mare, daughter of Sir Henry de la Mare (d.1257), of Ashtead, Surrey, by whom he had a son, John, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Alice.