Simon de Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu

Male 1235 - 1316  (~ 81 years)


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  • Name Simon de Montagu 
    Suffix 1st Baron Montagu 
    Born ca 1235  Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Sep 1316  Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Bisham Abbey, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Wikipedia
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montagu,_1st_Baron_Montagu

      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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      Wikipedia

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aufrica_de_Connoght

      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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      From Find A Grave:

      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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      Source:
      "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.
    Person ID I36029  Master File
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2016 

    Father William de Montagu, IV 
    Mother Berta 
    Family ID F14848  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hawise de St Amand,   d. 1287, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William de Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu,   b. ca 1285, Salisbury, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1319, Gascony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 34 years)
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2016 
    Family ID F14846  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart