William de Montagu, IV

Notes:

"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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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.


Buried:
Grave location, biography, and abbey photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59656251

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

Notes:

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Montagu,_2nd_Baron_Montagu

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]

Notes:

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Montagu,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury

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."

Buried:
Grave location, photo of abbey house and biography:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57334288

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]