Baron Montagu
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The titles Baron Montacute or Baron Montagu were created three and two times respectively in the Peerage of England
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in 1337. On the death of the third earl, both titles became forfeit under attainder in 1400. Both titles were restored for the heir Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury in 1421. On his death, the barony was inherited by his daughter Alice, who was married to Richard Neville
. After the death of their eldest son Richard Neville, the Kingmaker
, the barony either fell into abeyance or became dormant in 1471. In 1485, it was restored to Edward Plantagenet, but he was attainted and the peerages forfeited again in 1499, when he died. In 1513, his sister Margaret
was restored to the barony. When she was restores to the earldom of Salisbury in 1529, her son became the eleventh Baron Montacute, but he also was created Baron Montagu by writ of summons in 1529. Both baronies became forfeited at the attainder of the latter and his mother in 1539.
The second creation was for Edward de Montacute who was summoned to parliament on 25 February 1342. He was succeeded by his daughter Joan de Montacute, 2nd Baroness Montacute, who was married to the William de Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and had no children. At her death the barony became extinct.
The third creation was for John de Montacute who was summoned to parliament on 15 February 1357. His successor (his son?) succeeded in the earldom of Salisbury in 1397 with which title it then merged. Either it had the same fate as the first creation, or it has stayed forfeited since 1400, 1471 or 1499.
in 1470. At his death in 1471, both titles became forfeit under his attainder.
As mentioned above, there was a fifth creation in 1529 that became forfeit under attainder.
For titles in the name of Montagu conferred on the later family of Montagu (previously Ladde) and their descendants, see:
For titles conferred on the family of Brudenell (name changed to Montagu), descendant of the family of Montagu, see :
Title conferred on the family of Douglas-Scott-Montagu, descendant of the family of Brudenell-Montagu :
Title conferred on the family of Browne :
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
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Montacute
The first creation was for John de Montacute who was summoned to parliament on 29 December 1299. The third baron was created Earl of SalisburyEarl of Salisbury
Earl of Salisbury is a title that has been created several times in British history. It has a complex history, being first created for Patrick de Salisbury in the middle twelfth century. It was eventually inherited by Alice, wife of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster...
in 1337. On the death of the third earl, both titles became forfeit under attainder in 1400. Both titles were restored for the heir Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury in 1421. On his death, the barony was inherited by his daughter Alice, who was married to Richard Neville
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury
Richard Neville, jure uxoris 5th Earl of Salisbury and 7th and 4th Baron Montacute, KG, PC was a Yorkist leader during the early parts of the Wars of the Roses.-Background:...
. After the death of their eldest son Richard Neville, the Kingmaker
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
Richard Neville KG, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury and 8th and 5th Baron Montacute , known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, and military commander...
, the barony either fell into abeyance or became dormant in 1471. In 1485, it was restored to Edward Plantagenet, but he was attainted and the peerages forfeited again in 1499, when he died. In 1513, his sister Margaret
Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury was an English peeress, one of two women in sixteenth-century England to be a peeress in her own right with no titled husband, the daughter of George of Clarence, the brother of King Edward IV and King Richard III...
was restored to the barony. When she was restores to the earldom of Salisbury in 1529, her son became the eleventh Baron Montacute, but he also was created Baron Montagu by writ of summons in 1529. Both baronies became forfeited at the attainder of the latter and his mother in 1539.
The second creation was for Edward de Montacute who was summoned to parliament on 25 February 1342. He was succeeded by his daughter Joan de Montacute, 2nd Baroness Montacute, who was married to the William de Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and had no children. At her death the barony became extinct.
The third creation was for John de Montacute who was summoned to parliament on 15 February 1357. His successor (his son?) succeeded in the earldom of Salisbury in 1397 with which title it then merged. Either it had the same fate as the first creation, or it has stayed forfeited since 1400, 1471 or 1499.
Montagu
The first creation was for John Neville, younger brother of the Kingmaker. John Neville was summoned to parliament on 23 May 1461. He was created Marquess of MontaguMarquess of Montagu
The title of Marquess of Montagu was created in 1470 for John Neville, 1st Earl of Northumberland, younger brother of Warwick the Kingmaker. Montagu was killed at the Battle of Barnet in 1471, and was attainted and the peerage forfeit....
in 1470. At his death in 1471, both titles became forfeit under his attainder.
As mentioned above, there was a fifth creation in 1529 that became forfeit under attainder.
For titles in the name of Montagu conferred on the later family of Montagu (previously Ladde) and their descendants, see:
- Baron Montagu of Kimbolton (1620; extant) a subsidiary title of the Duke of Manchester
- Baron Montagu of BoughtonBaron Montagu of BoughtonThe title of Baron Montagu of Boughton was first created in 1621, in the Peerage of England, for Sir Edward Montagu, eldest son of Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton Castle and grandson of another Sir Edward Montagu who had been Lord Chief Justice during the reign of Henry VIII...
(1621; extinct 1749) a subsidiary title of the Earl, then Duke of Montagu - Baron Montagu of St Neots (1660; extant) a subsidiary title of the Earl of Sandwich
- Earl of Montagu (1689; extinct 1749)
- Duke of MontaguDuke of MontaguThe title of Duke of Montagu has been created several times. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1705 for Ralph Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Boughton, with the subsidiary title Marquess of Monthermer, but became extinct in 1749. The first Duke had been created Earl of Montagu and...
(1705; extinct 1749)
For titles conferred on the family of Brudenell (name changed to Montagu), descendant of the family of Montagu, see :
- Baron Montagu of BoughtonBaron Montagu of BoughtonThe title of Baron Montagu of Boughton was first created in 1621, in the Peerage of England, for Sir Edward Montagu, eldest son of Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton Castle and grandson of another Sir Edward Montagu who had been Lord Chief Justice during the reign of Henry VIII...
(1762; extinct 1770) - Duke of MontaguDuke of MontaguThe title of Duke of Montagu has been created several times. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1705 for Ralph Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Boughton, with the subsidiary title Marquess of Monthermer, but became extinct in 1749. The first Duke had been created Earl of Montagu and...
(1766; extinct 1790) - Baron Montagu of BoughtonBaron Montagu of BoughtonThe title of Baron Montagu of Boughton was first created in 1621, in the Peerage of England, for Sir Edward Montagu, eldest son of Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton Castle and grandson of another Sir Edward Montagu who had been Lord Chief Justice during the reign of Henry VIII...
(1786; extinct 1845). This title passed on the family of Scott.
Title conferred on the family of Douglas-Scott-Montagu, descendant of the family of Brudenell-Montagu :
- Baron Montagu of BeaulieuBaron Montagu of BeaulieuBaron Montagu of Beaulieu, in the County of Hampshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1885 for the Conservative politician Lord Henry Montagu Douglas Scott, who had earlier represented Selkirkshire and South Hampshire in the House of Commons...
(1885; extant)
Title conferred on the family of Browne :
- Viscount MontaguViscount MontaguViscount Montagu was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 2 September 1554 for Anthony Browne. It became extinct in 1797.The title Viscount Montagu was chosen from line of descent from John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. His daughter Lucy Neville was the mother of Anthony Browne...
(1554; dormant 1797)
Barons Montacute; First Creation (1299)
- Simon de Montacute, 1st Baron Montacute (d. 1316)
- William de Montacute, 2nd Baron Montacute (d. 1319)
- William de Montacute, 3rd Baron Montacute (1301–1344) created Earl of SalisburyEarl of SalisburyEarl of Salisbury is a title that has been created several times in British history. It has a complex history, being first created for Patrick de Salisbury in the middle twelfth century. It was eventually inherited by Alice, wife of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster...
in 1337 - William de Montacute, 4th Baron Montacute (1328–1397)
- John Montacute, 5th Baron MontacuteJohn Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury`John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and 5th and 2nd Baron Montacute, KG was an English nobleman, one of the few who remained loyal to Richard II after Henry IV became king.-Early life:...
(1350–1400) (forfeit 1400) - Thomas Montacute, 6th Baron MontacuteThomas Montacute, 4th Earl of SalisburyThomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, 6th and 3rd Baron Montacute, 5th Baron Monthermer, and Count of Perche, KG was an English nobleman...
(1388–1428) (restored 1421, although styled and summoned to parliament as such from at least 1409) - Alice Montacute, 7th Baroness Montacute (1407–1461)
- Richard Neville, 7th Baron MontacuteRichard Neville, 5th Earl of SalisburyRichard Neville, jure uxoris 5th Earl of Salisbury and 7th and 4th Baron Montacute, KG, PC was a Yorkist leader during the early parts of the Wars of the Roses.-Background:...
(1400–1460) jure uxoris
- Richard Neville, 7th Baron Montacute
- Richard Neville, 8th Baron MontacuteRichard Neville, 16th Earl of WarwickRichard Neville KG, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury and 8th and 5th Baron Montacute , known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, and military commander...
(1428–1471) (abeyant 1471) - Edward Plantagenet, 9th Baron MontacuteEdward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of WarwickEdward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick was the son of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and a potential claimant to the English throne during the reigns of both Richard III and his successor, Henry VII...
(1474–1499) (restored 1485, attainted and forfeit 1499) - Margaret Pole, 10th Baroness MontacuteMargaret Pole, 8th Countess of SalisburyMargaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury was an English peeress, one of two women in sixteenth-century England to be a peeress in her own right with no titled husband, the daughter of George of Clarence, the brother of King Edward IV and King Richard III...
(1473–1541) (restored 1513, forfeit 1539)
Barons Montacute; Second Creation (1342)
- Edward de Montacute, 1st Baron Montacute (d. 1361)
- Joan de Ufford, 2nd Baroness Montacute (1349–1375) (extinct 1375)
Barons Montacute; Third Creation (1357)
- John de Montacute, 1st Baron Montacute (d. 1390)
- John de Montacute, 2nd Baron MontacuteJohn Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury`John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and 5th and 2nd Baron Montacute, KG was an English nobleman, one of the few who remained loyal to Richard II after Henry IV became king.-Early life:...
(1350–1400) succeeded to the earldom of Salisbury in 1397 (forfeit 1400) - Thomas Montacute, 3rd Baron MontacuteThomas Montacute, 4th Earl of SalisburyThomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, 6th and 3rd Baron Montacute, 5th Baron Monthermer, and Count of Perche, KG was an English nobleman...
(1388–1428) (restored 1421, although styled and summoned to parliament as such from at least 1409) - Alice Montacute, 4th Baroness Montacute (1407–1461)
- Richard Neville, 4th Baron MontacuteRichard Neville, 5th Earl of SalisburyRichard Neville, jure uxoris 5th Earl of Salisbury and 7th and 4th Baron Montacute, KG, PC was a Yorkist leader during the early parts of the Wars of the Roses.-Background:...
(1400–1460) jure uxoris
- Richard Neville, 4th Baron Montacute
- Richard Neville, 5th Baron MontacuteRichard Neville, 16th Earl of WarwickRichard Neville KG, jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury and 8th and 5th Baron Montacute , known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was an English nobleman, administrator, and military commander...
and jure uxorisJure uxorisJure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. In other words, he acquired the title simply by being her husband....
16th Earl of WarwickEarl of WarwickEarl of Warwick is a title that has been created four times in British history and is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerages of the British Isles.-1088 creation:...
("Warwick the Kingmaker") (1428–1471) (abeyant in 1471) - Edward Plantagenet, 6th Baron MontacuteEdward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of WarwickEdward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick was the son of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and a potential claimant to the English throne during the reigns of both Richard III and his successor, Henry VII...
(1475–1499) (abeyance terminated 1485; forfeit 1499) - Margaret Plantagenet, 7th Baroness Montacute (1474–1541) (restored 1513; forfeit 1539)
Baron Montagu; Second Creation (1514)
- Henry Pole, 1st Baron MontaguHenry Pole, 1st Baron MontaguHenry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu , the only holder of the title Baron Montagu under its 1514 creation, was most famous as one of the peers in the trial of Anne Boleyn.-Life:...
(c. 1492–1539) (forfeit 1538)