Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester
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Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester (25 April 1634 – 14 March 1683) was an English politician and courtier.
, and baptised there on 25 April 1634, the son of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
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He represented Huntingdonshire
in the Convention parliament of 25 April 1660, and in the following month was one of the members who waited on the king at the Hague. He was again elected for Huntingdonshire in the parliament of 1661. In 1663 he was sent on a mission to the French king; on 8 September 1665 he was created M.A. by the university of Oxford, and in February 1666 he succeeded the Earl of Newport
as gentleman of the bedchamber to the king.
In 1666 and 1667 he commanded a troop of horse in the eastern counties while the Dutch were on the coast. He died at Montpellier on 14 March 1683, and was buried at Kimbolton.
They had nine children:
His widow afterwards married Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
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Life
He was born in the parish of St. Margaret's, WestminsterSt. Margaret's, Westminster
The Anglican church of St. Margaret, Westminster Abbey is situated in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, and is the parish church of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in London...
, and baptised there on 25 April 1634, the son of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester KG, KB, FRS was an important commander of Parliamentary forces in the First English Civil War, and for a time Oliver Cromwell's superior.-Life:...
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He represented Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Huntingdonshire was a Parliamentary constituency covering the county of Huntingdonshire in England. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and then in the House of Commons the Parliament of the United...
in the Convention parliament of 25 April 1660, and in the following month was one of the members who waited on the king at the Hague. He was again elected for Huntingdonshire in the parliament of 1661. In 1663 he was sent on a mission to the French king; on 8 September 1665 he was created M.A. by the university of Oxford, and in February 1666 he succeeded the Earl of Newport
Earl of Newport
Earl of Newport, in the Isle of Wight, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Mountjoy Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy, an illegitimate son of Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire...
as gentleman of the bedchamber to the king.
In 1666 and 1667 he commanded a troop of horse in the eastern counties while the Dutch were on the coast. He died at Montpellier on 14 March 1683, and was buried at Kimbolton.
Family
He married, on 27 June 1655, at St. Giles's-in-the-Fields, Anne, daughter of Sir Christopher Yelverton of Easton Maudit in Northamptonshire, by whom he had five sons and four daughters. His two eldest sons, Edward and Henry, dying young, he was succeeded by his third son, Charles.They had nine children:
- Hon. Edward.
- Hon. Henry.
- Lady Anne Montagu (c. 1667–1720), married James Howard, 3rd Earl of SuffolkJames Howard, 3rd Earl of SuffolkJames Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk, Earl Marshal , was grandson of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, and was himself 3rd Earl of Suffolk and 3rd Baron Howard de Walden.-Family:...
. - Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of ManchesterCharles Montagu, 1st Duke of ManchesterCharles Edward Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester, 4th Earl of Manchester , son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester, was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and succeeded to his father's earldom in 1683...
(c. 1656–1722) - Lady Elizabeth Montagu (b. c. 1682)
- Lady Catherine Montagu, married Samuel Edwin
- Hon. Robert MontaguRobert MontaguRobert Montagu was a younger son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester and Anne Yelverton. He was a knight of the shire from Huntingdonshire from 1689 until his death in 1693....
(d. 1693) - Hon. Heneage MontaguHeneage MontaguHeneage Montagu was a younger son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester and Anne Yelverton. He was a knight of the shire from Huntingdonshire from 1695 until his death in 1698....
(1675–1698) - Lady Eleanor Montagu, died unmarried.
His widow afterwards married Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, PC, FRS was an English poet and statesman.-Early life:Charles Montagu was born in Horton, Northamptonshire, the son of George Montagu, fifth son of 1st Earl of Manchester...
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