William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury
Noble person
1301 – 1344
Who was William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury?
William Montagu, alias de Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 3rd Baron Montagu, King of Mann 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 up 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.
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- Born
- 1301
Cassington - Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Christianity
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- Lived in
- Bisham
- Died
- Jan 30, 1344
Windsor - Resting place
- Bisham Abbey
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on July 23, 2013
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