William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury

William II of Mann
Earl of Salisbury
Baron Montagu
"Conte de Salisbery, Will(ia)m", William de Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, KG, illustration from the Bruges Garter Book, c.1430. The arms of Monthermer (Or, an eagle displayed vert beaked and membered gules) shown quartered by Montagu on his tabard are apparently incorrect, as it was his younger brother John de Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu (c. 1330 – c. 1390) who married the Monthermer heiress.
King of Mann
Reign30 January 1344 – 3 June 1397
PredecessorWilliam Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury
SuccessorWilliam le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
Born25 June 1328
Donyatt, Somerset, England
Died3 June 1397(1397-06-03) (aged 68)
SpouseJoan of Kent
Elizabeth de Mohun
FatherWilliam Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury
MotherCatherine Grandison
Arms of Montagu: Argent, three fusils conjoined in fess gules
Arms of Sir William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, KG, quartering Mann

William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, 4th Baron Montagu, King of Mann, KG (25 June 1328 – 3 June 1397) was an English nobleman and commander in the English army during King Edward III's French campaigns in the Hundred Years War. He was one of the Founder Knights of the Order of the Garter.


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