Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester

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The Right Honourable The Earl of Manchester KG, KB, FRS
Portrait of the Earl of Manchester by Sir Peter Lely, circa 1661–1665
Lord Chamberlain
In office 1660–1671
Preceded by	English Interregnum
Succeeded by	The Earl of St Albans
Personal details
Born	1602
Died	5 May 1671(1671-05-05) (aged 68–69)
Resting place	Montagu Vaul, St Andrews Church Kimbolton
Spouses	Susannah Hill ​ ​ (m. 1623, died)​ Lady Anne Rich ​ ​ (m. 1625; died 1642)​ Essex, Lady Bevil ​ ​ (m. 1642; died 1658)​ Eleanor, Dowager Countess of Warwick ​ ​ (m. 1659; died 1666)​ Margaret, Countess of Carlisle ​ ​ (m. 1667)​
Children	4, including Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester
Parent(s)	Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester Catherine Spencer
Relatives	Robert Montagu (grandson) Heneage Montagu (grandson) Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester (grandson)
Alma mater	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Military service
Allegiance	Parliament
Years of service	1642–1645
Rank	Major-General
Battles/wars	First English Civil War

Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, KG, KB, FRS (1602 – 5 May 1671) was an important commander of Parliamentary forces in the First English Civil War, and for a time Oliver Cromwell's superior.^[1]