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The Earl of Manchester | |
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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 | (aged 68–69)
Resting place | Montagu Vaul, St Andrews Church Kimbolton |
Spouses | Susannah Hill
(m. 1623, died)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]
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