Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury

Thomas Montagu
4th Earl of Salisbury
Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury and his wife Lady Eleanor Holland (Wrythe Garter Book). On her mantle she displays her husband's arms (as displayed on his breastplate) impaling her paternal arms (Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent) Plantagenet with a bordure argent.
Tenurefrom 14 June 1409
PredecessorJohn Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
SuccessorRichard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury
Other titles6th and 3rd Baron Montagu
5th Baron Monthermer
Count of Perche
Years active1414–1428
Born13 June 1388
Died3 November 1428(1428-11-03) (aged 40)
Meung-sur-Loire, France
Cause of deathDied of wounds
BuriedBisham Abbey, Berkshire
NationalityKingdom of England
ResidenceBisham manor, Berkshire
Wars and battlesHundred Years' War
Battle of Agincourt (1415)
Battle of Baugé (1421)
Battle of Cravant (1423)
Battle of Verneuil (1424)
Siege of Orléans (1428) 
Spouse(s)Eleanor Holland
Alice Chaucer, Duchess of Suffolk
IssueAlice Montacute, 5th Countess of Salisbury
ParentsJohn Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
Maud Francis

Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury, KG (13 June 1388 – 3 November 1428) of Bisham in Berkshire, was an English nobleman and one of the most important English commanders during the Hundred Years' War.


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