Dame Sybil Montagu | |
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Born | 1368 |
Died | 1420 Amesbury Priory |
Nationality | English |
Parent(s) | John de Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu and Margaret de Monthermer |
Relatives | William de Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (uncle); John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, Thomas Montague, Dean of Salisbury (brothers) |
Religion | Catholic |
Offices held | Prioress of Amesbury 1391-1420 |
Sybil Montagu or Montague or de Montague or Montacute was a daughter of John de Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu and his wife Margaret de Monthermer.[1] At an unknown date she entered Amesbury Priory and became a nun, then in 1391 was elected the monastery's prioress. Her vigorous government led to a few stormy years in the monastery, in the period when the conflict between Richard II and his eventual successor Henry IV came to a head. She weathered that and later storms and died as prioress in 1420.
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