Person Montagu; Edward (1602 - 1671); 2nd Earl of Manchester; politician and parliamentary army officer Montagu Edward politician and parliamentary army officer 1602 - 1671 British Male 1602 1602 Whitehall, London, England, Europe 5 May 1671 16710503 Burial: Kimbolton Church, Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England, Europe (13 May 1671)

Education: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (MA 1632); incorporated at Oxford (1665) Career: Accompanied Prince Charles to Spain (1623); MP for Huntingdonshire (1624-1625, 1626); Commissioner of Regency (1641); accused of high treason by the King and impeached (1642); Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire (1642; 1660), of Northamptonshire (1643); member of the Westminster Assembly of divines (1643); Commander of the Parliamentary Forces in the Eastern Counties (1643-1645); captured King's Lynn (1643) and Lincoln (1644) for Parliament; Commander in chief of the parliamentary forces at the Battle of Marston Moor (1644); resigned his commission (1645); Commissioner of the Great Seal (1646-1648, 1660); Speaker of the House of Lords (1646-1648, 1660); Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1649-1651, 1660-1671); Lord Chamberlain (1660-1671); High Steward of Westminster (1660-1671); Chamberlain of South Wales (1660); joint Commissioner for the office of Earl Marshal (1662) Honours: KB 1626; Baron 1626; KG 1661 Parents: Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, and Catherine Spencer; succeeded his father (1642) Married: 1) Susanna Hill; 2) Anne Rich; 3) Essex, Lady Bevil; 4) Eleanor Rich (née Wortley); 5) Margaret Hay Children: four, including Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester Additional relatives: cousin Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich (FRS 1663) Montagu was exempt from paying subscriptions to the Royal Society and was inactive in its work and activities. Although initially a parliamentarian army officer, Montagu came into conflict with Cromwell in 1644 and ultimately resigned his command in 1645. He was not in the public eye during the remainder of the Commonwealth but assisted in the Restoration and was subsequently bestowed honours by Charles II. Fellow 10/05/1665 Sir Robert Moray Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Foster; GEC; Hunter; ODNB Notes: Held the courtesy title of Viscount Mandeville and received his father's barony of Kimbolton. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 1602 - 5 May 1671 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 10/05/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA8425 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 13/06/2023 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/52040052 fc565fda-9544-44af-a129-a5e8cd00b60b