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Edward George Henry Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich KStJ (13 July 1839 – 26 June 1916), styled Viscount Hinchingbrooke until 1884, was a British peer, Conservative politician and author. Montagu was the eldest son of John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich, and his wife Lady Mary Paget.
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl. Heraldic achievement of the Earls of Sandwich. Portrait of the Earl of Sandwich by Thomas Gainsborough, 1783. Earl of Sandwich is a noble title in the Peerage of England, held since its creation by the House of Montagu. It is nominally associated with Sandwich, Kent.
Sandwich, Edward George Henry Montagu, 8th earl of, ... 1919 Topics Sandwich, Edward George Henry Montagu, 8th earl of, 1839-1916 Publisher London, J. Murray Collection
26 de abr. de 1995 · The Earl of Sandwich's full title is The Earl of Sandwich. His name is John Edward Hollister Montagu, and he has retired from the House of Lords. Parliamentary career. Find out about the Parliamentary career of The Earl of Sandwich, including posts and roles held. UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023.
- Personal Details
- First English Civil War and Interregnum
- Restoration
- The Prize Goods Scandal
- Ambassador to Spain
- Last Campaign and Death
- Sandwich and Samuel Pepys
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Montagu was born on 25 July 1625, only surviving son of Sir Sidney Montagu (c. 1572-1644) and his first wife Paulina Pepys (died 1638), great-aunt of Samuel Pepys. On 7 November 1642, Montagu married Jemima Crew, daughter of John Crew, 1st Baron Crewand Jemima Waldegrave, whom Pepys in his Diary refers to with great affection as "My Lady". The coup...
Although his father was a Royalist, when the First English Civil War began in August 1642 Montagu served in the Eastern Association army led by his Parliamentarian cousin, the Earl of Manchester. He raised a regiment of infantry which during the 1644 campaign fought at Marston Moor, the Siege of York and Second Newbury. Despite his family relations...
By the end of 1659, England appeared to be drifting into anarchy, with widespread demands for new elections and an end to military rule. In February 1660, George Monck, military commander in Scotland, marched into London and declared his support for the Rump against the Republican faction led by John Lambert. Montagu resumed command of the navy and...
In the Second Anglo-Dutch War of 1665 to 1667 he fought at the Battle of Lowestoft, an English victory, but defeat at the Battle of Vågen led to him being removed from active service. His reputation suffered another serious blow when he failed to prevent his sailors from plundering a number of Dutch VOC prize ships, loaded with precious spices from...
During his absence from battle, Sandwich served as England's ambassador to Spain, replacing Sir Richard Fanshawe. This is further evidence that despite his unpopularity, he retained the King's confidence, although his political fortunes, like those of his friend and patron Clarendon, were in decline. Sandwich himself had told Pepys the previous yea...
He was subsequently reappointed to a naval command, and by 1672 at the start of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, he was Vice-Admiral of the Blue with the Royal James as his flagship. At the Battle of Solebay on 28 May, his ship was attacked by a group of fire ships and was destroyed with the loss of many lives, including Sandwich himself. His body was wa...
Sandwich on his mother's side was the first cousin of John Pepys, the father of Samuel Pepys. Pepys started his career as a minor member of the Sandwich household and owed his appointments first to the Wardrobe and then as Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board to Sandwich's influence. Pepys' diary provides a detailed primary sourceof Sandwich's caree...
Catterall, Ralph C H (1903). "The Failure of the Humble Petition and Advice". American Historical Review. 9 (1): 36–65. doi:10.2307/1834218. JSTOR 1834218.Corbett, Sir Julian S (1904). England in the Mediterranean: A Study of the Rise and Influence of British Power within the Straits 1603-1713 Volume II. Longmans, Green..Cotton, ANB (1975). "Cromwell and the Self-Denying Ordinance". History. 62 (205): 211–231. doi:10.1111/j.1468-229X.1977.tb02337.x. JSTOR 24411238.Davies, JJ (2004). "Montagu [Mountagu], Edward, first earl of Sandwich". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19010. (Subscription or...Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sandwich, Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 142.Summary. Wikipedia. 1893 text. Annotations (43) References (927) By jeannine, October 2007. Biographies and Portraits. Edward Mountagu (also referred to as Montagu ), the Earl of Sandwich as depicted by artist Peter Lely here and from the National Portrait Gallery, was the generous benefactor and patron of Samuel Pepys.
Há 3 dias · Edward Montagu, Earl of Sandwich. Edward Montagu (Mountagu), 1st Earl of Sandwich is buried in General Monk's vault in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey.The inscription on the vault stone simply reads: No monument was erected for him.
