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  EARLS AND DUKES OF MANCHESTER - LoveToKnow Article on EARLS AND DUKES OF MANCHESTER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
EDWARD MONTAGU, 2nd earl of Manchester (1602167 i), eldest son of the 1st earl by his first wife, Catherine Spencer, granddaughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorpe, was born in 1602, and was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, having succeeded his father in the earldom in November 1642, Manchester commanded a regiment in the army of the earl of Essex, and in August 1643 he was appointed major-general of the parliamentary forces in the eastern counties, with Cromwell as his second in command.
Manchester was madea K.G. in ~66i, and became F.R.S. in 1667.
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WILLIAM MONTAGU, sth duke of Manchester (1768-1843), second son of the preceding, was educated at Harrow, and having become a colonel in the army in 1794, was appointed governor of Jamaica in 1808.
Manchester was originally a part of the township of Hartford, and later a part of the township of East Hartford.
The parliamentary and municipal boroughs of Manchester are not conterminous.
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Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602 - May 5, 1671), eldest son of the 1st earl by his first wife, Catherine Spencer, granddaughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorpe, was born in 1602, and was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, having succeeded his father in the earldom in November 1642, Manchester commanded a regiment in the army of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, and in August 1643 he was appointed major-general of the parliamentary forces in the eastern counties, with Cromwell as his second in command.
Manchester was made a K.G in 1661, and became F.R.S in 1667.
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 Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602 - May 5, 1671), eldest son of the first earl by his first wife, Catherine Spencer, granddaughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorpe, was born in 1602, and was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
Manchester was made a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1661, and became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1667.
He was five times married, leaving children by two of his wives, and was succeeded in the title by his eldest son, Robert, 3rd Earl of Manchester (1634-1683).
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Manchester remains the center of the most densely populated area of England, despite the tremendous amount of outmigration between 1961 and 1981.
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The Edward Medal is a British civilian decoration which was instituted by Royal Warrant on 13 July 1907 to recognise acts of bravery of miners and quarrymen in endangering their lives to rescue their fellow workers.
Peculiarly, the cost of the Edward Medal (Mines) was borne by a fund established by a group of philanthropists (including prominent mine owners) and not the state.
The Edward Medal was discontinued in 1971, when surviving recipients of the Edward Medal (along with holders of the Albert Medal) were invited to exchange their award for the George Cross.
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 Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1563—1642) was the grandson of Sir Edward Montagu,(caution - this links to the wrong Edward, the one shown has later dates than Henry!) chief justice of the king’s bench 1539—1545, who was named by King Henry VIII one of the executors of his will, and governor to his son, Edward VI.
Although from the beginning of his public life in 1601, when he first entered parliament, Manchester had inclined to the popular side in politics, be managed to retain to the end the favour of the king.
He was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester.
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 Edward Montagu
Edward Montagu, the son of the Earl of Manchester,
, the Earl of Manchester was appointed Lord Chamberlain in 1660.
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, died in 1671.
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Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602 - May 5, 1671), eldest son of the 1st earl by his first wife, CatherineSpencer, granddaughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorpe, was born in 1602, and was educatedat Sidney Sussex College,Cambridge.
His first wife, who was related to the Duke of Buckingham, havingdied in 1625 after two years of marriage, Mandeville married in 1626 Anne, daughter of the 2nd earl of Warwick.
At theoutbreak of the Civil War, having succeeded his father in theearldom in November 1642, Manchester commanded a regiment in the army of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, and in August 1643 he was appointedmajor-general of the parliamentary forces in the eastern counties, with Cromwell as his second in command.
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 Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, 1602-71
Montagu sat as MP for Huntingdon in the Parliaments of 1624-6 and was knighted at King Charles' coronation in February 1626.
Manchester returned to London and served in various offices and committees until August 1643 when he took over command of Parliament's Eastern Association army, which was made up of forces from the counties of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge and Hertford.
Manchester's reluctance to join forces with the Earl of Essex and his poor generalship at the second battle of Newbury (October 1644) drew fierce criticism from Oliver Cromwell, Lieutenant-General of Horse in the Eastern Association.
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 Manchester, Edward Montagu, 2nd earl of, Viscount Mandeville, Baron Kimbolton Of Kimbolton --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Manchester, Edward Montagu, 2nd earl of, Viscount Mandeville, Baron Kimbolton Of Kimbolton --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Manchester, Edward Montagu, 2nd earl of, Viscount Mandeville, Baron Kimbolton Of Kimbolton...
Thomas Sackville, the 1st earl of Dorset, and an English statesman, poet, and dramatist, is remembered largely for his share in two achievements of significance in the development of Elizabethan poetry and drama: the collection Mirror for Magistrates (1563), probably the most important work between the periods of Geoffrey Chaucer and Edmund Spenser, and the...
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 Battle of Marston Moor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On June 3, the besiegers were joined by another Parliamentarian army, that of the "Eastern Association" under the Earl of Manchester and siege operations began in earnest.
Late on July 1, his forces captured a bridge of boats across the Ouse constructed by the Parliamentarian Armies at the village of Poppleton, a few miles north of York, and gained touch with the garrison from the north-east.
The various regiments had been hastily deployed as they returned to the field and were considerably mixed up, but most of Manchester's foot (under Lawrence Crawford) were on the left of the front line, and Lord Fairfax's in the centre.
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Lady Anne Montagu was the daughter of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester and Anne Rich.
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick was the son of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick and Penelope Devereux.
Penelope Devereux is the daughter of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex and Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex.
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 History of Edward Montagu 's Regiment - ScotWars
Edward Montagu received a 'local' commission to raise a regiment of foot in June 1643 from his cousin the 2nd Earl of Manchester - Historians beware as the Earl of Manchester was also called Edward Montagu!
Montagu's were part of the 'Eastern Association' attacking force that cleared the suburbs up to the wall on the 6th June.
On the 13th Edward Montagu was sent to negotiate the surrender of York as the representative of Manchester's Eastern Association.
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 Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (April 16, 1661 - May 19, 1715) was Chancellor of the Exchequer, poet, statesman, and Earl of Halifax.
George Montagu, a younger son of the Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of ManchesterEarl of Manchester.
In 1685 Montagu's verses on the death of King Charles II of England made such an impression on the Earl of Dorset that he was invited to town, and introduced to other entertainments.
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 manchester
Manchester is a city in North West England, with a population of 422,300 (2001), making it the tenth largest city in England.
Manchester was occupied by Romans (it was then known as Mancunium or Mamucium, hence the term for a resident of Manchester, "Mancunian").
Manchester was home to the artist L.S. Lowry after whom the Lowry Centre in Salford Quays is named, one of Manchester's many theatres.
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 Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602 - May 5, 1671), eldest son of the 1st earl by his first wife, Catherine Spencer, granddaughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorpe, was born in 1602, and was educated at (Click link for more info and facts about Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge) Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
He was member of parliament for (Click link for more info and facts about Huntingdonshire) Huntingdonshire 1623-1626, and in the latter year was raised to the peerage in his father's lifetime as Baron Montagu of Kimbolton, but was known generally by his courtesy title of Viscount Mandeville.
Manchester was made a (Click link for more info and facts about K.G.) K.G. in 1661, and became (Click link for more info and facts about F.R.S.) F.R.S. in 1667.
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 MANCHESTER, EARLS AND DUKES OF - Online Information article about MANCHESTER, EARLS AND DUKES OF
EDWARD MONTAGU, 2nd earl of Manchester (1602—1671), eldest son of the 1st earl by his first wife, See also:
Manchester was madea K.G. in 1661, and became F.R.S. in 1667.
MANCHESTER, EARLS AND DUKES OF
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Knowledge King - Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
In 1667 he was made a general, and he died on May 5, 1671.
See Lord Clarendon, History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England (7 vols., Oxford, 1839) and Life of Clarendon (Oxford, 1827); SR Gardiner, History of the Great Civil War, 1642-1649.
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 Pepys' Diary: Mountagu, Edward (2nd Earl of Manchester, Lord Chamberlain)
Pepys' Diary: Mountagu, Edward (2nd Earl of Manchester, Lord Chamberlain)
Mountagu, Edward (2nd Earl of Manchester, Lord Chamberlain)
According to Hilda Lewis in her biography of Catarina, Lord Manchester was the first person that the Portuguese Ambassador, D. Fransico de Mello, sounded out about the proposed marriage.
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Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, son of Sir Henry
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 Descendants of John Spencer
Having embraced the Catholic religion, retired into monastery in France; and attracting the notice of the queen-mother, Mary de Medici, was received into the especial favour of that princess, and eventually appointed by her, Abbot of St. Martin's Abbey, near Pontoise, in the diocese of Rouen.
Montagu served on many boards of enquiry and was active in tightening up colonial regulations.
Montagu applied to London for retirement from the army in response to rumors that the 40th regt.
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 MANCHESTER, EARLS AND DUKES OF - Encyclopedia Britannica - MANCHESTER, EARLS AND DUKES OF - JCSM's Study Center
Although from the beginning of his public life in 16or, when he first entered parliament, Manchester had inclined to the popular side in politics, he managed to retain to the end the favour of the king.
EDWARD MONTAGU, 2nd earl of Manchester (16021671), eldest son of the 1st earl by his first wife, Catherine
MANCHESTER, EARLS AND DUKES OF
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This new army was formed under the command of Edward Montagu, 2nd earl of Manchester, early in 1644.
Appearing in the House of Commons, Cromwell, besides commending Manchester for the command, accused some of his fellow officers as incompetents or as being “profane” and “loose” in their conduct.
Manchester retorted by attacking Cromwell in the House of Lords.
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