Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester

Portrait of Charles Montagu by Godfrey Kneller, circa 1711

Charles Edward Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester PC (c. 1662 – 20 January 1722), previously 4th Earl of Manchester, son of Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester,^[1] was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge,^[2] and succeeded to his father's earldom in 1683. Warmly sympathizing with the Whig revolution of 1688, he attended William and Mary at their coronation, and fought under William at the Boyne.^[3]

In 1697, he was sent as an envoy to Venice to try to procure the release of British sailors, but the Venetians proved unwilling to negotiate. On his return in 1698, he was appointed a privy councillor. The following year he was sent as British ambassador to France, remaining there until the outreak of war in 1701. He was then briefly appointed Secretary of State for the Southern Department, a post he held between January and May 1702. He was then out of office until again sent to Venice, as ambassador, but during his time there in 1707 and 1708, this negotiations (to persuade Venice to adhere to the Grand Alliance) were again unsuccessful.

In 1714 he received an appointment in the household of George I, by whom on 28 April 1719 he was created Duke of Manchester. In 1719 he was one of the main subscribers to the Royal Academy of Music (1719), a corporation that produced baroque opera on the stage. He died on 20 January 1722. He was the father of both the 2nd Duke of Manchester and the 3rd Duke of Manchester.^[1]

Styles of address

• 1662-1671: The Honourable Charles E. Montagu
• 1671-1681: Viscount Mandeville
• 1681-1698: The Right Honourable The Fourth Earl of Manchester
• 1698-1719: The Right Honourable The Fourth Earl of Manchester PC
• 1719-1722: His Grace The First Duke of Manchester PC

Ancestry

Ancestors of Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester

16. Edward Montagu               8. Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester                       17. Elizabeth Harrington               4. Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester                             18. William Spencer               9. Catherine Spencer                       19. Margaret Bowyer               2. Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester                                   20. Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick               10. Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick                       21. Lady Penelope Devereux               5. Lady Anne Rich                             22. William Gatton               11. Frances Hatton                       23. Elizabeth Gawdy               1. Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester                                         24. Christopher Yelverton               12. Henry Yelverton                       25. Margaret Catesby               6. Sir Christopher Yelverton, 1st Baronet of Easton Maudit                             26. Robert Beale               13. Mary Beale                       27. Edith St Barbe               3. Anne Yelverton                                   28. Roger Twysden               14. Sir William Twysden, 1st Baronet of Roydon Hall                       29. Anne Wyatt               7. Anne Twysden                             30. Sir Moyle Finch, 1st Baronet of Eastwell               15. Lady Anne Finch                       31. Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea

See also

List of deserters from James II to William of Orange

References

1. Rigg, J. M. (2004). "Montagu, Charles, first duke of Manchester (c.1662–1722)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19005. Retrieved 2013-11-28. Revised by Matthew Kilburn as of May 2010.(subscription or UK public library membership required)
2. "Montagu, Charles (MNTG660C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3.  "Montagu, Charles (1660?-1722)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

External Links

• Pedigree at Genealogics