Biography of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu 1690-1749

Paternal Family Tree: Montagu

Maternal Family Tree: Audrey Saunders 1551-1588

In 1673 [his father] Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 34) and [his mother] Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland (age 27) were married. She the wealthy daughter of [his grandfather] Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester who had died six years previously. She the daughter of Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester and Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton. They were third cousin once removed.

On 10 Jan 1684 [his grandfather] Edward Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu (age 67) died. His son [his father] Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 45) succeeded 3rd Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire.

In 1690 [his mother] Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland (age 44) died.

In 1690 John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu was born to Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 51) and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland (age 44).

On 08 Sep 1692 [his father] Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 53) and [his step-mother] Elizabeth "Mad Duchess" Cavendish Duchess Albermarle Duchess Montagu (age 38) were married at Newcastle House. She the daughter of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne who had died the year before and the widow of Christopher Monck 2nd Duke Albemarle. She the daughter of Henry Cavendish 2nd Duke Newcastle upon Tyne and Frances Pierrepont Duchess Newcastle upon Tyne (age 62).

In 1705 [his father] Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 66) was created 1st Duke Montagu. [his step-mother] Elizabeth "Mad Duchess" Cavendish Duchess Albermarle Duchess Montagu (age 50) by marriage Duchess Montagu.

In 1705 John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 15) and Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 15) were married. She the daughter of John Churchill 1st Duke Marlborough (age 54) and Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough (age 44). He the son of Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 66) and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland. They were third cousins.

In 1706 [his son] John Montagu was born to John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 16) and [his wife] Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 16).

Around 1706 [his daughter] Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester was born to John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 16) and [his wife] Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 16).

On 09 Mar 1709 [his father] Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 70) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Montagu, 4th Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire. [his wife] Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 19) by marriage Duchess Montagu.

Around 1711 [his daughter] Mary Montagu Duchess Montagu was born to John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 21) and [his wife] Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 21).

In 1711 [his son] John Montagu (age 5) died.

In 1719 John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 29) was appointed 532nd Knight of the Garter by King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (age 58).

Before 1723 Godfrey Kneller (age 76). Portrait of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 32).

On 27 Dec 1725 [his son] Edward Montagu was born to John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 35) and [his wife] Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 36).

Vesta Monumenta. 1727. The ruins of Furness Abbey [Map] in Lancashire. Engraving by George Vertue (age 43) after an untraced drawing originally commissioned by John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montague (age 37).

In May 1727 [his son] Edward Montagu (age 1) died.

On 07 Jul 1730 [his son-in-law] George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 17) and [his daughter] Mary Montagu Duchess Montagu (age 19) were married. She the daughter of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 40) and Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 40). He the son of George Brudenell 3rd Earl Cardigan (age 44) and Elizabeth Bruce 3rd Countess Cardigan (age 41).

Around 1735 Gavin Hamilton (age 12). Portrait of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 45) and [his wife] Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 45), and [his daughter] Mary Montagu Duchess Montagu (age 24).

Before 21 Oct 1739 [his son-in-law] William Montagu 2nd Duke Manchester (age 39) and [his daughter] Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester (age 33) were married. She by marriage Duchess Manchester. She the daughter of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 49) and Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 50). He the son of Charles Montagu 1st Duke Manchester and Doddington Greville Duchess Manchester. They were fourth cousins.

Around 1740 George Knapton (age 42). Portrait of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 50).

In 1743 [his son-in-law] Edward Hussey-Montagu 1st Earl Beaulieu (age 22) and [his daughter] Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester (age 37) were married. She the daughter of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 53) and Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 53).

On 06 Jul 1749 John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 59) died without surviving male issue. Duke Montagu extinct. His estates were inherited by his daughter [his daughter] Mary (age 38) and her husband [his son-in-law] George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 36) who changed his name to Montagu from Brudenell. Monument in St Edmund's Church, Warkton [Map]. Sculpted by Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 46). Erected by his widow, [his wife] Mary Churchill (age 59), the daughter of the 1st Duke of Marlborough, who stands at the left hand side of the monument.

On 14 May 1751 [his former wife] Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 61) died. Monument in St Edmund's Church, Warkton [Map]. Sculpted by Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 48). Erected by her Daughter, Lady Mary Montagu. The monument is adorned with figures representing the three fates of Clotho-, Atropos- and Lachesis-, arranged to show the cutting of Mary's life thread, and Lachesis' dismay at it being cut short. Three putti also figure on the monument, one of whom holds the spindle from which the thread was cut.

Clotho-: Clotho- is one of the Three Fates. She spins the thread of human life.

Atropos-: Atropos- is one of the Three Fates. She cuts the thread of human life.

Lachesis-: Lachesis- is one of the Three Fates. She measures the thread of human life.

Adeline Horsey Recollections. The wicked Countess and her lover lived at Clieveden [Map] - "the bower of wanton Shrewsbury and of love" - and her spirit is supposed to haunt the beautiful riverside retreat, but I am thankful to say she has never appeared in the old home of her innocent girlhood. Her portrait by Sir Peter Lely hangs in the White Hall at Deene, and is a fine example of the artist's well-known very décolleté style of "robes loosely flowing, hair as free", with the usual mise en scène of a beauty of Charles II's time. The third Earl of Cardigan was Master of the Buckhounds to Queen Anne; he married a daughter of the Earl of Ailesbury, and their fourth son inherited the Ailesbury title and estates. Lord Cardigan's [his former son-in-law] eldest son married the [his daughter] heiress of the Duke of Montagu in 1766 [Note. Married on 07 Jul 1730. He was created Duke in 1766]. He was a friend of Horace Walpole, the influence of whose pseudo-Gothic tastes may still be seen in the south front of Deene [Map], built at this time, and which now incorporates the great ball-room built for me by my dear husband.

[his son] George Montagu was born to John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu and Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu.

Royal Ancestors of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu 1690-1749

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 16 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu 1690-1749

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Montagu 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dudley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Roper of Well Hall

Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Roper

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Alexander Harrington

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Harrington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Moton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sidney

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Pakenham

GrandFather: Edward Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Shirley 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Shirley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Shirley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Giffard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Giffard

Father: Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Winwood

GrandMother: Anne Winwood Baroness Montagu

John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wriothesley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 1st Earl of Southampton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Drayton of London

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 2nd Earl of Southampton

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Gage

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Browne Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Radclyffe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stanley Countess Sussex 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Vernon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Vernon 4 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Ludlow 3 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Vernon 5 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Mother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Leigh

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Leigh

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Leigh

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Harrington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Egerton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Sparkes of Bickerton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Egerton

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Ravenscroft of Bretton

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ravenscroft

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Grosvenor

GrandMother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Boteler 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Boteler 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Griselda Roche

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Boteler 1st Baron Boteler 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Waller

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Waller

Great x 1 Grandmother: Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 4 Grandmother: Collette Clarke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Villiers Baroness Boteler Brantfield

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Saunders of Harrington Northamptonshire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders