William de Montacute, 2nd Baron Montacute

Sir William Montagu (alias de Montacute), 2nd Baron Montacute (c. 1285 – 1319) was an English nobleman and courtier of King Edward II.

He was the son of Simon de Montacute, 1st Baron Montacute in 1299 (1250 - 1316/1317) and either Simon's first wife Hawise, or his second wife, Isabella.^[1] The Montagu family was a West Country family with roots going back to the Conquest, who held extensive lands in Somerset, Dorset and Devon.^[2]

Montagu distinguished himself in the Scottish Wars of Edward I, and served as steward of the household of Edward II. Certain members of the nobility, including Thomas of Lancaster, viewed Montagu with suspicion, as a member of a court party with undue influence on the king.^[1] For this reason he was sent to Aquitaine, to serve as seneschal. Here he died in October 1319.^[1] He married Lady Elizabeth de Montfort (b. 1271) and was succeeded by his son William, who was closely associated with Edward III, and was created Earl of Salisbury.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Gross, Anthony (2004). "Montagu, William , second Lord Montagu (c.1285-1319)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19000.
^ Douch, R. (1951). "The career, lands and family of William Montague, Earl of Salisbury, 1301-44". Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research (London) 24: 85.
^ Ormrod, W. M. (2004). "Montagu, William, first earl of Salisbury (1301-1344)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19001.

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Name	William de Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu
Alternative names
Short description	14th-century English couriter
Date of birth	c. 1285
Place of birth
Date of death	1319
Place of death	Aquitaine

William de Montacute, 2nd Baron Montacute

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