House of Montagu
The House of Montagu (historically Montaigu, Montague and Montacute) is a British noble family founded in Somerset by the Norman Drogo de Montaigu in the eleventh century after the Norman Conquest. The family has produced multiple titles, including Baron Montagu, Viscount Montagu, Earl of Montagu, and Duke of Montagu, as well as the extant Montagu Baronies of Kimbolton, St Neots and Beaulieu. The maternal lines of Ladde and Brudenell both retook the ancestral name and arms of Montagu on their respective raising to the peerage, and are recognised cadet branches of the House. The head of the house is the Duke of Manchester.[1]
| Montagu | |
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| Noble House | |
 Montagu Arms Unquartered | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 1066 |
| Founder | Drogo de Montaigu |
| Current head | Duke of Manchester |
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| Motto | equitas actionum regula (Let equity be the rule of our actions) |
Titles of the House of Montagu
Montagu
- Baron Montagu; first creation (1299; extinct 1539)
- Earl of Salisbury; second creation (1337; extinct or abeyant 1471)
- Baron Montagu; second creation (1342; extinct 1375)
- Baron Montagu; third creation (1357; extinct 1539)
Ladde-Montagu
For titles conferred on the line of Ladde, maternal descendants who retook the name and arms of Montagu, see :
Duke of Manchester
- Baron Montagu of Kimbolton (1620; extant) a subsidiary title of the Duke of Manchester
- Viscount Mandeville (1620; extant) a subsidiary title of the Duke of Manchester
- Earl of Manchester (1626 ; extant) a subsidiary title of the Duke of Manchester
- Duke of Manchester (1719 ; extant)
Duke of Montagu (First Creation)
- Baron Montagu of Boughton (1621; extinct 1749) a subsidiary title of the Earl, then Duke of Montagu
- Earl of Montagu (1689; extinct 1749) a subsidiary title of the Duke of Montagu
- Duke of Montagu; First Creation (1705; extinct 1749)
Earl of Sandwich
- Baron Montagu of St Neots (1660; extant) a subsidiary title of the Earl of Sandwich
- Viscount Hinchingbrooke (1660; extant) a subsidiary title of the Earl of Sandwich
- Earl of Sandwich
Brudenell-Montagu
For titles conferred on the line of Brudenell, maternal descendants who retook the name and arms of Montagu, see :
- Baron Montagu of Boughton; first creation (1762; extinct 1770)
- Duke of Montagu; second creation (1766; extinct 1790)
- Baron Montagu of Boughton; second creation (1786; extinct 1845). This title passed on the family of Scott.
Douglas-Scott-Montagu
Title conferred on the family of Douglas-Scott-Montagu, maternal descendants of the Brudenell-Montagu line :
- Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (1885; extant)
Browne-Montagu
Title conferred on the line of Browne, maternal descendants who retook the name and arms of Montagu, see :
- Viscount Montagu (1554; dormant 1797)