Earl Beaulieu (pronounced "Bewley"), of Beaulieu in the

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, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1784 for the 1st Baron Beaulieu, who had earlier represented Tiverton in the

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. He had previously been created Baron Beaulieu, of Beaulieu in the County of Southampton, in 1762, also in the Peerage of Great Britain. Born Edward Hussey, he was the husband of Lady Isabella Montagu, widow of the 2nd Duke of Manchester and daughter of the 2nd Duke of Montagu, and had assumed by Royal Licence the additional surname of Montagu in 1749. His son and heir, John, Lord Montagu, predeceased him. Consequently, both titles became extinct on Lord Beaulieu's death in 1802. Between 1790 and 1802, Earl Beaulieu also held the title

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, a lordship he inherited on the death of his father-in-law. On his death, the

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passed to his sister-in-law's husband,

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Earls Beaulieu (1784)

Edward Hussey-Montagu, 1st Earl Beaulieu Edward Hussey-Montagu, 1st Earl Beaulieu, KB (1721–1802), was a British politician. He was married to Isabella Montagu, Dowager Duchess of Manchester, a rich heiress. Birth and origins Edward was born in 172 ...

(died 1802) **

John Hussey-Montagu, Lord Montagu John Hussey-Montagu, Lord Montagu (18 January 1747 – 25 June 1787) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1772 to 1787. He was born John Hussey, only son of Edward Hussey of Westown, County Dublin, by his wife Isabella, ...

(1747–1787)

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Earls Beaulieu (1784)

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