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John de Montacute ( – ) was a 14th-century English

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and loyal servant of King

Edward III Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after t ...

. He was the son of

William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury William Montagu, alias de Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 3rd Baron Montagu, King of Man (1301 – 30 January 1344) was an English nobleman and loyal servant of King Edward III. He was the first king of an independent Manx Kingdom. The so ...

by his wife

Catherine Grandison Catherine Grandison, Countess of Salisbury ( 1304 – 23 November 1349) was an English noblewoman, remembered for being raped by King Edward III of England and possibly the woman in whose honour the Order of the Garter was originated. She was th ...

, and younger brother of

William de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, 4th Baron Montagu, King of Mann, Order of the Garter, KG (25 June 1328 – 3 June 1397) was an English people, English nobleman and commander in the English army during King Edward III of England, Edward I ...

(1328–1397). He also had several younger sisters. Montacute was summoned to parliament in 1357.

Jean Froissart Jean Froissart ( Old and Middle French: ''Jehan''; sometimes known as John Froissart in English; – ) was a French-speaking medieval author and court historian from the Low Countries who wrote several works, including ''Chronicles'' and ''Meli ...

named "Lord John Mountacute" as one of the participants with King Edward III at the Siege of Calais in 1349. He married Margaret de Monthermer, daughter and heiress of

Thomas de Monthermer, 2nd Baron de Monthermer Thomas de Monthermer, 2nd Baron Monthermer (4 October 1301 – 24 June 1340) was the son of Ralph de Monthermer, 1st Baron Monthermer and Joan of Acre, a daughter of King Edward I of England. He was a first cousin of King Edward III of England ...

by his wife Margaret de Brewes. Their children included

John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and 5th and 2nd Baron Montagu, KG (c. 1350 – 7 January 1400) was an English nobleman, one of the few who remained loyal to Richard II after Henry IV became king. Early life He was the son of Sir John de ...

( – 1400); Eleanor Montacute, who married John Dinham (1359–1428);Douglas Richardson, D. Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families (Salt Lake City, 2011), I:660-1 Thomas Montagu, Dean of

Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Church of England, Anglican cathedral in the city of Salisbury, England. The cathedral is regarded as one of the leading examples of Early English architecture, ...

; and Sybil Montagu, Prioress of Amesbury. Montagu's descendants quartered the arms of Monthermer: ''Or, an eagle displayed vert beaked and membered gules''.

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1330s births 1390s deaths 14th-century English nobility Barons Montagu Peers created by Edward III

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Younger sons of earls Barons Monthermer People of the Hundred Years' War {{England-baron-stub