Edward Montagu (judge)
Sir Edward Montagu (ca. 1485 – 10 February 1557) was an English lawyer and judge.[1]
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Life
He was born the son of Thomas Montagu of Hemington, Northamptonshire and Agnes Dudley, daughter of William Dudley of Clopton, Northamptonshire, and Christiana Darrel.
He was appointed Lord Chief Justice of the Court of the King's Bench in 1539, which office he resigned in 1545 when he was constituted Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. He was a member of the Privy Council of King Henry VIII of England, who appointed him one of sixteen executors of his last will, and governor to his son Edward. During the crisis of 1553 when Edward VI wished to alter the succession in favour of Lady Jane Grey, Montagu protested at the illegality of the proceedings. However, when the Duke of Northumberland called him a traitor and threatened him with physical violence, he withdrew his protest.[2] He was imprisoned in the Tower of London on Mary's accession but bought his way out.
He bought the manor of Boughton, near Kettering, Northamptonshire and built the family seat of Boughton House on the site.
Family
He married three times, firstly to Agnes Kirkham, secondly to Cicely Lane. By his third wife Elenor, daughter of John Roper of Well Hall, Eltham, Kent he had eleven children was the father of:
- Edward Montagu of Boughton, ancestor of the Dukes of Montagu.
- Sir Walter Montagu.
- Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, ancestor of the Dukes of Manchester.
- Sir Charles Montagu.
- James Montagu, Bishop of Winchester.
- Sir Sidney Montagu, ancestor of the Earls of Sandwich.
- Elizabeth Montagu who married Robert Bertie
See also
References
- Foss, Edward. Biographia Juridica: A Biographical Dictionary of the Judges of the England from the Conquest to the Present Time, 1066-1870. London: J. Murray, 1870. googlebooks.com Accessed September 16, 2007
- Collins, Arthur. The Peerage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of That Kingdom. London: Printed for H. Woodfall [and 27 others]. 1768. googlebooks.com Accessed September 16, 2007
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| Preceded by | Lord Chief Justice 1539–1545 |
Succeeded by Richard Lyster |
| Preceded by | Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1545–1553 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Morgan |
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Custos Rotulorum of Rutland bef. 1544–1557 |
Succeeded by Kenelm Digby |
