Sir William Montacute, Lord Montacute^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

Abt 1272 - 1319  (~ 47 years)

• Name	William Montacute
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	Lord Montacute
  Born	Abt 1272
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	2nd Baron. A roving fighting man of affairs.
  Died	18 Oct 1319	Gascogne (Gascony), Aquitaine, France
  Notes	aka Sir William Montagu He spent much of his adult life in the wars in Scotland, Wales, and abroad. In May 1304 he was with the King at the siege of Stirling. He, along with his uncle, Amauri de St. Amand, governor of Oxford Castle, and others, were imprisoned in the Tower for an alleged offense at Oxford, but he was soon acquitted. He was ceremoniously knighted, with many others, at the knighting of Prince Edward on 22 May 1306. In 1311 he was commissioned to survey Hastings and other castles and their defenses and to provide custodians for them, and on 29 Sep he was given charge of Berkhamstead Castle. In May 1313, he accompanied the King and Queen overseas to attend the coronation of Louis X. In 1315/16 he was a commander in Wales, and in Jul 1316 was at Bristol to settle the dispute between Sir Bartholomew de Badlesmere and the burgesses. In Jun 1317, the King granted him the manors of Gravesend in Kent and Kingsbury in Somerset, and on 26 Sep he had a grant of free warren in Saxlingham, Norfolk, and other of his manors. He was summoned to Parliament 20 Nov 1317 and later, and in Aug 1318 was made keeper of Abingdon Abbey. In Nov of that year he was appointed Seneschal of Gascony, where he died the following year. His widow, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Piers de Montfort of Beaudesert, co. Warwick, survived him, and on 8 Jun 1322, she married Sir Thomas de Furnival, whom she survived. William de Montacute, 2nd Baron Montacute From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William de Montacute (also known as Montagu), 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] Montacute 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 Montacute 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]
  Person ID	I1750048264	Red1st
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Simon Montacute, Lord Montagu,   d. 26 Sep 1316
  Mother	Hawise de St. Amand,   b. Abt 1252, Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England ,   d. Bef 1287, Priory, Burton, Somerset, England  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Married	Abt 1270  [1]
  Family ID	F672619720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth de Montfort,   b. Abt 1279, Beaudesert Castle, Warwickshire, England ,   d. Aug 1354  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	Abt 1292  [1]
  Children	+ 1. William Montacute, King of the Isle of Man, 1st Earl of Salisbury and 3rd Baron Montagu,   b. 1301, Cassington, Oxfordshire, England ,   d. 30 Jan 1344  (Age 43 years)   2. Alice MONTACUTE,   b. Abt 1315   3. Simon Montacute, Bishop of Ely,   d. 20 Jun 1345 + 4. Alice Montacute,   d. Bef 1346 + 5. Edward de Montacute, Lord Montagu,   d. 14 Jul 1362
  Family ID	F672619719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 18 Oct 1319 - Gascogne (Gascony), Aquitaine, France  = Link to Google Earth
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