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William Montagu -2nd Earl of Salisbury II



Family 1: Joan of Kent ,    b. 29 SEP 1326 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England    d. 7 AUG 1385 in Wallingford, Berkshire, England
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  1. Title: Legacy NFS Source: William III de Montague Earl of Salisbury - Event: ; ,Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
    Author: "Héraldique européenne", Arnaud Bunel , Coats of Arms for European Royalty and Nobility(http://www.heraldique-europeenne.org, Arnaud Bunel, 1998) , Internet, Arnaud Bunel, France~Arnaud Bunel~France
    Note: Event: ; ,Salisbury, Wiltshire, England "Armigerous" (ahr-MIJ-ehr-us) adjective Bearing or entitled to bear heraldicarms. The reason the notion of a family crest was brought into the languagewasthat those who were armigerous (entitled to bear arms) used to put theircrest or achieveme
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  2. Title: Find a Grave: Sir William Montacute, II
    Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74749687;
    Note: Sir William Montacute, II BIRTH 25 Jun 1328 DEATH 3 Jun 1397 (aged 68) BURIAL Bisham Priory Bisham, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England MEMORIAL ID 74749687 Sir William II Montague, alias de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, 4th Baron Montacute, King of Mann, KG. He was an English nobleman and commander in the English army during King Edward III's French campaigns of the Hundred Years War. He was born in Donyatt in Somerset, the eldest son of William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Catherine Grandison, and succeeded his father as earl in 1344. He was contracted to marry Joan of Kent, and did so without knowing that she had already secretly married Thomas Holland. After several years of living together, her contract with Montacute was annulled by the Pope in 1349. In 1348, he was one of the founders of the Order and the sixth Knight of the Garter. He was a commander of the English forces in France in many of the following years, serving as commander of the rear guard of the army of Edward the Black Prince's army in 1355, and again at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356, and further serving in 1357, 1359 and 1360. Later in 1360 he was one of the commissioners that negotiated the Treaty of Brétigny. During the quieter years that followed the treaty, Montacute served on the king's council. But in 1369 he returned the field, serving in John of Gaunt's expedition to northern France, and then in other raids and expeditions, and on some commissions that attempted to negotiate truces with the French. He helped Richard II put down the rebellion of Wat Tyler. In 1385 he accompanied Richard on his Scottish expedition. In 1392/3, he sold the Lordship of the Isle of Man to William le Scrope of Bolton. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John de Mohun, 9th Lord de Mohun of Dunster. The two lived at Bisham Manor in Berkshire and had a son and two daughters. The son, Sir William Montacute, married Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan, daughter of Richard Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel, but was killed in a tournament in 1383, leaving no children. When the elder William Montacute died in 1397 the earldom was inherited by his nephew John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury. One of William's sisters, Philippa (d. January 5, 1382), married Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March. Family Members Parents Photo William Montagu 1301–1344 Photo Catherine de Grandison Montagu 1304–1349 Siblings Photo Elizabeth de Montagu 1325–1359 Photo John de Montagu 1328–1390 Photo Philippa Montagu 1333–1381
  3. Title: Visitations of Cornwall (Partial)
    Author: Unknown, Visitations of Cornwall (Partial), Page 324.
  4. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Joan widow of John Mohun, knight
    Author: J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 1103-1149', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 18, Henry IV (London, 1987), pp. 376-398. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol18/pp376-398 [accessed 20 January 2020].
    Publication: Name: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol18/pp376-398;
    Note: 1127 JOAN WIDOW OF JOHN MOHUN, KNIGHT Writ 6 Oct. 1404. OXFORD. Inquisition. Oxford. 12 Nov. She held the manor of Goring in her demesne in fee tail to herself and the heirs of John Mohun and herself of the prince of Wales of the honour of Wallingford by knight service by the grant of William Fordham, chaplain, and Maud de Borton by a fine of 1346 [CP 25(1) 190/19, no. 64], service unknown, annual value £10. She died on 4 Oct. last. Elizabeth countess of Salisbury, one daughter of John de Mohun and Joan, aged 30 years and more, Philippa wife of Edward duke of York, a second daughter, aged 26 years and more, and Richard Straunge, son of Maud widow of John Straunge, knight, the third daughter, are next heirs. Maud died in the lifetime of Joan. Richard is aged 22 years and more. 1128 Writ 6 Oct. 1404. DEVON. Inquisition. Exeter. 30 Dec. William de Houthorp and Richard Cok, chaplain, granted the reversion of the manor of Ugborough, which Reynold de Mohun held for life of the inheritance of William de Houthorp, and that of the manor of Bradworthy, which Patrick de Mohun similarly held, both of which should have reverted to them on the death of the Mohuns, to John de Mohun of Dunster, knight, and Joan his wife, the heirs of their bodies and the right heirs of John, by a fine of 1348 [CP 25(1) 287/43, no. 422]. Reynold died, and they held Ugborough until John granted it by his deed to Nigel Loryng, knight, his heirs and assigns. John de Mohun and Patrick died. Joan entered Bradworthy and held it peacefully in fee tail until, by her indenture shown to the jurors, she granted it to William Cary, his heirs and assigns, for the term of her life. She held it of John de la Pomeray, knight, of his manor of Berry Pomeroy by knight service, annual value 106s.8d. Date of death and heirs as above. 1129 DORSET. Inquisition ex officio. Wimborne Minster. 4 Nov. 1404. She held one quarter of the manor of Sturminster Marshall, of whom and by what service is unknown; annual value £20. She died on 4 Oct. Who is heir and of what age is also unknown. 1130 Writ and writ for fees, both 22 Oct. 1404. DORSET. Inquisition. Sherborne. 22 Nov. She held in her demesne in fee tail to herself and the heirs of the bodies of herself and John de Mohun of Dunster, knight, the manor of Sturminster Marshall and a third part of the hundred of Loosebarrow by the grant of William de Houtorp and Richard Coke, chaplain, by a fine of 1348 [as above, no. 1128]. They are held of the manor of Kingston Lacy, which is parcel of the duchy of Lancaster, as a third part of a knight’s fee, annual value together 20 marks. John died long before. Joan died on 4 Oct. last. Philippa wife of Edward duke of York, one daughter, aged 28 years and more, Elizabeth widow of William de Monte Acuto, late earl of Salisbury, another daughter, aged 40 years and more, and Richard Lord Strange, son of Maud wife of John le Strange, a third daughter, aged 21 years and more, are their next heirs. 1131 Writ 22 Oct. 1404. HAMPSHIRE. Inquisition. Odiham. 26 Nov. She held the manor of Greywell in her demesne in fee tail to herself, the heirs of the bodies of John Mohun and herself, and the right heirs of John, by the grant of William de Houthorp and Richard Cok, chaplain, by a fine of 1348 [CP 25(1) 287/43, no. 428]. It is held of the king of the manor of Odiham by the services of rendering £4 yearly in gold or silver, finding 10 men for autumn works for one day in autumn, and suit of court at Odiham every three weeks; annual value 20 marks. John died long ago. Joan died on 4 Oct. Heirs as above; ages, Philippa 24 years and more, Elizabeth 40 and more, Richard 21 and more. 1132 Writ and writ for fees, 6 and 22 Oct. 1404. WARWICK. Inquisition. Stratford on Avon. 30 Oct. She held the manors of Long Compton and Whichford with the advowson of Whichford in her demesne in fee tail to herself, the heirs of the bodies of John Mohun and herself, and the right heirs of John, by the grant of Ivo de Clynton by a fine of 1348 [CP 25(1) 247/58, no. 27]. They are held of the earl of Hereford by the service of half a knight’s fee; annual values, Whichford manor £16, the church £20, Long Compton £20. John died long ago, Joan on 4 Oct. Heirs as above; ages, Philippa 28 years and more, Elizabeth 40 and more, and Richard 21 and more. 1133 Writ 6 Oct. 1404. SOMERSET. Inquisition. Taunton. 15 Oct. She held the castle of Dunster, the manors of Kilton, Minehead and Carhampton, and the hundred of Carhampton for life, with remainder to Elizabeth Lutrell, John Wermyngton and the heirs of Elizabeth, of the king in chief by knight service, by the grant of Simon archbishop of Canterbury, formerly bishop of London, and Aubrey de Veer and John Burgherssh, knights, by a fine of 1376 shown to the jurors [CP 25(1) 200/27, no. 90]; annual value 300 marks. Hugh Lutrell, knight, son of Elizabeth Lutrell, her next heir, is aged 38 years. Joan died on 4 Oct. Heirs as above, [ages as in no. 1131]. The escheator has taken all the premises into the king’s hands. 1134 Commission to John Hull and William Hankeford, reciting the last inquisition and enquiring whether she held on the day of her death, whether John Wermyngton and Elizabeth Lutrell are dead or not, and what is the name and surname of Lord Strange. 24 Oct. 1404 [CPR 1401–5, pp.506–7]. SOMERSET. Inquisition taken by John Hull. Taunton. 13 Jan. 1405. Simon late bishop of London and Aubrey de Veer and John de Burgerssh, knights, held the castle of Dunster, the manors of Kilton, Minehead and Carhampton, and the hundred of Carhampton in their demesne as of fee to them and the heirs of Simon by the grant of John de Mohun and Joan by a fine of 1374–5 [CP 25(1) 200/27, no. 85]. After the death of John de Mohun they granted them by another fine [CP 25(1) 200/27, no. 90] to Joan for life with remainder to Elizabeth Lutrell and John Wermyngton and the heirs of Elizabeth. So Joan held them, but long before her death she granted them for her life to Edward then earl of Rutland and Philippa his wife, and Elizabeth countess of Salisbury for a rent of 400 marks. So she held the rent at her death. Elizabeth Lutrell and John Wermyngton died long before Joan. The name of Richard Straunge, son and heir of John Lord Strange, is Richard Straunge. He, Philippa and Elizabeth are her heirs. Hugh Lutrell, knight, aged 38 years and more, is son and heir of Elizabeth Lutrell. 1135 Further commission to John Hull and William Hankeford, saying that she held more than was reported in the original inquisition. 24 Oct. 1404 [CPR 1401–5, p.507]. SOMERSET. Inquisition taken by John Hull with the same jurors as last. Taunton. 13 Jan. 1405. Repeats the last verdict and adds that the castle, manors and hundred are one and not divided. William Houthorp and Richard Cok, chaplain, formerly held the manor of Cutcombe in their demesne as of fee and granted it to John and Joan de Mohun and their heirs. She held it in fee tail of the king in chief by knight service; annual value £10. Date of death and heirs as above, [ages as in no. 1131]. C 137/50, no. 33 E 149/84, no. 8 E 152/402, no. 1
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  5. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Elizabeth widow of William de Monte Acuto, earl of Salisbury
    Author: J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry V, Entries 204-249', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 20, Henry V (London, 1995), pp. 64-81. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol20/pp64-81 [accessed 19 January 2020].
    Publication: Name: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol20/pp64-81;
    Note: 218 ELIZABETH WIDOW OF WILLIAM DE MONTE ACUTO, EARL OF SALISBURY Writ 18 Jan. 1415. WARWICK. Inquisition. Southam. 4 March. She held the manor of Whichford with a 3rd part of the advowson in fee tail. John Mohoun, knight, and Joan his wife held the manor and advowson to them and the heirs of their bodies by the grant of Ivo de Clynton by a fine of 1348 [CP 25/1/247/58, no. 27] shown to the jurors. They had issue Philippa, now duchess of York, Elizabeth and Maud who was the wife of John lord Strange of Knockin. John and Joan Mohoun died. The manor descended to Philippa, Elizabeth and Richard, now lord Strange of Knockin, son and heir of Maud. The premises were divided, and this manor with a 3rd part of the advowson were assigned to Elizabeth. They are held of the earldom of Hereford, service unknown, annual values, the manor £10, the church 20 marks. She died on 14 Jan. last without heirs of her body. Philippa and Richard are her next heirs, aged 30 years and more and 32 and more. 219 Writ 18 Jan. 1415. HERTFORD. Inquisition. Ware. 24 Jan. She held in dower a 3rd part of the manor of Hyde, member of the manor of Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire, with reversion to Thomas de Monte Acuto, now earl of Salisbury, and the heirs of his body, by virtue of a charter of Edward I [CChR 1257–1300, p.346], shown to the jurors, and granting the manor of Aston Clinton to Simon de Monte Acuto, William his son and the heirs of William. It descended to William earl of Salisbury son of William, John de Monte Acuto, earl of Salisbury, son of John de Monte Acuto, knight, brother of William, and so to Thomas earl of Salisbury son of John. The 3rd part is held of the abbot of St. Albans, service unknown, annual value 3s. She died on 14 Jan. last. Philippa her sister aged 30 years and more and Richard lord Strange of Knockin, her nephew, aged 24 years and more, are her heirs. Thomas earl of Salisbury is aged 24 years and more. 220 Writ 18 Jan. 1415. DEVON. Inquisition. Newton Abbot. 23 Jan. She held in dower a 3rd part of the manor of Wonford with reversion to Thomas now earl of Salisbury, by charter of Edward I and with descent as above [no. 219]. The 3rd part is held of Edward de Courtenay, earl of Devon, service unknown, annual value 10s. She held the manor of Bradworthy in her demesne as of fee of John Pomeray, knight, of the manor of Berry Pomeroy, service unknown, annual value 60s. Date of death and heirs as above [no. 219]. 221 CORNWALL. Inquisition. Liskeard. 26 Jan. 1415. She held £39 5s. yearly in dower, part of 200 marks form the coinage of the stannary, payable half at Easter and half at Michaelmas. Edward III granted it to William earl of Salisbury father of her late husband and his heirs male [CPR 1334–8, p.427] with reversion to Thomas the present earl. Date of death and heirs as above [no. 219]. 222 Writ 18 Jan. 1415. OXFORD. Inquisition. Oxford. 7 Feb. She held the following knight’s fees belonging to the manor of Cassington, which Edward I granted to Simon de Monte Acuto, as above [no. 219] with reversion to Thomas now earl of Salisbury, Pudlicote and Sarsden, 2 fees which the heirs of Richard Aungeville and of Roger Golofre former held. Nuneham Courtenay, 1 fee formerly held by Margery countess of Devon and now by John Drayton, knight. Fritwell, 1/2 fee formerly held by Lawrence Broke. Noke, 1/2 fee formerly held by Sampson Folyot. Albury, 1 fee formerly held by Peter Folyot. Wainhill, 1/2 fee formerly held by the heirs of Geoffrey Folyot. Date of death and heirs as above [no. 219]. 223 Writ 18 Jan. 1415. BERKSHIRE. Inquisition. Great Faringdon. 5 Feb. She held in dower a 3rd part of 300 a. wood in the parish of Hurst and of the profits of the hundred of Ashridge, of the king in chief with reversion to Thomas now earl of Salisbury. Edward III granted the manor of Amesbury, of which this 3rd part is parcel, to William de Monte Acuto, earl of Salisbury by letters patent [CPR 1334–8, p.426] and it descended accordingly. It is held of the king in chief by knight service, annual value of this 3rd part 10s. She also held in dower 1 knight’s fee in Wille by Basildon, formerly held by Walter de la Wyle, 1 fee in Kingston Lisle formerly held by Warin FitzGerald, and the advowson of the chapel of Crookham, with reversion to Thomas, by the grant of Edward I by charter to Simon de Monte Acuto, as above [no. 219] of the manor of Crookham to which the fees and advowson belong. Date of death and heirs as above [no. 219]. 224 Writ 18 Jan. 1415. BUCKINGHAM. Inquisition. Aylesbury. 5 Feb. She held in dower with reversion to Thomas now earl of Salisbury a 3rd part of the manor of Aston Clinton with lands and tenements in Dundridge and Mountjoy, parcels of the manor. It was granted by Edward I to Simon de Monte Acuto, as above [no. 219], and is held of the king in chief, annual value of the 3rd part 4 marks. Date of death and heirs as above [no. 219]. 225 Writ 18 Jan. 1415. HAMPSHIRE. Inquisition. Ringwood. 26 Jan. She held in dower the following fees belonging to the castle of Christchurch, the borough and manor of Westover and the hundred of Christchurch, which were granted to William de Monte Acuto, earl of Salisbury, and Katharine his wife, by charter of Edward III [CChR 1327–41, p.210], descent as above, with reversion to Thomas now earl of Salisbury: Hordle, 1/2 fee held by the prior of Breamore. Hordle and Sharpricks, 1/2 fee held by Roger Gryffyn in right of his wife. Sharpricks, 1/2 fee held by John de Lysle son of Lady Maud de Lysle. Hinton Admiral and Hampreston [Dors] 1/4 fee and 1/8 fee. Muscliff, 1/8 fee. Lockerley, 1/2 fee. North Charford, 1 fee held by John atte Bergh. Standon, 1/2 fee. Shirley by Southampton, 1/2 fee and 1/4 fee. Sopley, 1/4 fee held by the earl of Ormond, and 1/4 fee held by William Moygne. Milford, Keyhaven and Letton, 1/2 fee held by the bishop of Salisbury. Christchurch, advowson of the priory. Date of death and heirs as above [no. 219]. 226 WILTSHIRE. Inquisition. Hindon. 23 Jan. 1415. She held the following knight’s fees in dower. They belong to the manors of Amesbury and Winterbourne which Edward III granted to William de Monte Acuto [CPR 1334–8, p.426]. They descended accordingly and the reversion is to Thomas now earl of Salisbury: Calstone Willington and Whitley in the hundred of Calne, 1 fee. Fifield Bavant, 1/2 fee. Broad Blunsdon, 1 fee. Blunsdon St. Andrew, 1/2 fee. Bincknoll, 1 Fee. Haydon, 1/2 fee. Littleton Drew, 1/2 fee. Barford St. Martin, 1/2 fee. Oak Hill, 1/2 fee. Winterbourne, 2/3 fee. Etchilhampton, 1 1/2 fees. Wilsford and Normanton, 1 fee. Alton Barnes, 2 fees. Shrewton, Winterbourne and Cheverell [Great or Little], 4 fees. Middleton, 1/4 fee. Coate, 1 fee. Burcombe, 1/10 fee. Hill Deverill, 1/2 fee. Asserton, 1 1/2 fee. Chaddenwick, 1 fee. Date of death and heirs as above [no. 219]. 227 Writ 18 Jan. 1415. SOMERSET. Inquisition. Ilchester, 4 Feb. She held in dower of the king in chief the manor of Shepton Montague with wood in Selwood Forest, annual value £10, the manors of Yarlington, annual value 21 marks, Chedzoy, annual value 40 marks, and Goathill, annual value 100s., and a 3rd part of Thurlbear and Moor, and of the lands formerly of William Betevile, which were part of Shepton Montague, annual value 10 marks. These manors with the 2 parts of Thurlbear and Moor were part of the premises which Edward III granted to Simon de Monte Acuto and they descended as above [no. 219]. The reversion is to Thomas now earl of Salisbury. She also held the manor of Donyatt in dower in virtue of a fine of 1287 [CP 25/1/197/12, no. 32] by which Nicholas Poynz granted it to Simon de Monte Acuto, Isabel his wife and the heirs of their bodies. It descended to William their son, and is held of the king in chief, annual value 100s. She held the manors of Henstridge and Charlton Horethorne of the king in chief by knight service under the grant of Edward III to William de Monte Acuto [CPR 1334–8, p.426, as above] annual values, Henstridge 19 marks, Charlton Horethorne £20. She also held the following knight’s fees: Clinger, 1/2 fee held of her by the heirs of William Swan. Crowthorne, 1/2 fee held by Nicholas Milbourne. Whitestaunton, 3 parts of a fee held by Nicholas Reade and Parnel his wife. Cricket Malherbie, 3/4 fee held by John Denham, knight. Broomfield, 1 fee held by Robert Bikombe. Cheddar and Shipham, 1 fee held by the heirs of Robert Malherbe. Chilton upon Polden, 1 fee formerly held by William Chaunton. Exton, 1 fee held by James earl of Ormond. Shepton Montague, 1/2 fee held by Nicholas and John Catbury. Stoke Trister, 3 hides held by Richard Lovell, heir of Nicholas Seintmaur. Wolfeton, 3 hides held by John Cammell in right of Ellen his wife. Leighton, 2 hides held by the abbot of Keynsham. Chedzoy, Donyatt, Yarlington and Goathill, the advowsons. She held the manor of Dunpole in her demesne as of fee, of whom and by what service being unknown, annual value £20; of Enmore …; and of Cutcombe in fee tail of the king in chief by knight service, annual value 100s. She also held in dower: Martock, Curry Rivel, Langport, Hambridge and Broadway, a 3rd part of the manors and a 3rd part of the hundreds of Martock, Addick and Bulston, of whom held being unknown, annual value together £200. Coker, a 3rd part of various lands and tenements, of Richard Courtenay, bishop of Norwich, with remainder to Thomas Mucheldever, annual value 5 marks. Puckington, a 3rd part of the manor, of whom is unknown, with remainder to Alice wife of William Bonevile, annual value 5 marks. Burnham and Brean, a 3rd part of the manors, of whom is unknown, with remainder to Thomas Wykeham, knight, annual value 100s. Date of death and heirs as above. [Parts illegible, some detail supplied from the escheator’s account, E 136/192/2.]
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  6. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Sir William De Montagu -
    Author: The Magna Charta Sureties 1215, Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by WalterLee Sheppard Jr, 5th Edition, 1999, Page number: 19-8
    Note: ABBR The Magna Charta Sureties 1215, Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Sheppard Jr, 5th Edition, 1999
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  7. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: WILLIAM de Montagu (Donyatt, Somerset 20 Jun 1328-3 Jun 1397, bur Bisham)
    Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#WilliamMontaguSalisburydied1397;
    Note: WILLIAM de Montagu (Donyatt, Somerset 20 Jun 1328-3 Jun 1397, bur Bisham). He succeeded his father in 1344 as Earl of Salisbury. According to Camden’s Britannia (written in 1607), “William de Montacute the younger earl of Salisbury” conquered the Isle of Man from the Scots and sold it to William Scrope in 1393. The will of "William Montacute Earl of Sarum, Lord of Man and of the Isle of Wight," dated 20 Apr 1397, chose burial “in the conventual church of Bustlesham Montacute,” bequeathed property to “Elizabeth my wife.” Betrothed (1333) to ALICE of Norfolk, daughter and co-heiress of THOMAS "of Brotherton" Earl of Norfolk and Earl Marshal & his first wife Alice Halys ([1324]-Bungay, Suffolk [14 Nov 1351/30 Jan 1352]), who later married his uncle Edward. m firstly (bigamously, before 10 Feb 1341, annulled by Papal Bull 17 Nov 1349) JOAN of Kent, daughter of EDMUND "of Woodstock" Earl of Kent & his wife Margaret Wake (29 Sep 1328-Wallingford Castle, Berkshire 8 Aug 1385, bur 29 Jan 1386 Greyfriars Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire, probably later transferred to London). She succeeded her brother in 1352 as Countess of Kent, Baroness Woodstock and Baroness Wake, suo iure. The Chronicon Angliæ records the marriage of “Edwardus princeps Walliæ” and “Johannam comitissam Canciæ relictam domini Thomæ de Holand,” adding that she had been separated “olim...a comite Sarisburiæ,” dated to 1361 from the context. m secondly ELIZABETH Mohun, daughter of JOHN Mohun Lord Mohun of Dunster & his wife Joan Burghersh (1343-[14/16] Jan 1415). The will of "William Montacute Earl of Sarum, Lord of Man and of the Isle of Wight," dated 20 Apr 1397, bequeathed property to “Elizabeth my wife.” The will of "Elizabeth Montacute Countess of Salisbury," dated 24 Nov 1414, chose burial “in the conventual church of Bustleham Montacute.” Earl William & his second wife had one child: a) WILLIAM de Montagu (-Windsor 6 Aug 1382). The Complete Peerage records that he was killed in a tilting match, it is said by his father. m (before Dec 1378) as her first husband, ELIZABETH FitzAlan of Arundel, daughter of RICHARD FitzAlan Earl of Arundel & his first wife Elizabeth de Bohun Earl of Northampton (before 1375-8 Jul 1425).
  8. Title: Royal Genealogies (Volume II)
    Author: James Anderson, D.D., Royal Genealogies (Volume II), Table 491, Page 743 (right center).
  9. Title: Legacy NFS Source: William Montagu K.G., Earl of Salisbury -
    Author: The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, Fourth Edition, Weis, Frederick Lewis, Th.D., Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1991, Cheryl Varner Library, Gray Court, SC, Page number: p. 146
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  10. Title: David Nash Ford's Royal Berkshire History: William Montacute (1328-1397)
    Publication: Name: http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/wmontacute_2eofs.html;
    Note: Born: 20th June 1328 at Donyatt, Somerset Earl of Salisbury Died: 3rd June 1397 at Bisham, Berkshire This Earl, the eldest son and heir of William, Lord Montacute, the 1st Earl of Salisbury of that family, by Katherine daughter of William, Lord Grandisson, was born on the 20th June 1328. His father, one of the most eminent warriors of his time, died on the 30th January 1344, in consequence of bruises received at the Windsor jousts; and the young Earl, then in his sixteenth year, having doubtless also participated, and with distinction, in those chivalrous exercises, was chosen to be one of the Founders of the Order of the Garter in the April following. In 1340, when only twelve, he was contracted in marriage to the Lady Joan Plantagenet, 'the Fair Maid of Kent'. Later, he was part of the expedition into France in 1346, receiving a knighthood, if not the degree of banneret, upon landing at La Hogue. We find him mentioned as assisting at the Siege of Caen and it may be presumed that he was also at Crécy. Upon his return, his steward, Sir Thomas Holland, petitioned Pope Clement VI, alleging that she had previously been the Earl's wife, in virtue of a marriage lawfully solemnised, and that, during his absence in distant parts, the Earl had married and then unjustly detained her from him. The case was referred, by the Holy See, to the investigation of Cardinal Ademar, while William continued to serve the King in France. Having examined witnesses on both sides over a period of two years, the Cardinal reported that the marriage between Holland and Joan had been legally celebrated. The Pope thereupon, by his bull dated at Avignon, 13th November 1349, decreed the contract with Montacute to be null and void, and ordered restitution of the lady to Holland, her lawful husband. In the same year, William made proof of his age and had livery of his lands, and, before the end of the year, succeeded, upon the death of his mother, to the lands which she had held in dower. In 1350, he was in the naval engagement with the Spaniards off Winchelsea and, on 24th October 1353, did homage to the King at Westminster, in the presence of Prince Edward, for his Barony of Denbigh. Being, along with his younger brother, Sir John Montacute, of that Prince's retinue, he embarked at Plymouth for Gascony, on 1st January 1356 in order to play his part in the Hundred Years War against France. He had, with him, letters to the Seneschal for his special protection against any demand upon him during two years, on account of the debts of his ancestors. William was involved in the foray, with the Earls of Warwick, Suffolk and Oxford, in Languedoc, on which occasion they burnt the suburbs of Narbonne, destroyed Carcassonne and returned, over the district of Armagnac, to Bordeaux. In 1356, the Earl commanded the rear of the English army at the Battle of Poitiers and continued in France during the year following. In 1359, he appears to have been in attendance on the King in his French expedition; and was there also in 1360. He was present, in 1368, at the conclusion of the truce and, in 1369, was sent, with the Earl of Warwick and others, under the command of the Duke of Lancaster, to Calais. In 1370, he was, at Westminster, one of the witnesses to the celebrated letter for the redress of grievances in Aquitaine. In 1372, he embarked with the King at Southampton and sailed towards Rochelle with a view to relieve Thouars; but the fleet was compelled, by contrary winds, to return to England. In 1376, he was constituted Admiral of the Fleet and, in the same year, was found by inquisition to be one of the co-heirs of his cousin, Thomas, Lord Grandisson. On the accession of Richard II, William was appointed to secure the sea-coasts in the counties of Hampshire, Dorset & Somerset and, in the following year, was Governor of Calais. In 1384, he was ordered to march against the Scots. In 1385, the Isle of Wight and the Castle of Carisbrooke were granted to him for life. He continued in public employment until his death, which happened on 3rd June 1397, at the age of sixty-nine. He made his will on 20th April 1387, under the titles of Earl of Salisbury and Lord of the Isles of Man and Wight, and directed his interment in the conventual church of the Priory of Bisham in Berkshire, which had been founded by his father adjoining the family home. The will was proved on 27th June following. The Earl had, soon after the decision of the Pope in 1349, married Elizabeth, the eldest daughter and co-heiress of John, Lord Mohun of Dunster (Somerset), by whom he had an only child, Sir William Montacute, who married, in 1378, Elizabeth FitzAlan, daughter of Richard, Earl of Arundel, but died without issue, having been unhappily slain in a tilting match at Windsor (Berks) by the Earl, his father, on the 6th August 1382. William was therefore succeeded in the Earldom by his nephew, John. Elizabeth, Countess of Salisbury, took the veil some years after the death of her husband; and was received into the sisterhood of the convent of St. Albans on 10th October 1408. She made her will on the eve of St. Katherine 1414, and died on 14th January 1415, leaving Philippa, Duchess of York, her younger sister, and Richard, Lord Strange of Knockyn, son of Matilda, her other sister, as her next heirs. Edited from George Frederick Beltz's 'Memorials of the Most Noble Order of the Garter' (1841) © Nash Ford Publishing 2001. All Rights Reserved.
  11. Title: Royal Berkshire History > Bisham Priory, Montacute Mausoleum
    Publication: Name: http://www.berkshirehistory.com/churches/bisham_abbey.html;
    Note: The manor of Bisham, anciently Bisteham or Bustleham, in Berkshire was given by William the Conqueror to Henry De Ferrers, whose grandson, Robert, Earl Ferrers, gave it, in the reign of King Stephen to the Knights Templars, who are said to have had a preceptory there. After the suppression of that order, it was successively in the possession of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, Hugh Le Despenser and Eubulo L'Estrange. In 1335, it was granted, by King Edward III, to William Montacute, Earl of Salisbury, who, two years afterwards, procured a Royal licence for the founding of a priory at Bisham, endowing it with lands of £300 per annum. It did not become an abbey until shortly before the dissolution. Within the walls of this convent were interred William, Earl of Salisbury, son of the founder, who distinguished himself at the battle of Poitiers; John, Earl of Salisbury, who, confederating against King Henry IV, was slain at Cirencester in 1401; Thomas, Earl of Salisbury, the famous hero of Henry V's reign, who lost his life at the Siege of Orleans in 1428; Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury, who was beheaded at Pontefract in 1460, for his adherence to the House of York; Richard Neville, the great Earl of Warwick & Salisbury, and his brother John, Marquis of Montague, who both fell at the Battle of Barnet in 1470; and the unfortunate Prince Edward, Earl of Warwick, son of the Duke of Clarence, who, bred from his cradle in prison, was beheaded in 1499 for attempting to taste the sweets of liberty. Most of the above-mentioned illustrious characters had splendid monuments in the conventual church; but these were all destroyed after the dissolution of the abbey, without regard to the rank or famed exploits of the deceased - not even excepting the tomb of Salisbury, "the mirror of all martial men, who in thirteen battles overcame and first trained Henry V to the wars." According to tradition, when the founder, was going to the Crusades, he came with all his train for last prayers at the abbey he had founded; and his daughter, then at the convent at Marlow, came hither with all her nuns to meet him. A squire who had been in love with her before, seized the opportunity for elopement and they escaped in a boat, but were retaken at Marlow. She was sent back to her convent and he was shut up in the tower, whence he tried to escape by means of a rope, which he made from his clothes torn into shreds. The rope broke and he was dreadfully injured and was taken into the abbey, where he afterwards became a monk. The monuments of the Salisburys are said to have been removed to the hall of the manor at the dissolution, but they couldn’t have stayed there long. Only one has survived (see below). The following were buried at Bisham Priory: William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury & 3rd Baron Montacute, d. 1344 & Katherine, his wife & daughter of Sir William Grandisson William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, d. 1397 William, d. 1379/83, son of William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, d. 1400 & Maud, his wife & daughter of Sir Adam Francis Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, d. 1428 & his two wives. He and his three-tier monument (as described in his will) can be seen depicted in Bisham Church’s east window. Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, d. 1460 & His effigial monument, for some unknown reason, can be seen preserved in Burghfield Parish Church. Alice, d. 1462, his wife & daughter of Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury. Sir Thomas, d. 1460, son of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury John Neville, d. 1471, Marquis of Montague & Earl of Northumberland Richard Neville "Warwick the Kingmaker," d. 1471, 6th Earl of Salisbury & 16th Earl of Warwick Prince Edward, 8th Earl of Salisbury & 18th Earl of Warwick, d. 1499, son of Prince George, Duke of Clarence Arthur Pole, son of Richard Pole & Margaret, Countess of Salisbury, apparently d.1535. Edited from John Timbs & Alexander Gunn's "Abbeys, Castles & Ancient Halls of England & Wales" (1872) © Nash Ford Publishing 2
  12. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Sir William De Montagu - death: 6 August 1382;
    Author: Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles MosleyEditor-in-Chief, 1999, Page number: 2098
    Note: death: 6 August 1382; ABBR Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 ABBR Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3244726614
  13. Title: Legacy NFS Source: William Montagu K.G., Earl of Salisbury -
    Author: Carisbrooke Castle, Chamberlain, Russell, English Heritage, London, 1996, Cheryl Varner Library, Gray Court, SC, Page number: p. 10
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3248100211
  14. Title: Legacy NFS Source: William III de Montague Earl of Salisbury - Event: ; ,Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
    Author: "Heraldry Coat of Arms", Elliott, J. M., 12 Feb 2001, Kirk Larson, 23512 Belmar Dr.~Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 U.S.A.~Kirk Larson~23512 Belmar Dr.~~Laguna Niguel~~CA~~92677~~U.S.A., (253) 390-9307 (fax)
    Note: Event: ; ,Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Copyright © 1997-98-99 J.M. Elliott & On-Line-Publishing. All rightsreserved. "Armigerous" (ahr-MIJ-ehr-us) adjective Bearing or entitled to bear heraldicarms. The reason the notion of a family crest was brought into the languagewasthat those who were armigerous (entitled to bear arms) used to put theircrest or achieveme
    Page: Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:3248100244
  15. Title: William Montacute, "Find A Grave Index"
    Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2K-PDZ4 : 15 December 2021), William Montacute, ; Burial, Bisham, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England, Bisham Priory; citing record ID 74749687, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2K-PDZ4;
  16. Title: Visitations of Devon (Partial)
    Author: Unknown, Visitations of Devon (Partial), Page 565.
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