Simon de Montagu

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• Alternate death: 26 Sep 1317

Notes:

"In 1277 he acknowledged that the service of one knight's fee was due from the barony of Shipton Montagu, to be rendered by himself and a serjeant, in the expedition against Llewelyn. In 1280 he was in prison for a forest offence. He was engaged in the Welsh wars in 1282 and later, and in July 1287 was thanked by the King for his service in West Wales, being ordered in Dec. to go thither again instead of to North Wales. On 28 June 1283 he was summoned to attend the assembly at Shrewsbury. In. 1290 he made a settlement of his estates by surrendering them to the King, and receiving a re-grant with remainders to his sons William and Simon. In June 1294 he was summoned to attend the King on urgent affairs concerning Gascony, whither he was sent immediately, and where he apparently stayed till the beginning of 1297. While on this service, in 1296, when the English were besieged in Bourg-sur-Mer, he took a relief ship through the line of French, vessels and brought about the raising of the siege. In November 1298 inquiry was ordered into the crimes of men alleging themselves to be in his service, to his scandal and loss. In 1299 and in many later years he was summoned for service against the Scots; in September of that year he was appointed custodian of Corfe Castle, being replaced in February 1300/1 by Henry (de Lacy), Earl of Lincoln. He was summoned to Parliament from 29 December 1299 to 16 October 1315, by writs directed Simoni de Monte Acuto, whereby he is held to have become Lord Montagu. In July 1300 he took part in the siege of Carlaverock, where he brought up the rear of the third division, and after the capture of the castle was sent to Ireland, probably for provisions. On 12 February 1300/1 he joined in the Barons' letter to the Pope, as Simon, lord of Montagu. In October 1302 he went again to Gascony with John de Hastinges, and was still there in 1303. At Thurlbear, in June 1304, Aufrica de Connoght, heiress of the Isle of Man, quitclaimed all her rights therein to Simon de Montagu, knight. On 30 January 1306/7 he was made captain and governor of the fleet, against the Scots, and was in Scotland, with his son William, in February, being consequently excused attendance in Parliament. He was summoned to attend the Coronation of Edward II, 25 February 1307/8. He appears to have been in favour with the new King, for in 1309 he was made custodian of Beaumaris Castle. In August 1310 he was again admiral of the fleet against the Scots. He had licence to crenellate his house at Yardlington, Somerset, in 1313. In August 1315 he was ordered to remain in the North during the winter campaign. In these later years he was appointed on various commissions--of the peace, oyer and terminer, &c." [Complete Peerage]

Family/Spouse: Isabel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Simon married Hawise de St. Amand after 24 Oct 1270. Hawise (daughter of Amauri de St. Amand and Isabel) died in 1287. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Robert de Brent. Robert (son of Robert de Brent and Millicent) died about 1308. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hawise married Henry le Tyeys before 1285. Henry (son of Henry le Tyeys and Joan Foliot) was born in of Hardwell, Berkshire, England; died before 8 Oct 1307. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Buried: Aquitaine, France
• Buried: Priory of St. Frideswide (now Christ Church), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Notes:

King's yeoman, King's bachelor, Steward of the King's Household, Keeper of Abingdon Abbey 1318, Seneschal of Gascony 1318-19.

"He was sum. to Parl. 20 Nov 1317 and later." [Complete Peerage]

From the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography:

Between 1301 and 1304 William Montagu [...] made his mark in the Scottish wars. In 1302, described as king's yeoman, he was entrusted with the supervision of shipping for the war. In 1306, like many of his illustrious contemporaries, he was knighted along with Edward, prince of Wales. In 1314 he was keeper of Berwick. This military experience served him well, for it is as 'commander of the royal cavalry' (prefectus militie regis) in 1316, a description accorded to him by the Vita Edwardi secundi, that he first emerged as an important servant of the king (Vita Edwardi secundi, 68). In that year he played a leading part in suppressing the revolt of Llywelyn Bren (d. 1318) in Glamorgan and in settling the disputes between the townspeople of Bristol and Bartholomew Badlesmere (d. 1322), the constable of the castle there. In November 1316 he was appointed steward of the royal household. The material rewards of his stewardship included a pension of 200 marks, the absolution of his father's debts, forfeited lands in Cumberland, a quay on the Thames, and the marriage of Joan, one of the heirs of Theobald de Verdon, which he bestowed upon his younger son. He also acted as a channel of patronage for others and a number of grants were made on his information. By influencing the king and making himself a lynchpin in the relationships which bound Edward II to his courtier supporters Montagu developed the importance of the stewardship, which after his death became an important focus of contention among the rival magnates and the particular object of the earl of Lancaster's ambitions.

Montagu was relieved of the stewardship on 16 November 1318 and replaced by Badlesmere. This was almost certainly a concession to Thomas of Lancaster who had accused Montagu of combining with Roger Damory to plot against his life, a factor which delayed his reconciliation with the king. Lancaster's deep suspicion of Montagu is one of the clearest signs that the courtiers around Edward II were his ardent supporters, rather than a 'middle party' as was once thought. On 20 November Montagu was appointed seneschal of Gascony and Aquitaine and governor of the Île d'Oléron. Although prestigious, this appointment was an effective demotion since it withdrew him from the centre of affairs, so reducing his influence over the king. [...] The permanent loss of his forceful presence and military experience disadvantaged the king in the troubled years which followed.

William married Elizabeth de Montfort after 20 Jun 1292. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter de Montfort and Maud de la Mare) was born in of Beaudesert, Warwickshire, England; died on 16 Aug 1354; was buried in Priory of St. Frideswide (now Christ Church), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"A benefactor to the Abbey of Glastonbury; justice of Ford, and other lands in Somerset, Wilts, co. Hertford, and Essex." [The Wallop Family, citation details below.]

Family/Spouse: Claricia Ford. Claricia (daughter of Adam de Ford) was born about 1285 in of Ford, Bawdrop, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Warin de Lisle. Warin (son of Gerard de Lisle and Alice de Armenters) was born in of Kingston Lisle, Berkshire, England; died after 16 Mar 1322 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England; was buried in Church of the Black Friars, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate death: Bef 8 Feb 1346

Alice married Ralph Daubeney before 27 Jan 1333. Ralph (son of Elias Daubeney and Joan) was born on 3 Mar 1305 in of South Ingleby, Lincolnshire, England; died after Nov 1378. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hawise married Roger de Bavent before 1337. Roger (son of Roger de Bavent and Joan) was born in of Cocking, Sussex, England; died on 23 Apr 1355. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1st Earl of Salisbury. He was the leader of the party that seized Roger de Mortimer at Nottingham Castle on the night of 19 Oct 1330. He died of injuries sustained at a tournament at Windsor.

William married Katherine de Grandison before 1328. Katherine (daughter of William de Grandison and Sibyl de Tregoz) died on 23 Apr 1349. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas Denebaud. Thomas (son of William Denebaud) was born in of Hinton St. George, Somerset, England; died in 1362. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Herbert de St. Quintin. Herbert (son of Herbert de St. Quintin and Lora de Fauconberge) was born in of Brandesburton, Yorkshire, England; died in May 1347. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married John de Grey before 20 Oct 1330. John (son of Richard de Grey and Joan Fitz Payn) was born about 1307 in of Codnor, Derbyshire, England; died on 14 Dec 1392; was buried in Carmelite Friars, Aylesford, Kent, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gerard married Eleanor de Arundel after 3 Dec 1329. Eleanor (daughter of Edmund Fitz Alan and Alice de Warenne) died before 30 Mar 1347. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Sir Giles Daubeney, of South Ingleby, South Petherton, &c., and h., by 1st wife. On 14 Oct. 1351 he had letters stating that, though born out of the King's allegiance, he might nevertheless enjoy his inheritance. In Oct. 1357 he bought the manors of Kempston, Beds, and Tottenham, Middlesex, from William Daubeney and Philippe his wife, for 200 marks. Sheriff of Beds and Bucks, 1379-80. Knight of the Shire for Somerset, 1382, 1383, and 1384. He m., soon after 5 Jan. 1358/9, Alianore, da. of Sir Henry de Wilington, of Umberleigh, Devon, Poulton, co. Gloucester, &c., by Isabel, da. of Sir John de Walesbreu, of Lamellen and Lancarfe, Cornwall. He d. 24 June 1386, at Barrington, Somerset. 1386. His widow's dower was ordered to be assigned, 8 Aug. 1386. She d. 6 Aug 1400, and was bur. at Kempston." [Complete Peerage IV:97-8]

Giles married Eleanor de Wilington after 5 Jan 1359. Eleanor (daughter of Henry de Wilington and Isabel de Whalesborough) died on 6 Aug 1400; was buried in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joan married John Dauntsey before Nov 1373. John (son of Richard Dauntsey and Katherine Gernon) was born in of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England; died on 31 Oct 1391. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Roger de Mortimer. Roger (son of Edmund de Mortimer and Elizabeth de Badlesmere) was born on 11 Nov 1328 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England; died on 26 Feb 1360 in Rouvray, Côte d'Or, Burgundy, France; was buried in Wigmore Abbey, Herefordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sybil married Edmund Fitz Alan before 16 Jul 1347. Edmund (son of Richard Fitz Alan and Isabel le Despenser) was born about 1329 in of Chedzoy, Devon, England; died before 12 Feb 1382. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate death: 4 Mar 1390

Family/Spouse: Margaret Monthermer. Margaret (daughter of Thomas de Monthermer and Margaret de Brewes) was born in 1329; died on 24 Mar 1395; was buried in Selwood Priory, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]