| Code | P/0071 |
| Dates | c.1662-1722 |
| Person Name | Montagu; Sir; Charles (c.1662-1722); 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Manchester (1683-1722); of Kimbolton Castle |
| Surname | Montagu |
| Forenames | Charles |
| PreTitle | Sir |
| Title | 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Manchester (1683-1722) |
| Epithet | of Kimbolton Castle |
| Activity | "Charles 1st Duke of Manchester, one of the first who espoused the cause of the Prince of Orange; he took an active part in the campaign in Ireland, being present at the Battle of the Boyne and the subsequently unsuccesful seige of Limerick. In 1696 he was apptd. Amb. Extraor. to the republic of Venice; in 1699, accredited Amb. Extraor. to the Court of France; in 1701, constituted Principle Sec. of State and in 1707 deputed Amb. extraor. to the Court of Vienna. Upon the accession of George I His Lordship was continued in the Lord Lieutenancy of Huntingdon, Sworn of the Privy Council, apptd. one of the Lords of His Majesty's Bedchamber and finally created Duke of Manchester, 28 April 1719." - from Burke's Peerage (1967) |
| Relationships | Father: Sir Robert Montagu (1634-1683) 3rd Earl of Manchester
Mother: Anne Yelverton (1628-1698)
Spouse: Doddington Greville (1671-1720), daughter of Robert Greville 4th Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court
Children of this marriage:
- Lady Doddington Montagu (c.1694-1774), died unmarried
- Sir William Montagu 2nd Duke of Manchester (1700-1739)
- Lady Charlotte Montagu (1705-1759), m. Pattee Byng 2nd Viscount Torrington
- Sir Robert Montagu 3rd Duke of Manchester (c.1710-1762) |
| RefNo | Title |
| KMAN1/A/36/5 | Letter book of Charles 4th Earl of Manchester, Ambassador to the King of France |
| KMAN1/A/28/8/3 | Declaration that Charles Earl of Manchester and Doddington Greville were married in the parish church of Hale [Southants] by Richard Owen, curate |
| KMAN1/A/10/30/2 | List of the writings lying in the Castle of Kimbolton and belonging to the Earl of Manchester |
| KMAN1/A/36/8a | Manuscript volume containing poetry written in honour of the 4th Earl of Manchester’s embassy to Venice |
| KMAN1/A/28/8/4 | Manor of Great Staughton: opinion of William Jones on the Montagu claims |
| KMAN1 | Records of the Montagu family of Kimbolton Castle |
| KMAN1/A/10/30/10 | List of the Earl of Manchester's correspondence, from 1697 to 1708 |
| KMAN1/A/13/5/4 | Assignment of a mortgage |
| KMAN1/A/17/4/6/4 | Warrant appointing Charles Montagu, Earl of Manchester, a High Steward of Cambridge University |
| KMAN1/A/21A/2/3 | Extract copied from a conveyance of 1685 |
| KMAN1/A/21A/11 | Papers in the case of the Earl of Manchester v. the Earl of Nottingham |
| KMAN1/A/21B/2 | Bundle of papers labelled "Bills of Exchange drawn on me by the Rt Hon. the Earl of Manchester" |
| KMAN1/A/22B/4/3 | Papers from a bundle labelled "[Writ]ings concerning the Priory of Stonely" |
| KMAN1/A/24A/9a | Title deeds to the Manor of St Ives [Hunts] and Much Waltham [Essex] |
| KMAN1/A/28/8/7 | Manor of Kimbolton: extracted customs and orders agreed between Sir Henry Montagu and Edward Maria Wingfield in 1617 |
| KMAN1/A/28/8/5 | Abstract of recent Kimbolton leases compiled by Francis Malory for the Earl of Manchester |
| KMAN1/A/36/8 | Letter book of Charles 4th Earl of Manchester, Ambassador to the Republic of Venice |
| KMAN1/A/36/7 | Manuscript volume containing copies of speeches and memorials, mostly made during Charles 4th Earl of Manchester’s embassy to Venice |
| KMAN1/A/36/9 | Letter book of Charles 4th Earl of Manchester, Ambassador to the King of France |
| KMAN1/A/36/19 | Manuscript volume titled “Notes of Severall Passages and Observations in Holland &c, part of France, Savoy, Piedmont, Italy and part of Germany, from June 1699 to July 1702” |
| KMAN1/A/36/20 | Notebook containing a handwritten account of English history to 1699 [in French] |
| KMAN1/A/28/3/4 | Letter to Charles Earl of Manchester with instructions to assess the conditions of the militia within his Lieutenancy in Huntingdonshire |
| KMAN1/A/32/8/11 | Copy of the Earl of Manchester's settlement |
| KD1756/1 | Volume containing copies of letters written by Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester, while he was Ambassador of France (1699-1701) |
| KMAN1/A/32/10/2 | Rent roll of the Earl of Manchester's estate in Essex |
| KMAN1/A/32/10/5 | Rent roll of the Earl of Manchester's estate in Essex |
| KMAN1/A/32/7/11 | Order from the Council Chamber at Whitehall to the Earl of Manchester, as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire, to issue warrants for the speedy supply of able seamen for manning the navy |
| KMAN1/A/32/7/13 | Order from the Council Chamber at Whitehall to the Earl of Manchester, as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire, for putting the local militia in order and better securing the peace of the Kingdom |
| KMAN1/A/32/7/14 | Order from the Council Chamber at Whitehall to the Earl of Manchester, as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire, to mobilise the militia and see them marched to Uxbridge and Hillingdon [Middlesex] where they will receive further orders |
| KMAN1/A/32/11/2 | Account for building works carried out for the Earl of Manchester |
| KMAN1/A/32/11/3 | Bill for "works done about the house & gardens for building of chimneys and setting up chimney pieces ripping & ...[?] beams & tracings & other business" |
| KMAN1/A/32/11/4 | Account of fees paid by Mr Coleman to Thomas Pegg for "wainscotting the castle" |
| KMAN1/A/32/11/5 | Page of signed receipts for interest on a sum of £125 received by James Montagu from Charles 1st Earl of Manchester |
| KMAN1/A/32/11/9 | Abstracts of the bills of Lady Anne, Lady Doddington and Lady Eliza Montagu to the 20 January 1721 |
| KMAN1/A/32/11/21 | Receipt for £40 received by Samuel Rosse from the Earl of Manchester in part payment of a bond |
| KMAN1/A/32/11/22 | List of taxes owing on property in Kimbolton, Swineshead, Keyston and Weybridge since Lady Day 1673 |