| Code | P/0069 |
| Dates | 1602-1671 |
| Person Name | Montagu; Sir; Edward (1602-1671); 2nd Earl of Manchester (1642-1671); of Kimbolton Castle |
| Surname | Montagu |
| Forenames | Edward |
| PreTitle | Sir |
| Title | 2nd Earl of Manchester (1642-1671) |
| Epithet | of Kimbolton Castle |
| Activity | "Edward 2nd Earl of Manchester, who was summoned to Parliament in the lifetime of his father as Baron Kimbolton. He was an active and successful General of the Parliamentary Army during the Civil Wars and particularly distinguished by his celebrated victory over Prince Rupert at Marston Moor, in which engagement Cromwell acted as his Lt-Gen. His Lordship, however, refused to sanction the murder of the King and retired from Parliament until 1660 when he assisted at the meeting of Peers who voted for the restoration of Charles II and was deputed by the Lords ans their speaker to congratulate the King upon his return to his capital..."
- from Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (103rd ed) 1963 |
| Relationships | Father: Sir Henry Montagu (c.1563-1642), 1st Earl of Manchester
Mother: Catherine Spencer (c.1586 - c.1612)
Spouse: (1) Susanah Hill, daughter of John Hill of Honily [Warks]
Spouse: (2) Lady Anne Rich (1604-1642), daughter of Robert 2nd Earl of Warwick
Children from this marriage:
- Robert 3rd Earl of Manchester (1634-1682)
- Frances m. Henry Saunderson
- Anne (d.1689) m. Robert Rich Earl of Holland
Spouse: (3) Essex Bevill (1618-1658), daughter of Sir Thomas Cheke of Pirgo [Essex] and widow of Sir Robert Bevill of Chesterton
Children from this marriage:
- Essex Montagu (d. 1677), m. Henry Ingram, 1st Viscount of Irvine
Spouse: (4) Eleanor Dowager Countess of Warwick (d.1666), daughter of Sir Richard Wortley and widow of (1) Sir Henry Lee, 1st Baronet of Quarendon (2) Edward Radclyffe, 6th Earl of Sussex and (3) Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
Spouse: (5) Margaret Dowager Countess of Carlisle (d.1676), daughter of Francis Russell 4th Earl of Bedford and widow of James Hay 2nd Earl of Carlisle |
| RefNo | Title |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/13 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes, possibly Wyberton |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/10 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/5b | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/17 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes, possibly Sibsey |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/15 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes, possibly Ashby |
| KMAN1/A/8/9 | Petitions to the 2nd Earl of Manchester, Major General of the Associated Counties, from the inhabitants of various parishes in Lincolnshire |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/7 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/14 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/12 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/5a | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/6 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/1 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/16 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/18 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/8 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes |
| KMAN1/A/7/26a | Declaration of trust under the will of the late Henry Earl of Manchester |
| KMAN1/A/7/34 | Bond to pay £1000 |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/2 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes, possibly Frampton |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/3 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes, possibly Fosdyke |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/4 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes, possibly Algarkirk |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/9 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes |
| KMAN1/A/8/9/19 | Petition to the 2nd Earl of Manchester from the inhabitants of unknown Lincolnshire parishes, possibly including Salmonby, Ashby Puerorum and Tetford |
| KMAN1 | Records of the Montagu family of Kimbolton Castle |
| KMAN1/A/13/5/2 | Quitclaim |