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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)

Linked entries in the catalogue

RefNo	Title
KMAN1/A/10/30/2	List of the writings lying in the Castle of Kimbolton and belonging to the Earl of Manchester
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

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