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CodeP/0077
Dates1823-1890
Person NameMontagu; Sir; William Drogo (1823-1890); 7th Duke of Manchester (1855-1890); of Kimbolton Castle
SurnameMontagu
ForenamesWilliam Drogo
PreTitleSir
Title7th Duke of Manchester (1855-1890)
Epithetof Kimbolton Castle
RelationshipsFather: Sir George Montagu (1799-1855) 6th Duke of Manchester
Mother: Millicent Bernard Sparrow (1798-1848)

Spouse: Countess Luise Friederike Auguste von Alten (1832-1911), daughter of Karl Franz Viktor, Count von Alten of Hanover
Children of this marriage:
- George Victor Drogo Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester (1853–1892)
- Lady Mary Louisa Elizabeth Montagu (1854–1934) m. (1) William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton and (2) Robert Forster
- Lady Louisa Augusta Beatrice Montagu (1856–1944), m. Archibald Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford
- Lord Charles William Augustus Montagu (1860–1939), m. Hon. Mildred Sturt, daughter of Henry Gerard Sturt, 1st Baron Alington
- Lady Alice Maude Olivia Montagu (1862–1957), m. Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
Linked entries in the catalogue
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KMAN1/A/8/2bSmall bundle of papers labelled "Papers regarding the condition of British settlements on the River Gambia"
KMAN1/A/8/1Volume containing papers relating to the Duke of Manchester's estates in Canterbury, New Zealand
KMAN1/A/10/9/1Papers relating to the Pestarena United Gold Mining Company Limited
KMAN1Records of the Montagu family of Kimbolton Castle
KWH/3P/349Black and White Print
KWH/3G/349Visit of the Prince of Wales to Kimbolton Castle
KWH/3G/348Visit of the Prince of Wales to Kimbolton Castle
KMAN1/A/8/2cThree letters from H. Swaffield of South Park, Sevenoaks [Kent] to the Duke of Manchester, as shareholder, appealing for funds to release the Pestarena United Gold Mining Company from its debts
KMAN1/A/8/2dLetter from Augustus Morris, secretary of the Sydney International Exhibition, asking the Duke of Manchester to accept the Diploma and Gold Medal in recognistion of his services to the Royal Colonial Institute
KMAN1/A/10/9/8Certificate of Ordinary Stock in the Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company Limited, held by the Duke of Manchester
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