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Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, 27 July 1625 to 28 May 1672, was an English military officer, politician and diplomat from Barnwell, Northamptonshire. During the First English Civil War, he served with the Parliamentarian army, and was an Member of Parliament at various times between 1645 and 1660.
Jun 3, 2024 · Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich was an English admiral who brought Charles II to England at the Restoration in 1660 and who subsequently fought in the Second and Third Dutch Wars. The son of Sir Sydney Montagu, he raised a regiment for Parliament after the outbreak of the Civil War and fought.
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl. Heraldic achievement of the Earls of Sandwich. Portrait of the Earl of Sandwich by Thomas Gainsborough, 1783. Earl of Sandwich is a noble title in the Peerage of England, held since its creation by the House of Montagu. It is nominally associated with Sandwich, Kent.
Edward Mountagu (also referred to as Montagu ), the Earl of Sandwich as depicted by artist Peter Lely here and from the National Portrait Gallery, was the generous benefactor and patron of Samuel Pepys.
Edward Montagu, First Earl of Sandwich (1625-1672) Interesting events from his life in the period 1660-1672. 02 Aug 2017. Montagu’s journals revealed a subtle ability and versatility of character and in many ways he was quite similar to his cousin, Samuel Pepys, whom Montagu was patron to.
Jun 11, 2018 · Sandwich, Edward Montagu, 1st earl of (1625–72). Montagu's cousin, the 2nd earl of Manchester, was a leader on the parliamentary side during the Civil War. Montagu joined him as a young man and fought at Marston Moor and Naseby.
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich fought for the Parliamentary forces during the Civil War, but subsequently played an important part in restoring Charles II to the throne, through his position as Admiral, in command of the fleet that returned the King from exile in May 1660.
