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- Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu (24 December 1638 – 9 March 1709) was an English courtier, diplomat, politician and peer.
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Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu (24 December 1638 – 9 March 1709) was an English courtier, diplomat, politician and peer. [1] Background. Ralph Montagu was the second son of Edward Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton (1616–1684), and Anne Winwood, daughter of the Secretary of State Ralph Winwood. [1] .
- Anne Winwood
- Edward Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton
- 1705–1709
- John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu
Mar 27, 2024 · Ralph Montagu, 1st duke of Montagu (baptized December 24, 1638, London, England—died March 9, 1709, London) was a courtier of Charles II who became a duke under Queen Anne, after a career that prompted Jonathan Swift’s opinion that he was “as arrant a knave as any in his time.”
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 19, 2022 · Ralph "1st Duke of Montagu" Montagu. Born 24 Dec 1638 [location unknown] Ancestors. Son of Edward Montagu and Anne (Winwood) Montagu. Brother of Elizabeth (Montagu) Harvey and Edward Montagu MP. Husband of Elizabeth (Wriothesley) Montagu — married 24 Aug 1673 (to 19 Sep 1690) in Titchfield, Hampshire, England.
- December 24, 1638
- March 9, 1709
Apr 26, 2022 · Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu (24 December 1638 – 9 March 1709) was an English courtier and diplomat. [1] He was the second son of Edward Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton (1616–1684) and Anne Winwood, daughter of the Secretary of State Ralph Winwood.
- December 24, 1638
- March 09, 1709 (70)London, Middlesex, England
- England-son of 2nd Baron Montague
- Westminster Abbey
Dukes of Montagu, first Creation (1705) Other titles: Earl of Montagu (1689) and Baron Montagu of Boughton (1621) Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu (1638–c. 1709) was a courtier and diplomat. John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1690–1749), only son of the 1st Duke, died without male issue.
- 5 November 1766
- George Montagu (né Brudenell), 4th Earl of Cardigan
- Marquess of Monthermer, Earl of Cardigan, Baron Brudenell of Stonton, Baron Montagu of Boughton
- Peerage of Great Britain
Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montague (bap. 1638, d. 1709) was an English courtier, diplomat, and patron of the arts. He was elected to Parliament both before and after the Glorious Revolution. Reference:
Boughton House as it stands today is largely the work of Ralph Montagu, later 1st Duke of Montagu, who inherited what was then a simpler Tudor building, in 1683. Montagu had been an English ambassador to France, and he was keen to bring French beauty and style to an English landscape.