Edward Montagu Biography and Timeline

Chief Justice

Appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench

Role range: 1539-1545

Chief Justice

Appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

Role range: 1545-1553

Succession Devise Legal Pressure

Edward Montagu and other judges are ordered to give legal form to Edward VI’s succession devise despite warning that overturning the statutory succession could be treasonous.

Role range: c.1485-1557 – 1547-1553

Birth of Edward Montagu

Birth of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester

Happy Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the "Happy Parliament" of 1623-24

Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the "Happy Parliament" of 1623-24

Marriage

Joins Prince Charles during his 1623 trip to Habsburg Spain in pursuit of the Spanish Match

Happy Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the "Useless Parliament"

Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the Parliament 1625-26

Useless Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the "Useless Parliament"

Knight of the Bath

At the time of Charles Is coronation, is made a Knight of the Bath to reward him for his service to Charles in Spain

Peerage

With help from the Duke of Buckingham, elevated to the House of Lords, receiving his fathers barony of Kimbolton and styled Viscount Mandeville as a courtesy title, since his father had been created earl of Manchester in February

Marriage

Marries Anne, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Warwick

Twelve Peers Petition

Mandeville supports the peers appeal for Parliament after military defeat.

Long Parliament

Montagu enters the Long Parliament as a prominent critic of Personal Rule.

Parliamentary Opposition

Montagu joins peers seeking ministerial accountability and regular parliamentary government.

Lords Consider Strafford Attainder

Manchester participates as the Lords decide the bill of attainder.

Accusation against Lord Mandeville

Mandeville is accused alongside the five members of the House of Commons.

Accusation of High Treason

Charles I accuses Lord Mandeville alongside the five Commons members.

Succession as Earl of Manchester

Edward Montagu succeeds his father as the second Earl of Manchester.

Eastern Association

Manchester leads the Eastern Association army as Parliament builds power in East Anglia.

Role range: 1642-1651

Battle of Winceby

Defeats the Royalists under Sir John Henderson near Newark. Cromwell's cavalry proves very effective

Role range: 1642-1649

Battle of Winceby

Manchester commands Eastern Association forces during the Parliamentarian victory at Winceby.

Role range: 1642-1651

Major General

Appointed Major General of the Parliamentary forces in the eastern counties (the Eastern Association), with Cromwell as his second in command

Role range: 1642-1649

Capture of Lincoln

Lincoln surrenders with a considerable supply of arms

Role range: 1642-1649

General

Appointed General for the Eastern Midlands & the Associated Counties

Role range: 1642-1649

Major General

Appointed Major General of the Parliamentary forces in the eastern counties (the Eastern Association), with Cromwell as his second in command

General

Appointed General for the Eastern Midlands & the Associated Counties

Siege of Lincoln

Captures Lincoln

Role range: 1642-1649

Siege of York

Gathers together a force of 27,000 outside York

Role range: 1642-1649

Battle of Marston Moor

Arrives at Marston Moor, 6 miles west of York on the Knaresborough Rd

Role range: 1642-1649

Battle of Marston Moor

Commands a Parliamentary regiment at the Battle of Marston Moor

Role range: 1642-1649

Mobilization

Fills the gap left by William Waller who is supporting Essex in Cornwall

Role range: 1642-1649

Committee of Both Kingdoms

Appointed a member of the Committee of Both Kingdoms

Role range: 1642-1649

Mobilization

Joins up with Waller & Essex & forms a force of 18,000 outnumbering the King's by 2:1

Role range: 1642-1649

Resignation of Edward Montagu

Anticipating the Self-denying Ordinance, Manchester resigned his command

Role range: 1642-1649

Royal Return

Montagu helps deliver Charles II safely to Dover at the start of the restored monarchy.

Role range: 1625-1672

Fleet to Holland

Montagu commands the fleet sent to bring Charles II home from exile.

Role range: 1625-1672

Earl of Sandwich

Charles II rewards Edward Montagu with the earldom of Sandwich after the royal return.

Role range: 1660-1672

Battle of Lowestoft

Commands the English blue squadron during the victory at Lowestoft.

Role range: 1665-1667 – 1660-1672