Biography of Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester 1706-1786

Paternal Family Tree: Montagu

Maternal Family Tree: Susanna Temple 1600

In 1705 [her father] John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 15) and [her mother] Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 15) were married. She the daughter of John Churchill 1st Duke Marlborough (age 54) and Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough (age 44). He the son of Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 66) and Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland. They were third cousins.

Around 1706 Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester was born to John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 16) and Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 16).

On 09 Mar 1709 [her grandfather] Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 70) died. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map]. His son [her father] John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Montagu, 4th Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire. [her mother] Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 19) by marriage Duchess Montagu.

In 1722 Charles Montagu 1st Duke Manchester (age 60) died. His son [her future husband] William Montagu 2nd Duke Manchester (age 21) succeeded 2nd Duke Manchester, 5th Earl Manchester, 5th Viscount Mandeville, 5th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton.

On 11 Jun 1724 Pattee Byng 2nd Viscount Torrington (age 25) and [her future sister-in-law] Charlotte Montagu Viscountess Torrington (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Charles Montagu 1st Duke Manchester and Doddington Greville Duchess Manchester.

Before 21 Oct 1739 William Montagu 2nd Duke Manchester (age 39) and Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester (age 33) were married. She by marriage Duchess Manchester. She the daughter of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 49) and Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 50). He the son of Charles Montagu 1st Duke Manchester and Doddington Greville Duchess Manchester. They were fourth cousins.

On 21 Oct 1739 [her husband] William Montagu 2nd Duke Manchester (age 39) died. His brother [her brother-in-law] Robert Montagu 3rd Duke Manchester (age 29) succeeded 3rd Duke Manchester, 6th Earl Manchester, 6th Viscount Mandeville, 6th Baron Montagu of Kimbolton. Harriet Dunch Duchess Manchester by marriage Duchess Manchester.

On 29 Jan 1740 Richard Lumley 2nd Earl Scarborough (age 53) committed suicide by shooting himself through the roof of the mouth possibly as a result of his having told the Dowager Duchess of Manchester (age 34), who he had intended to marry the following day, a state secret which she then shared with her grandmother [her grandmother] Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough (age 79) who shared it with William Pulteney 1st Earl Bath (age 55) who shared it with everyone else. On 29 Jan 1740 His brother Thomas Lumley-Saunderson 3rd Earl Scarborough (age 49) succeeded 3rd Earl Scarborough, 4th Viscount Lumley. Frances Hamilton Countess Scarborough by marriage Countess Scarborough. He left his estates to his youngest brother James Lumley (age 34).

In 1743 Edward Hussey-Montagu 1st Earl Beaulieu (age 22) and Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester (age 37) were married. She the daughter of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 53) and Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 53).

On 06 Jul 1749 [her father] John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 59) died without surviving male issue. Duke Montagu extinct. His estates were inherited by his daughter [her sister] Mary (age 38) and her husband George Brudenell aka Montagu 1st Duke Montagu (age 36) who changed his name to Montagu from Brudenell. Monument in St Edmund's Church, Warkton [Map]. Sculpted by Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 46). Erected by his widow, [her mother] Mary Churchill (age 59), the daughter of the 1st Duke of Marlborough, who stands at the left hand side of the monument.

On 14 May 1751 [her mother] Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu (age 61) died. Monument in St Edmund's Church, Warkton [Map]. Sculpted by Louis Francois Roubiliac (age 48). Erected by her Daughter, Lady Mary Montagu. The monument is adorned with figures representing the three fates of Clotho-, Atropos- and Lachesis-, arranged to show the cutting of Mary's life thread, and Lachesis' dismay at it being cut short. Three putti also figure on the monument, one of whom holds the spindle from which the thread was cut.

Clotho-: Clotho- is one of the Three Fates. She spins the thread of human life.

Atropos-: Atropos- is one of the Three Fates. She cuts the thread of human life.

Lachesis-: Lachesis- is one of the Three Fates. She measures the thread of human life.

On 17 Feb 1759 [her former sister-in-law] Charlotte Montagu Viscountess Torrington (age 54) died. She was buried at Bing Vault, All Saints Church, Southill.

1762 Creation of New Peers

On 04 May 1762 King George III of Great Britain and Ireland (age 23) created a number of new peerages ...

Edward Noel 1st Viscount Wentworth (age 46) was created 1st Viscount Wentworth.

William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon (age 53) was created 1st Viscount Courtenay.

Thomas Pelham Holles 1st Duke Newcastle-under-Lyme (age 68) was created 1st Baron Pelham of Stanmer in Sussex with default to his cousin Thomas Pelham (age 34).

Caroline Lennox 1st Baroness Holland (age 39) was created 1st Baron Holland in Lincolnshire. Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland (age 56) by marriage Baron Holland in Lincolnshire.

John Perceval 2nd Earl Egmont (age 51) was created 1st Baron Lovel and Holland of Enmore in Somerset.

John Montagu 1st Baron Montagu (age 27) was created 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton in Northamptonshire.

Joseph Damer 1st Earl Dorchester (age 44) was created 1st Baron Milton of Milton Abbey in Dorset.

[her husband] Edward Hussey-Montagu 1st Earl Beaulieu (age 41) was created 1st Baron Beaulieu of Beaulieu in Hampshire with a special remainder to his heirs male with his current wife Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester (age 56).

On 12 May 1762 George Venables-Vernon 1st Baron Vernon (age 53) was created 1st Baron Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire. Martha Harcourt Baroness Vernon of Kinderton (age 46) by marriage Baroness Vernon of Kinderton in Cheshire.

George Fox Lane 1st Baron Bingley (age 65) was created 1st Baron Bingley. Harriet Benson Baroness Bingley (age 57) by marriage Baroness Bingley.

On 08 Jan 1774 [her former sister-in-law] Dodington Montagu (age 80) died in a house fire.

On 20 Dec 1786 Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester (age 80) died.

On 25 Nov 1802 [her former husband] Edward Hussey-Montagu 1st Earl Beaulieu (age 81) died.

Royal Ancestors of Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester 1706-1786

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Ancestors of Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester 1706-1786

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Roper

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Harrington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harrington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Lucy Sidney

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Cotton

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Shirley 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Shirley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Giffard

GrandFather: Ralph Montagu 1st Duke Montagu 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Winwood

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Winwood Baroness Montagu

Father: John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Browne Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Radclyffe 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wriothesley 4th Earl of Southampton 2nd Earl Chichester 7 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Vernon 4 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Vernon 5 x Great Grand Son of Henry IV King England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vernon Countess Southampton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Wriothesley Countess Northumberland 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Leigh

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Leigh

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Harrington

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Leigh 1st Earl Chichester

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Egerton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ravenscroft

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Leigh Countess Southampton 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Boteler 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Boteler 1st Baron Boteler 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Waller

Great x 2 Grandmother: Audrey Boteler Countess Chichester 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Villiers Baroness Boteler Brantfield

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

Isabella Montagu Duchess Manchester 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Henry IV King England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Winston Churchill

GrandFather: John Churchill 1st Duke Marlborough 14 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard Drake

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Drake

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Drake

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drake 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Boteler 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Boteler 1st Baron Boteler 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Waller

Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Boteler 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Villiers Baroness Boteler Brantfield

Great x 4 Grandmother: Audrey Saunders

Mother: Mary Churchill Duchess Montagu 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Jennings

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Jennings

GrandMother: Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gifford Thornhurst 1st Baronet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Thornhurst

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Temple

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Temple

Great x 2 Grandmother: Susanna Temple