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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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Biography of John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich 1744-1814

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On 14th March 1741 [his father] John Montagu 4th Earl Sandwich (age 22) and [his mother] Dorothy Fane Countess Sandwich (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Sandwich.

On 26th January 1744 John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich was born to John Montagu 4th Earl Sandwich (age 25) and Dorothy Fane Countess Sandwich (age 26).

On 1st March 1766 John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich (age 22) and Elizabeth Montague-Dunk were married. She the daughter of George Montagu Dunk 2nd Earl Halifax (age 49). He the son of John Montagu 4th Earl Sandwich (age 47) and Dorothy Fane Countess Sandwich (age 48). They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 3rd April 1767 [his son] John George Montagu was born to John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich (age 23) and [his wife] Elizabeth Montague-Dunk.

In 1768 [his wife] Elizabeth Montague-Dunk died. She was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map].

On 25th April 1772 John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich (age 28) and Maria Henrietta Powlett were married. She the daughter of Harry Powlett 6th Duke Bolton (age 51) and Katherine Lowther Duchess of Bolton (age 36). He the son of John Montagu 4th Earl Sandwich (age 53) and Dorothy Fane Countess Sandwich (age 55).

On 4th February 1773 [his son] George Montagu 6th Earl Sandwich was born to John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich (age 29) and [his wife] Maria Henrietta Powlett.

In 1774 [his daughter] Mary Montagu Viscountess Templetown was born to John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich (age 29) and [his wife] Maria Henrietta Powlett.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 9th August 1777 [his daughter] Henrietta Susanah Montagu was born to John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich (age 33) and [his wife] Maria Henrietta Powlett at Hinchinbrooke House [Map].

On 30th March 1779 [his wife] Maria Henrietta Powlett died. She was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map].

On 29th November 1790 [his son] John George Montagu (age 23) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map].

On 30th April 1792 [his father] John Montagu 4th Earl Sandwich (age 73) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map]. On 30th April 1792 His son John (age 48) succeeded 5th Earl Sandwich.

On 7th October 1796 [his son-in-law] John Upton 2nd Baron Templetown (age 24) and [his daughter] Mary Montagu Viscountess Templetown (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Templetown of Templetown in Antrim. She the daughter of John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich (age 52) and [his former wife] Maria Henrietta Powlett.

On 17th July 1797 [his mother] Dorothy Fane Countess Sandwich (age 80) died. She was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map].

After 3rd May 1798 [his son-in-law] William James Comte d'Arran (age 20) and [his daughter] Henrietta Susanah Montagu (age 20) were married. She the daughter of John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich (age 54) and [his former wife] Maria Henrietta Powlett.

On 9th July 1804 [his son] George Montagu 6th Earl Sandwich (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Louisa Lowry-Corry Countess of Sandwich (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Armar Lowry-Corry 1st Earl Belmore and Harriet Hobart Viscountess Belmore (age 42). He the son of John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich (age 60) and [his former wife] Maria Henrietta Powlett.

On 6th June 1814 John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich (age 70) died. He was buried at All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map]. His son [his son] George (age 41) succeeded 6th Earl Sandwich. [his daughter-in-law] Louisa Lowry-Corry Countess of Sandwich (age 33) by marriage Countess Sandwich.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

16th June 1884. Erected by [his great grandson] Edward Montagu 8th Earl Sandwich (age 44). Wall plaque listing those buried beneath the chancel of All Saints Church, Barnwell [Map].

Henry Montagu. Note. Mistake. Died 1625.

Sidney Montagu

Paulina Pepys, wife of Sidney Montagu

Mary Anne Boyle, wife of Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Sandwich

Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Sandwich

Richard Montagu

[his aunt] Mary Montagu

Charles John Montagu

[his grandfather] Edward Montagu Viscount Hinchingbrooke

James Montagu

Sidney Wortley-Montagu

Dean John Montagu

Edward Montagu 3rd Earl Sandwich

Colonel John Montagu

Unknown Sarah Montagu died 1739, widow of Edward Montagu

[his brother] Edward Montagu

[his uncle] Captain William Montagu

[his sister] Mary Montagu

[his former wife] Elizabeth Montague-Dunk

[his former wife] Maria Henrietta Powlett

[his son] John George Montagu

[his father] John Montagu 4th Earl Sandwich

[his mother] Dorothy Fane Countess Sandwich

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John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich

[his son] George Montagu 6th Earl Sandwich

[his granddaughter] Catherine Caroline Montagu Countess Colonna-Walewski

[his great granddaughter] Louise-Marie Colonna-Walewska

[his former daughter-in-law] Louisa Lowry-Corry Countess of Sandwich

[his granddaughter-in-law] Mary Paget Countess Sandwich

[his great grandson] Sydney Montagu

[his grandson] John William Montagu 7th Earl Sandwich.

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Royal Ancestors of John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich 1744-1814

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

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

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

Kings France: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 25 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich 1744-1814

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sidney Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Earl Sandwich 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Paulina Pepys

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 2nd Earl Sandwich 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Crew 1st Baron Crew

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jemima Crew Countess Sandwich 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jemima Waldegrave Baroness Crew 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 3rd Earl Sandwich 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 1st Earl Cork

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Boyle 2nd Earl Cork 1st Earl Burlington

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Fenton Countess Cork

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Anne Boyle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 5th Earl of Cumberland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clifford Countess Burlington 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cecil Countess Cumberland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Edward Montagu Viscount Hinchingbrooke 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Wilmot 1st Viscount Wilmot

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Wilmot 1st Earl Rochester

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sarah Anderson

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Wilmot 2nd Earl Rochester 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne St John Countess Rochester 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Leighton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Wilmot Countess Sandwich 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Malet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Malet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Tracy 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Malet Countess Rochester 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Hawley 1st Baron Hawley 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Unton Hawley 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Gibbes Baroness Hawley

Father: John Montagu 4th Earl Sandwich 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Francis Popham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Popham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Popham 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Popham 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Popham Viscountess Hinchingbrooke 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

John Montagu 5th Earl Sandwich 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fane

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Neville 7th and 5th Baroness Abergavenny 3rd Baroness Despencer 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: George Fane 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Mildmay 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Sharington

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Fane 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Charles Fane 1st Viscount Fane 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Southcott

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Southcott

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Southcott

Mother: Dorothy Fane Countess Sandwich 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stanhope 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Port

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Stanhope 1st Earl Chesterfield 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Alington

Great x 3 Grandmother: Cordelia Alington

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Stanhope 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Pakington of Hampton Lovett

Great x 3 Grandfather: John "Lusty" Pakington

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Pakington Countess Chesterfield

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ambrose Smith of Withcote in Leicestershire

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothy Smith

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Coe

GrandMother: Mary Stanhope Viscountess Fane 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England