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He was a son of Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke Of Montagu and his first wife Elizabeth Wriothesley . His maternal grandparents were Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl Of Southampton and his first wife Rachel de Massue. On 17 March , 1705 , John was married to Lady Mary Churchill, daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke Of Marlborough and Sarah Churchill, Duchess Of Marlborough . He was made a Knight Of The Garter in 1719 , and was a fellow of the Royal Society and a Grand Master of the First Grand Lodge Of England . CHILDREN Montagu and his wife Lady Mary Churchill were parents to six children
SUCCESSION As neither of his three sons survived Montagu himself, the title became extinct at his death in 1749. But his eldest living daughter Mary was married to George Brudenell, 4th Earl Of Cardigan (1712-1790), who on his father-in-law's death assumed the name and arms of Montagu, and in 1766 was created Duke of Montagu. On his death, in 1790, this second dukedom of Montagu also became extinct; his only son, who was, created Baron Montagu of Boughton, having predeceased him. His daughter Elizabeth married Henry Scott, 3rd Duke Of Buccleuch , 5th Duke of Queensberry who thus acquired all the unentailed property of the dukes of Montagu, the entailed portion passing to the earls of Cardigan. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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