Earl of Manchester

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The Earl of Manchester is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England, historically held by the Montagu family, prominent in politics and the military, particularly during the English Civil War.

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Label Occurrences
Earl of Manchester canonical 9
Manchester, Earl of Manchester 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
dukedom
earldom
hereditary title
nobleman
nobleman
title in the Peerage of England
associatedNobleFamily House of Montagu
linked to: Montagu family
associatedWith British military history
British politics
associatedWithEvent English Civil War
country Kingdom of England
createdBy King Charles I of England
creationDate 1626
firstHolder Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester
genderRestriction male-preference primogeniture
heldByFamily Montagu family
hereditary true
historicalSignificance important during the English Civil War
jurisdiction England
linkedTitle Duke of Manchester
locatedIn Cambridgeshire
militaryRank Parliamentarian general
namedAfter Manchester
nobleFamily Montagu family
Montagu family
nobleTitle Earl of Manchester
Earl of Manchester
notableFor commanding Parliamentary forces in the English Civil War
notableHolder Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester
occupation judge
politician
peerage Peerage of England
positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
linked to: Lord Chamberlain

Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
Lord High Treasurer
Lord Privy Seal
precedence below marquess and above viscount
rank earl
sideInConflict Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War
status extant
styleOfAddress The Right Honourable
subsidiaryTitle Baron Kimbolton
Viscount Mandeville
titleHolderFamilySeat Kimbolton Castle
tradition English nobility
typeOfPeerage English earldom

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Montagu family hasTitle Earl of Manchester
Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester nobleTitle Earl of Manchester
subject linked to: 4th Earl of Manchester
Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester nobleTitle Earl of Manchester
subject linked to: Earl of Manchester
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester nobleTitle Earl of Manchester
subject linked to: Earl of Manchester
Siege of York (1644) commander Manchester, Earl of Manchester
linked to: Earl of Manchester