Everything about Earl Of Sandwich totally explained
» For the restaurant, see Earl of Sandwich (restaurant)
Earl of Sandwich is a title in the
Peerage of England. It was created in 1660 for the prominent naval commander Admiral
Sir Edward Montagu. He was made
Baron Montagu, of St Neots in the County of Huntingdon, and
Viscount Hinchingbrooke, at the same time, also in the Peerage of England. The viscountcy is used as the
courtesy title by the heir apparent to the earldom. A member of the prominent Montagu family, Lord Sandwich was the son of Sir Sidney Montagu, youngest brother of
Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester (from whom the
Dukes of Manchester descends) and Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton (from whom the
Dukes of Montagu descended).
He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He briefly represented
Dover in the
House of Commons and served as Ambassador to
Portugal and as
Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire and
Cambridgeshire.
His great-grandson, the fourth Earl, was a prominent statesman and served as
First Lord of the Admiralty and as
Secretary of State for the Northern Department. Lord Sandwich is also remembered for sponsoring the voyages of discovery made by Captain
James Cook, who named the
Sandwich Islands in his honour, and as the
namesake of the sandwich. He was succeeded by his son, the fifth Earl. He sat as
Member of Parliament for
Brackley and
Huntingdonshire and served as
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and as
Master of the Buckhounds. His son, the sixth Earl, also represented Huntingdonshire in Parliament. He was succeeded by his son, the seventh Earl. He held office in the first two
Conservative administrations of the
Earl of Derby as
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Master of the Buckhounds and was also Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire. His eldest son, the eighth Earl, represented
Huntingdon in the House of Commons as a Conservative and served as Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire. He was succeeded by his nephew, the ninth Earl. He was the son of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Victor Alexander Montagu, second son of the seventh Earl. Lord Sandwich was Member of Parliament for
Huntingdon and Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire.
His son, the tenth Earl, represented
Dorset South in Parliament as a Conservative from 1941 to 1962, when he succeeded his father in the earldom and had to resign his seat in the House of Commons and enter the
House of Lords. He
disclaimed his peerages in 1964 but never returned to the House of Commons. As of 2007 the titles are held by his eldest son, the eleventh Earl, who succeeded in 1995. Lord Sandwich is one of the
ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the
House of Lords Act 1999, and sits as a cross-bencher.
The family seat is today at
Mapperton in
Dorset. From the 17th century until the 1960s the family also owned
Hinchingbrooke House in
Huntingdonshire, from which the title Viscount Hinchingbrooke was derived.
Some historical papers of the family and its Hinchingbrooke estate are held by
Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies at the County Record Office
Huntingdon.
Earls of Sandwich (1660)
- Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich (1625-1672)
- Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Sandwich (1644-1689)
- Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich (1670-1729)
- John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718-1792)
- John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich (1744-1814)
- George John Montagu, 6th Earl of Sandwich (1773-1818)
- John William Montagu, 7th Earl of Sandwich (1811-1884)
- Edward George Henry Montagu, 8th Earl of Sandwich (1839-1916)
- George Charles Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich (1874-1962)
- (Alexander) Victor Edward Paulet Montagu, 10th Earl of Sandwich (1906-1995) (disclaimed 1964)
- John Edward Hollister Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich (b. 1943)
The
Heir Apparent is the present holder's son
Luke Timothy Charles Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke (b.
5 December 1969).
Further Information
Get more info on 'Earl Of Sandwich'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://earl_of_sandwich.totallyexplained.com">Earl of Sandwich Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
