Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester
British duke
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| Intro | British duke | ||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | ||||
| was | Politician | ||||
| Work field | Politics | ||||
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| Birth | 1 January 1710 | ||||
| Death | 10 May 1762 (aged 52 years) | ||||
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Biography
Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester (c. 1710 – 10 May 1762) was the son of Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester.
He was MP for Huntingdonshire 1734–1739.
He married Harriet Dunch, daughter and co-heiress of Edmund Dunch by his wife Elizabeth Godfrey, a noted beauty and a sister-in-law of Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth and niece of the great Duke of Marlborough on 3 April 1735 and they had four children:
- George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester (1737–1788)
- Lord Charles Greville Montagu (1741–1783)
- Lady Caroline Montagu (d. 1818), married Charles Herbert Dormer
- Lady Louisa Montagu, died unmarried
Styles of address
- 1710–1719: The Honourable Robert Montagu
- 1719–1734: Lord Robert Montagu
- 1734–1739: Lord Robert Montagu MP
- 1739–1762: His Grace The Duke of Manchester