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Montagu (surname) Montagu ( ) is an English surname of Old French origin, a form of Montague. One notable family with this surname is the House of Montagu, who include the Earls of Sandwich. Notable people with the surname include: * Lady Agneta Harriet Montagu ...

Titles of nobility

Duke of Montagu The title of Duke of Montagu has been created twice, firstly for the Montagu family of Boughton, Northamptonshire, and secondly for the Brudenell family, Earls of Cardigan. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1705 for Ralph Mo ...

Marquess of Montagu The title of Marquess of Montagu was created in 1470 for John Neville, 1st Earl of Northumberland, younger brother of Warwick the Kingmaker. Montagu was killed at the Battle of Barnet in 1471, and was attainted and the peerage forfeit. Marques ...

John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (c. 1431 – 14 April 1471) was a major magnate of fifteenth-century England. He was a younger son of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, and the younger brother of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwic ...

(c. 1431 – 1471), Yorkist leader in the Wars of the Roses *

Baron Montagu of Beaulieu Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (, Engl. pronunciation: "bewley", from French ''beau'', "beautiful" and ''lieu'', "place"), in the County of Hampshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1885 for the Conservative poli ...

Baron Montagu of Boughton Baron Montagu of Boughton is a British title which has been created twice for members of the Noble House of Montagu. First created in 1621, in the Peerage of England, for Sir Edward Montagu, eldest son of Sir Edward Montagu of Boughton

* Montagu Baronets, alternate name for the

Baron Swaythling Baron Swaythling, of Swaythling in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1907 for the British Jewish Liberal politician, banker and philanthropist, Sir Samuel Montagu, 1st Baronet. He ha ...

Places

Montagu, Western Cape Montagu is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, about from Cape Town in the Western Little Karoo. It is named after former secretary of the Cape Colony, John Montagu, but was once known as Agter Cogman's Kloof, Cogman's Kloof lin ...

, South Africa *

Montagu Island Montagu Island ( es, Isla Jorge) is the largest of the South Sandwich Islands, located in the Scotia Sea off the coast of Antarctica. It is a part of the British Overseas Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It is located no ...

, in the Southern Ocean * Montagu Bay, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart * Montagu, Tasmania, a rural locality *

West Montagu, Tasmania West Montagu is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg ...

, a rural locality * Montagu - country just under Australia - rural

Ships

* , 74-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1779 and broken up in 1818 * , ''Duncan''-class battleship launched in 1901 and wrecked in 1906

Other uses

* Ashley Montagu Resolution, petition to the World Court to end the genital modification and mutilation of children * Montagu C. Butler Library, major collection of items in and about Esperanto *

Montagu (clothing) La Bonneterie Cevenole is a French clothing company in Ardèche region in southern France. Founded in 1929, the company is famous for their Montagu brand shirts. These shirts are made of artificial fibre (polyamide) and are guaranteed to last. T ...

Montagu's harrier Montagu's harrier (''Circus pygargus'') is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. Its common name commemorates the British naturalist George Montagu. Taxonomy The first formal description of Montagu's harrier was by the Swedish na ...

, migratory bird of prey of the harrier family *

Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms The Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms or more briefly known as the Mont–Ford Reforms, were introduced by the colonial government to introduce self-governing institutions gradually in British India. The reforms take their name from Edwin Montagu, th ...

, the basis of the Government of India Act 1919

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