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4 days ago · John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, was born in 1718 and succeeded his grandfather, the 3rd Earl, in 1729. After an education at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he travelled abroad, returning to England in 1739.
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6 days ago · John Montague, the present and sixth earl of Sandwich, viscount Hinchingbrooke, and baron Montague, who succeeded his father in them in 1792. He married first Elizabeth, only surviving daughter of George, earl of Halifax, who died in 1768, by whom he had a son John George, lord Hinchinbroke, who died in 1793, having married Miss Beckingham.
Jul 9, 2024 · John Montagu or Mountague was the fourth son of the renowned admiral, Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, killed at the Battle of Solebay. John may have been provided with the mastership of Trinity College, Cambridge, as a reward for his father's service.
6 days ago · Alberta Montagu, Countess of Sandwich (née Sturges; September 7, 1877 – October 23, 1951) was an American heiress, diarist, and letter writer who was the wife of George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich.
Jul 14, 2024 · The ingredients that make up a sandwich have been around for millennia, but the iconic food earned its name in the 18th century thanks to John Montagu, the fourth earl of Sandwich. One version of the story goes that Montagu asked his staff to bring him sliced meat and bread so he could eat with one hand and work with the other.
Jul 16, 2024 · The earl (George, 4th Earl) became in 1766 Duke of Montagu of a new creation. He died at Montagu House in 1790, also leaving no son behind him, and the house passed into the possession of his daughter Elizabeth, who had married Henry, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch.
Jul 3, 2024 · In June 1661, with his flag in the Swiftsure, Lawson accompanied Montagu, now earl of Sandwich, to the Mediterranean to stem the burgeoning corsair activity. Lawson was present when Sandwich and the earl of Peterborough took over Tangier and he bought property in the new English possession; Lawson had been enthusiastic in support of ...
