William Montagu, alias de Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 3rd Baron
Montagu, King of Mann (1301 â€" 30 January 1344) was an English
nobleman and loyal servant of King Edward III.William Montagu, alias
de Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 3rd Baron Montagu, King of Mann
(1301 â€" 30 January 1344) was an English nobleman and loyal servant
of King Edward III.The son of William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu, he
entered the royal household at an early age and became a close
companion of the young Prince Edward. The relationship continued after
Edward was crowned king following the deposition of Edward II in 1327.
In 1330, Montagu was one of Edward's main accomplices in the coup
against Roger Mortimer, who until then had been acting as the king's
protector.In the following years Montagu served the king in various
capacities, primarily in the Scottish Wars. He was richly rewarded,
and among other things received the lordship of the Isle of Man. In
1337, he was created Earl of Salisbury, and given an annual income of
1000 marks to go with the title. He served on the Continent in the
early years of the Hundred Years' War, but in 1340 he was captured by
the French, and in return for his freedom had to promise never to
fight in France again. Salisbury died of wounds suffered at a
tournament early in 1344. William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury Top Movies & Young Movies