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{{short description|Title in the Peerage of Great Britain}}
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{{Infobox nobility title
| name              = Dukedom of Manchester 
| image             = [[File: Coronet of a British Duke.svg|150px]]<br>[[File:Coat of arms of the Duke of Manchester.svg|180px]] 
| image_size        =  
| alt               =  
| caption           = ''Quarterly, 1st & 4th: Argent, 3 fusils conjoined in fess gules, a bordure sable (Montagu); 2nd & 3rd: Or an eagle displayed vert beaked and membered gules (Monthermer).''
| creation_date     = 13 April 1719 
| creation          =  
| monarch           = [[George I of Great Britain|King George I]] 
| peerage           = [[Peerage of Great Britain]] 
| baronetage        =  
| first_holder      = [[Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester|Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester]] 
| last_holder       =  
| present_holder    = [[Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester|Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke]]
| heir_apparent     =  
| heir_presumptive  =  
| remainder_to      =  
| subsidiary_titles = {{plainlist|
*Earl of Manchester
*Viscount Mandeville
*Baron Montagu of Kimbolton}}
| status            =  
| extinction_date   =  
| family_seat       =  
| former_seat       = {{plainlist|
*[[Kimbolton Castle]]
*[[Horton Hall]]
*[[Tandragee Castle]]}}
| motto             =  
| footnotes         =  
}}

'''Duke of Manchester''' is a title in the [[Peerage of Great Britain]], and the current senior title of the [[House of Montagu]]. It was created in 1719 for the politician [[Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester|Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester]]. [[Manchester Parish]] in Jamaica was named after the [[William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester|5th Duke]], while its capital [[Mandeville, Jamaica|Mandeville]] was named after his son and heir. The current Duke is [[Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester]], a controversial British and Australian citizen who lives in the United States and has served several [[prison]] sentences. He succeeded to the peerage in 2002<ref name="theguardian" /> following the death of his father [[Angus Montagu, 12th Duke of Manchester]], the last of the dukes to hold a seat in the [[House of Lords]].

== History ==
Their ancestor was [[Richard Ladde]], grandfather of the [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales|Lord Chief Justice]] [[Edward Montagu (judge)|Sir Edward]], who changed his name to [[Montagu (surname)|Montagu]] around 1447. His descendants claimed a connection with the older house of Montagu or Montacute, [[Baron Montagu|Barons Montagu or Montacute]] and [[Earl of Salisbury|Earls of Salisbury]], but there is no sound evidence that the two families were related. A case has been made out for the possibility that the Ladde alias came from a division among coheirs about 1420 of the remaining small inheritance of a line of Montagus at Spratton and Little Creton, also in Northamptonshire.<ref>{{Cite book|title = English Genealogy|last = Wagner|first = Anthony|publisher = Oxford University Press|year = 1960|isbn = 9780712667241|location = Oxford|quote = "The explanation of a fifteenth century yeoman's Norman name might sometimes be female descent from a knightly house through a coheir. The Montagus of Boughton, Northhamptonshire, who acquired a barony in 1621, an earldom in 1689, the dukedom of Montagu in 1705, and in their younger branches the earldom of Manchester in 1626, the dukedom of Manchester in 1719, and the earldom of Sandwich in 1660, descended from Richard Montagu alias Ladde, a yeoman or husbandman, living in 1471 at Hanging Houghton, Northamptonshire, where the Laddes had been tenants since the fourteenth century. Alias names, in some respect the forerunners of modern compound (or double-barreled) name, were common in the Middle Ages. In the earliest times, when surnames were new, an alias may just mean indecision between equally attractive alternatives. Later they sometimes indicate bastardy (one name perhaps being the father's and one the mother's), but in most cases probably mark inheritance through an heiress whose name was thus perpetuated. A good case has been made out for the possibility that the Ladde alias came from a division among coheirs about 1420 of the remaining small inheritance of a line of Montagus at Spratton and Little Creton, also in Northamptonshire. This line was of knightly origin and probably a branch of the baronial Montagus (Earls of Salisbury from 1337), whose almost certain ancestor Dru de Montagud was a tenant-in-chief in 1086. Other yeoman Montagus are found in Buckinghamshire from 1354 when Roger Montagu appears as a witness to a quitclaim of land in Great Kimble, notably in Halton where a family of Montagu alias Elot held land from about 1440 to 1610. A line of Montagus found in Waddesdon from about 1540 may have branched from these. These in the eighteenth century were shepherds and drovers and one set up in Aylesbury as a wheelwright and another as a tailor. Another line, also possibly branched from Halton, is found at Boveney and Dorney in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This produced Richard Montagu, Bishop of Chichester (1628–38) and Norwich (1638–41), and Peter Montagu, who settled in Virginia."}}</ref>

The judge Sir Edward Montagu's grandson, [[Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton|Edward Montagu]], was raised to the peerage as 1st [[Baron Montagu of Boughton]]. He is the ancestor of the [[Duke of Montagu|Dukes of Montagu]].  His brother, [[Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester|Sir Henry Montagu]] (c. 1563–1642), who served as [[Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench|Lord Chief Justice]] as well as [[Lord High Treasurer of England|Lord High Treasurer]] and [[Lord Privy Seal]], was in 1620 raised to the [[Peerage of England]] as ''Viscount Mandeville'', with the additional title ''Baron Montagu of Kimbolton'', of [[Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire|Kimbolton]] in the [[Huntingdonshire|County of Huntingdon]]. In 1626, he was made ''Earl of Manchester'', of Manchester in the [[County of Lancaster]].<ref name="Masters">{{Cite book|title = The Dukes: The Origins, Ennoblement and History of Twenty-Six Families|last = Masters|first = Brian|publisher = Random House|year = 2001|isbn = 9780712667241|location = London|pages = 336}}</ref> It is sometimes said, erroneously, that the title refers to [[Godmanchester]] in Huntingdonshire, and that the word "God" was deliberately excluded from the title on the basis that the grantee thought it would be blasphemous for him to be known as "Lord Godmanchester".<ref>{{cite book|last=Brooke|first=Christopher|title=A History of Gonville and Caius College|year=1985|publisher=Boydell & Brewer Ltd|isbn=9780851154237|page=127|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mr2KIZdS0YQC&pg=PA127}}</ref> However, the form of the creation makes it clear that the title refers to what is now the city of Manchester (at the time a town in Lancashire, formally known as the County of Lancaster).

His son, the [[Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester|2nd Earl]], was a prominent Parliamentary General during the [[English Civil War|Civil War]], but later supported the restoration of [[Charles II of England|Charles II]]. His son, the [[Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester|3rd Earl]], represented [[Huntingdonshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdonshire]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]]. His son was the 4th Earl, who in 1719 was created ''Duke of Manchester''.

[[Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester|Charles, 1st Duke of Manchester]], was succeeded by his eldest son. The 2nd Duke notably served as [[Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard]] in the administration of [[Sir Robert Walpole]]. He was childless, and on his death, the titles passed to his younger brother, the 3rd Duke. He had earlier represented Huntingdonshire in Parliament. He was succeeded by his son, the 4th Duke. He was [[British Ambassador to France|Ambassador to France]] and served as [[Lord Chamberlain of the Household]]. His son, the 5th Duke, was [[Governor of Jamaica]] between 1827 and 1830 also held office as [[United Kingdom Postmaster General|Postmaster General]]. He was succeeded by his son, the 6th Duke. He represented [[Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)|Huntingdon]] in the House of Commons as a [[Tory]].

His eldest son, the 7th Duke, was [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] Member of Parliament for [[Bewdley (UK Parliament constituency)|Bewdley]] and Huntingdonshire. His son, the 8th Duke, briefly represented Huntingdonshire in Parliament. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the 9th Duke. He sat on the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] benches in the [[House of Lords]] and served as [[Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard]] in the [[Liberal Government 1905-1915|Liberal administration]] of [[Henry Campbell-Bannerman|Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman]]. In the twentieth century, mismanagement and profligacy resulted in the wholesale depletion of the Dukedom's estates. Generational instability caused further damage to the family's honour: the 9th, 12th and 13th Dukes all had a criminal record.<ref name="Scriven">{{Cite book|title = Splendor and Squalor: The Disgrace And Disintegration of Three Aristocratic Dynasties|last = Scriven|first = Marcus|publisher = Atlantic Books|year = 2009|isbn = 9781843541240|location = London|pages = [https://archive.org/details/splendoursqualor00scri/page/137 143, 211-214]|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/splendoursqualor00scri/page/137}}</ref><ref name="sunherald">{{cite news|last1=Barlass|first1=Tim|title=Dastardly duke strikes again|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/dastardly-duke-strikes-again-20130126-2ddj7.html|accessdate=16 September 2024|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222141046/https://www.smh.com.au/world/dastardly-duke-strikes-again-20130126-2ddj7.html|url-status=live|archive-date=22 December 2022|date=27 January 2013}}</ref>

[[Angus Montagu, 12th Duke of Manchester]] was the last of the dukes to serve in the [[House of Lords]], until the adoption of the [[House of Lords Act 1999]].
 
[[Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester|Alexander Montagu]], the oldest son of the 12th Duke, succeeded his father as the 13th Duke in July 2002; a British and Australian citizen who lives in the United States, he had been known by the courtesy title of the heir apparent, Viscount Mandeville, since his father's succession to the peerage in 1985.<ref name="theguardian">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/aug/31/duke-of-manchester-alexander-montagu-manchester-remain-las-vegas-jail-burglary-charge |title=Duke of Manchester to remain in Las Vegas jail |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=The Guardian |date=31 August 2016 |access-date=29 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/7cc5943735794763904b7e3505ec23f9 |title=Australian man with British title to stay jailed in Vegas |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Associated Press |date=31 August 2016 |access-date=29 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/8657033/The-bigamist-Duke-and-his-three-wives.html |title=The bigamist Duke and his three wives |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=The Telegraph |date=24 July 2011 |access-date=29 September 2020 }}</ref> He has not taken the required action to be included on the [[Roll of the Peerage]], which was created two years after his succession in 2004; while this doesn't change his status as a duke itself, which is legally established by the [[letters patent]], inclusion in the roll is since 2004 a requirement to have his title included in his passport. Under the provisions of the 2004 royal warrant he may register with the roll at any time.<ref name="roll" />

== Seats ==
[[File:Kimboltonmorris edited.jpg|thumb|[[Kimbolton Castle]] in 1880, the former seat of the Dukes of Manchester]]

The principal estate of the Dukes of Manchester was [[Kimbolton Castle]]. It was leased, together with {{cvt|50|acres}} of parkland, by the 10th Duke in 1951, and is now a private school. A remaining {{cvt|3250|acres}} of the estate were sold by his eldest son and heir in 1975. The other family seat was [[Tandragee Castle]], in [[County Armagh]], Northern Ireland. It was sold in 1955, and the remaining estate in 1975, and is now the headquarters of [[Tayto (Northern Ireland)|Tayto (NI) Ltd.]]<ref name="Scriven"/>

== Arms ==
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| name =the Duke of Manchester 
| image =Achievement of the Duke of Manchester.svg 
| imagesize =300 
| notes = 
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| coronet =A [[Coronet|Coronet of a Duke]] 
| crest =A Griffin's Head couped wings expanded Or 
| torse = 
| helm =The [[Helmet (heraldry)|helm]] of a [[Peerage|Peer]] 
| escutcheon =Quarterly, 1st & 4th: Argent, 3 fusils conjoined in fess gules (Montagu); 2nd & 3rd: Or an eagle displayed vert beaked and membered gules (Monthermer) 
| supporters =Dexter:  an heraldic Antelope Or armed tufted and hoofed Argent; Sinister:  a Griffin Or 
| compartment = 
| motto =Disponendo Me, Non Mutando Me (By disposing of me, not by changing me) 
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| symbolism =The fusils (diamonds) in the Montagu arms were originally intended to represent a range of mountains, as the name comes from the old French ''mont agu'' meaning "pointed hill".<ref>Boutell, Charles (1914). The Handbook to English Heraldry. London: Reeves & Turner. p. 16. Retrieved 14 May 2015.</ref><ref>"Last name: Montague". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 14 May 2015.</ref> The arms represent a claim to be a cadet of the medieval Montagu (Montacute) family, [[Earl of Salisbury|Earls of Salisbury]], for which there is no proof. 
| previous_versions = 
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The arms of the Duke of Manchester have the following [[blazon]]: ''Quarterly, 1st & 4th: Argent, 3 fusils conjoined in fess gules'' (Montagu)''; 2nd & 3rd: Or an eagle displayed vert beaked and membered gules'' (Monthermer).<ref>Debrett's Peerage, 1968, Montagu of Beaulieu (original form of), p.788</ref> The ''fusils'' or diamond shapes in the Montagu arms were originally intended to represent a range of mountains,<ref>{{cite book|first=Charles|last=Boutell|title=The Handbook to English Heraldry|date=1914|access-date=14 May 2015|publisher=Reeves & Turner|location=London|page=16|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/23186/23186-h/23186-h.htm#page16}}</ref> as the name comes from the old French ''mont agu'' meaning "pointed hill".<ref>{{cite web|publisher=The Internet Surname Database|title=Last name: Montague|url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname/montague|access-date=14 May 2015}}</ref> The arms represent a claim to be a cadet of the medieval Montagu (Montacute) family, [[Earl of Salisbury|earls of Salisbury]], for which there is no proof (see above [[#origins|origins]]).

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|image2 = Monthermar.svg
|alt2 = Monthermar arms|caption2 = Monthermar arms, "Or, an eagle displayed vert beaked and membered gules."
|image3 = Montacute Arms.svg
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|alt4 = Montagu Arms|caption4= Arms of Montagu, dukes of Manchester, [[dukes of Montagu]], and [[earls of Sandwich]] and [[earl of Halifax|Halifax]], claiming to be cadets of the medieval Montagus.}}

== Titles ==
The Duke of Manchester holds the subsidiary titles ''Earl of Manchester'', ''Viscount Mandeville'', and ''Baron Montagu of Kimbolton''.

The [[heir apparent]] to the Dukedom takes the [[courtesy peer|courtesy title]] ''Viscount Mandeville'', and the heir apparent's eldest son is styled ''Lord Kimbolton''.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Cracroft's Peerage |title=Courtesy Titles |url=http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/index32.htm |access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>

==Burial place==
Many members of the Montagu family (Earls and Dukes of Manchester and their family members) are buried at St Andrew's Church, [[Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire]] (historically in [[Huntingdonshire]]). Several Montagu monuments still exist in the South Chapel, while the Montagu Vault (extended in 1853) is located beneath the North Chapel. The Montagu Vault is accessed from the churchyard via a doorway surmounted by heraldic beasts, which was added to the building in 1893.<ref>[http://standrew-kimbolton.org.uk/?page_id=12 Guided Tour of St Andrew's Church, Kimbolton], access date 27 July 2015</ref> [[Angus Montagu, 12th Duke of Manchester|The 12th Duke of Manchester]], who died in 2002, was cremated at Bedford Crematorium after which his ashes were placed in the Montagu Vault.

== Viscount Mandeville (1620) ==
{| style="text-align:center; width:100%;" class="wikitable" |Created by [[James I of England]]
|-
! # !! Name !! Life span !! Period !! Spouse !! Other titles
|-
| rowspan="3" |1
| rowspan="3" |[[Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester|Henry Montagu]]
| rowspan="3" |1563–1642
| rowspan="3" |1620–1642
|(1) Catherine Spencer
| rowspan="3" |[[Baron Montagu of Kimbolton]]
|-
|(2) Anne Halliday, née Wincot 
|-
|| (3) Margaret Crouch
|}

== Earls of Manchester (1626) ==
{| style="text-align:center; width:100%;" class="wikitable" |Created by [[Charles I of England]]
|-
! # !! Name !! Life span !! Period !! Spouse !! Notes !! Other titles
|-
| rowspan="3" |1
| rowspan="3" |[[Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester|Henry Montagu]]
| rowspan="3" |1563–1642
| rowspan="3" |1626–1642
|(1) Catherine Spencer
| rowspan="3" | ---
| rowspan="10" |[[Viscount Mandeville]]<br>[[Baron Montagu of Kimbolton]]
|-
|(2) Anne Halliday, née Wincot 
|-
|| (3) Margaret Crouch
|-
| rowspan="5" |2
| rowspan="5" |[[Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester|Edward Montagu]]
| rowspan="5" |1602–1671
| rowspan="5" |1642–1671
|(1) Susannah Hill
| rowspan="5" |Son of the preceding
|-
|(2) [[Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick#Family|Lady Anne Rich]]
|-
|(3) Essex, Lady Bevill
|-
|(4) Eleanor, Dowager Countess of Warwick
|-
|| (5) Margaret, Dowager Countess of Carlisle
|-
| 3
|| [[Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester|Robert Montagu]]
|| 1634–1683
|| 1671–1683
|| Anne Yelverton
|| Son of the preceding
|-
| 4
|| [[Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester|Charles Montagu]]
|| 1662–1722
|| 1683–1722
|| Dodington Greville
|| Son of the preceding
|}

== Dukes of Manchester (1719) ==
{{stack |
[[File:11th Duke & Duchess of Manchester 4 Allan Warren.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Sidney Montagu, 11th Duke of Manchester|Sidney, 11th Duke of Manchester]], and his wife, Andrea, Duchess of Manchester, by [[Allan Warren]]]] 
[[File:Consuelo Yznaga.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester]], wife of the 8th Duke. By [[John Singer Sargent]].]]
[[File:Louise Montagu, Duchess of Manchester (1832-1911), later Duchess of Devonshire.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Louisa Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire|Louise Montagu]], wife of the 7th Duke]]
}}
{| style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
! colspan="7" |Created by [[George I of Great Britain]]
|-
! # !! Name !! Life span !! Period !! | Spouse !! Notes !! Other titles
|-
| 1
|| [[Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester|Charles Montagu]]
|| c. 1662 – 1722
|| 1719–1722
|| Dodington Greville
|| ||rowspan="13"|[[Earl of Manchester]],<br>[[Viscount Mandeville]],<br>[[Baron Montagu of Kimbolton]]
|-
| 2
|| [[William Montagu, 2nd Duke of Manchester|William Montagu]]
|| 1700–1739
|| 1722–1739
|| [[Isabella Montagu, Duchess of Manchester|Lady Isabella Montagu]]
|| Son of the preceding
|-
| 3
|| [[Robert Montagu, 3rd Duke of Manchester|Robert Montagu]]
|| 1710–1762
|| 1739–1762
|| Harriet Dunch
|| Brother of the preceding
|-
| 4
|| [[George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester|George Montagu]]
|| 1737–1788
|| 1762–1788
|| [[Elizabeth Montagu, Duchess of Manchester|Elizabeth Dashwood]]
|| Son of the preceding
|-
| 5
|| [[William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester|William Montagu]]
|| 1771–1843
|| 1788–1843
|| Lady Susan Gordon
|| Son of the preceding
|-
| 6
|| [[George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester|George Montagu]]
|| 1799–1855
|| 1843–1855
|| (1) Millicent Sparrow<br>(2) Harriet Sydney Dobbs
|| Son of the preceding
|-
| 7
|| [[William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester|William Montagu]]
|| 1823–1890
|| 1855–1890
|| [[Louisa Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire|Countess Louisa of Alten]]
|| Son of the preceding
|-
| 8
|| [[George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester|George Montagu]]
|| 1853–1892
|| 1890–1892
|| [[Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester|Consuelo Yznaga]]
|| Son of the preceding
|-
| 9
|| [[William Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester|William Montagu]]
|| 1877–1947
|| 1892–1947
|| (1) [[Helena Zimmerman]]<br />(2) Kathleen Dawes
|| Son of the preceding
|-
| 10
|| [[Alexander Montagu, 10th Duke of Manchester|Alexander Montagu]]
|| 1902–1977
|| 1947–1977
|| (1) Nell Vere Stead<br />(2) Elizabeth Fullerton
|| Son of the preceding
|-
| 11
|| [[Sidney Montagu, 11th Duke of Manchester|Sidney Montagu]]
|| 1929–1985
|| 1977–1985
|| (1) Adrienne Valerie Christie<br />(2) Andrea Joss
|| Son of the preceding
|-
| 12
|| [[Angus Montagu, 12th Duke of Manchester|Angus Montagu]]
|| 1938–2002
|| 1985–2002
|| (1) Mary Eveleen McClure<br>(2) Diane Pauline Plimsaul<br>(3) Anne-Louise Taylor<br>(4) Biba Jennians
|| Brother of the preceding
|-
| 13
|| [[Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester|Alexander Montagu]]{{efn|The 13th Duke of Manchester succeeded to the peerage in 2002,<ref name="theguardian" /> but {{as of|lc=y|2022|July}} does not appear on the [[Roll of the Peerage]]. To be legally recognised as a Peer in official documents, he must prove his succession and be placed on the Roll.<ref name="roll">{{cite web |url=https://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/resources/roll-of-the-peerage |title=Roll of the Peerage |website=College of Arms | date=8 July 2022 |access-date=18 February 2023 |quote=Under the terms of the Royal Warrant of 1 June 2004 any person who succeeds to a Peerage must prove his or her succession and be placed on the Roll, otherwise that person may not be legally recognised as a Peer in official documents.}}</ref>}}
|| b. 1962
|| 2002–present
|| (1) Marion Stoner <br>(2) Wendy Dawn Buford <br>(3) Laura Smith
|| Son of the preceding
Incumbent
|}

The heir presumptive to the dukedom is the present Duke's younger brother, Lord Kimble William Drogo Montagu (born 1964), whose heir is his only son William Anthony Drogo Montagu (born 2000).<ref name=DP>{{cite book |year=2019|chapter=Manchester, Duke of |editor1-last=Morris |editor1-first=Susan |editor2-last=Bosberry-Scott |editor2-first=Wendy |editor3-last=Belfield |editor3-first=Gervase |title=Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage|volume=1 |edition=150th |location=London |publisher=Debrett's Ltd. |pages=2336–2342 |arxiv= |bibcode= |doi= |isbn=978-1-999767-0-5-1}}</ref>

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==Family tree and succession==
{{Montagu family tree}}
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|title={{small|Line of succession (simplified)}}<ref name=DP/>}}
{{Tree list}}
*[[File:Coronet of a British Duke.svg|30px]] ''George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester (1799–1855)''
**[[File:Coronet of a British Duke.svg|30px]] ''William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester (1823–1890)''
***[[File:Coronet of a British Duke.svg|30px]] ''George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester (1853–1892)''
****[[File:Coronet of a British Duke.svg|30px]] ''William Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester (1877–1947)''
*****[[File:Coronet of a British Duke.svg|30px]] ''Alexander Montagu, 10th Duke of Manchester (1902–1977)''
******[[File:Coronet of a British Duke.svg|30px]] ''Sidney Montagu, 11th Duke of Manchester (1929–1985)''
******[[File:Coronet of a British Duke.svg|30px]] ''Angus Montagu, 12th Duke of Manchester (1938–2002)''
*******[[File:Coronet of a British Duke.svg|30px]] '''Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester''' (born 1962)
*******'''(1).''' Lord Kimble William Drogo Montagu (born 1964)
********'''(2).''' William Anthony Drogo Montagu (born 2000)
**''[[Lord Robert Montagu]] (1825–1902)''
***''Robert Acheson Cromie Montagu (1854–1931)''
****'' John Michael Cromie Montagu (1881–1966)''
*****''Robert Alexander Montagu (1917–1992)''
******'''(3).''' Michael Anthony Montagu (born 1955)
****''Austin Cromie Montagu (1885–1958)''
*****''Cyril John Sanderson Montagu (1937–2020)''
******'''(4).''' Graeme Peter Montagu (born 1967)
******'''(5).''' Christopher John Montagu (born 1968)
*****'''(6).''' Gerard Philip Sanderson Montagu (born 1940)
******'''(7).''' Matthew Gerard Montagu (born 1976)
***''Henry Bernard Montagu (1872–1941)''
****''John Drogo Montagu (1923–2010)''
*****male issue and descendants in remainder

There are further male heirs in remainder to the Earldom of Manchester descended from the younger sons of the first Earl.<ref name=DP/>
{{Tree list/end}}
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==References==
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==Further reading==
{{Commons category|Dukes of Manchester}}
{{refbegin}}
* Kidd, Charles, and Williamson, David (editors): ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' 1990 edition. New York, St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Manchester, Earls and Dukes of|volume=17|pages=543–544|first=Ronald John|last=McNeill|author-link=Ronald McNeill, 1st Baron Cushendun}}
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