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George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester

George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester

George Victor Drogo Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester (Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, 17 June 1853 – Tandragee Castle, County Armagh, 18 August 1892), styled Lord Kimbolton from 1853 to 1855 and Viscount Mandeville from 1855 to 1890, was a British peer and Member of Parliament.

His Grace

The Duke of Manchester
Member of Parliament
for Huntingdonshire
In office
1877–1880
MonarchVictoria
Personal details
Born17 June 1853
Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England
Died18 August 1892(1892-08-18)(aged 39)
Tandragee Castle, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Spouse(s)
Consuelo Yznaga (m. 1876)
Children
  • William Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester
  • Lady Jacqueline Montagu
  • Lady Alice Montagu
Parents
  • William Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester
  • Countess Louise von Alten

Background

Montagu was the son of William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester, and Countess Louise von Alten.

Political career

In 1877 Montagu was elected to the House of Commons for Huntingdonshire, a seat he held until 1880. Apart from his political career he also achieved the rank of Captain in the Royal Irish Fusiliers. In 1890 succeeded his father in the dukedom and took his seat in the House of Lords. He was declared bankrupt the same year.

Family

Kimbolton Castle, the former seat of the Dukes of Manchester

Kimbolton Castle, the former seat of the Dukes of Manchester

On 22 May 1876, Manchester married Consuelo Yznaga,[1] the daughter of a wealthy Cuban plantation owner and a renowned beauty. It was widely accepted that he had married her for her money and she him for his titles. One of Consuelo Yznaga's closest friends, Edith Wharton, was said to have incorporated certain aspects of her friend's marriage in her unfinished novel, The Buccaneers. Their union produced a son and twin daughters:

  • William Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester (3 March 1877 – 9 February 1947)

  • Lady Jaqueline Mary Alva Montagu (27 November 1879 – 15 March 1895)

  • Lady Alice Eleanor Louise Montagu (27 November 1879 – 10 January 1900).

Prior to his marriage, Manchester had been considered an inebriate, and was shunned by respectable society.[2]

Manchester died in August 1892, aged only 39, and was succeeded in his titles by his son William.

Styles of address

  • 1853–1855: The Honourable George Montagu

  • 1855–1877: Viscount Mandeville

  • 1877–1880: Viscount Mandeville MP

  • 1880–1890: Viscount Mandeville

  • 1890–1892: His Grace The Duke of Manchester

References

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Citation Linkwww.nytimes.com"LORD MANDEVILLE'S WEDDING.;". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 July 2015., Retrieved 5 December 2012.
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Citation Linktrove.nla.gov.auSome English Lords, South Bourke and Mornington Journal (Australia), 24 Feb 1886, Page 1 [1]
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Citation Linkapi.parliament.ukcontributions in Parliament by the Duke of Manchester
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Citation Linkwww.nytimes.com"LORD MANDEVILLE'S WEDDING.;"
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Citation Linktrove.nla.gov.au[1]
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Citation Linkapi.parliament.ukcontributions in Parliament by the Duke of Manchester
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