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, 4th Earl of Manchester. Manchester Parish in Jamaica was named after the 5th Duke, while its capital 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 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.
Kimbolton Castle in 1880, the former seat of the Dukes of Manchester
Sidney, 11th Duke of Manchester, and his wife, Andrea, Duchess of Manchester, by Allan Warren
Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester, wife of the 8th Duke. By John Singer Sargent.
Louise Montagu, wife of the 7th Duke
Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester
Charles Edward Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester, was a British aristocrat and statesman.
Portrait of Lord Manchester by Godfrey Kneller, c. 1711