William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu, was an English peer, and an eminent soldier and courtier during the reigns of Edward I and Edward II. He played a significant role in the wars in Scotland and Wales
Effigy of Elizabeth de Montfort, wife of William Montagu, in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
William Montagu, alias de Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 3rd Baron Montagu, King of Man was an English nobleman and loyal servant of King Edward III.
William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu
…His widow, Joan de Verdun, remarried, on 24 February 1318, to Sir Thomas Furnivall (d. October 1339), by whom she had three sons and two daughters. William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1301–1344), eldest surviving son and heir, who succeeded his father as 3rd Baron Montagu, and later became 1st Earl of Salisbury. Simon Montacute (died…
William Montagu from the Salisbury Roll, c. 1463. He displays the Montagu arms (modern) Argent, three fusils conjoined in fess gules on his breastplate, whilst his maternal arms of de Montfort (Bendy of eight or and azure) are shown on a shield at left.
Edward III founded the Order of the Garter in 1348, and included Salisbury's son among the founding members.
Salisbury's residence of Bisham Manor in Berkshire.