Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester

Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602 - May 5, 1671), eldest son of the first earl by his first wife, Catherine Spencer, granddaughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorpe, was born in 1602, and was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

Further reading

• Lord Clarendon: History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England. 7 vols. Oxford, 1839
• Lord Clarendon: Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon, Lord High Chancellor of England and Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Oxford, 1827
• SR Gardiner: History of the Great Civil War, 1642-1649. 4 vols. London, 1886-1891
• The Quarrel between the Earl of Manchester and Oliver Cromwell: documents collected by J. Bruce, with a historical preface completed by D. M. Masson. London, 1875 (Publications of the Camden Society. New Series, 12)
• Sir Philip Warwick: Memoires of the Reigne of King Charles I, with a Continuation to the Happy Restauration of King Charles II. London, 1701.

This entry was originally from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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