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Duke of Manchester is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1719 for the politician Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester. == Origin == The Montagu family is descended from Drogo de Montaigu, who was a companion of William, Duke of Normandy, alias ''William the Conqueror''. Montaigu participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066, which subsequently would remove the native ruling class, replacing it with a foreign, Norman aristocracy, to which the Montagus themselves belonged. In 1333 William, Earl of Salisbury, became Sovereign King of Mann, establishing the Royal House of Montagu. The judge Sir Edward Montagu's grandson, Sir Henry Montagu (c. 1563–1642), who served as Lord Chief Justice as well as 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 in the County of Huntingdon. In 1626 he was made ''Earl of Manchester''. This title referred not to the city of Manchester, but to Godmanchester in Huntingdonshire. The word "God" was deliberately excluded from the title, as Henry thought it would be blasphemous for him to be known as "Lord Godmanchester". His son, the 2nd Earl, was a prominent Parliamentary General during the Civil War, but later supported the restoration of Charles II. His son, the 3rd Earl, represented Huntingdonshire in the House of Commons. His son was the 4th Earl, who in 1719 was created ''Duke of Manchester''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Duke of Manchester」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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