Lady Montagu of Beaulieu (1932-2022)

[bx...@yahoo.com]

According to Wikipedia, Lady Montagu of Beaulieu, mother of the current (4th) Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, died on December 15th, 2022 at the age of 90.

Born Elizabeth Belinda Crossley on January 11th, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Capt. the Hon John de Bathe Crossley, younger son of the 1st Baron Somerleyton.

She married Edward Douglas-Montagu-Scott (1925-2015) in 1958.  He was already the 3rd Baron, having succeeded to the title at the age of 2, following the death of his father.  (The 3rd Baron later went on to hold the peerage for over 86 years, third all- time in longevity.)

The couple had a son, Ralph (b. 1961) and a daughter, the Hon. Mary in 1964.  In 1974, they divorced.

Survivors include the couple's 2 children, as well as 2 grandchildren.  The current baron is married, but childless.  As a result, the ha is his half-brother, the Hon. Jonathan, a product of the 3rd Baron's second marriage.

Brooke

[gorgo...@gmail.com]

BELINDA, LADY MONTAGU 1932-2022

The Montagu family is sad to announce the death of Belinda, Lady Montagu, first wife of Edward, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, and mother of Ralph, the present Lord Montagu, and Mary Montagu-Scott.

Lady Belinda passed away in her own home on Thursday 15th December. There will be a private cremation service followed by a service of thanksgiving at a later date.

https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/news/belinda-lady-montagu-1932-2022/

[Richard R]

A dau A.M. MONTAGU-SCOTT was b 2017 reg Q3 Lambeth. Is she dau of the peer's half-brother and presumptive heir Hon Jon?

[Richard R]

apologies, the dau's initials are A. R. (not A M)

[BREMENMURRAY]

The late Lord Montagu was born in 1926 not 1925.He is now fourth in length of time he held his peerage having been overtaken by the late Lord Monk Bretton

[bx...@yahoo.com]

My apologies.  Bremen, you are correct.  The year of birth was 1926.

The Hon Jonathan Deane (b. 1975) is the only one shown in remainder to the title.  He is shown as married, but childless.

Richard, I'm not sure who that young lady is.  I guess it could be possible that it is  the Hon. Jonathan's daughter, but she is just not shown in Debrett's Database.  Maybe there is a son not shown as well-- we can only hope.

Brooke

[rich...@googlemail.com]

Jonathan’s engagement...........

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjCtM65yIP8AhUSSMAKHRDpCPgQFnoECAsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fg%2Fpeerage-news%2Fc%2Fl0eTGpmfH5Y&usg=AOvVaw3pcaBE_fAoSr4NdfrZpg_J

[colinp]

I make the late Lord Montagu of Beaulieu the fifth longest serving peer:-

3rd Lord Monk Bretton - 88 years and 301 days

7th Marquess Townshend - 88 years and 157 days

13th Lord Sinclair - 87 years and 104 days

9th Earl of Coventry - 86 years and 302 days

3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu - 86 years and 154 days

[Richard R]

Obit in the Times of 19 Dec 2022:
Belinda, Lady Montagu of Beaulieu obituary
Chatelaine of the Hampshire estate and expert embroiderer who offered sanctuary to David Cassidy at the height of his fame
...[Lord] Montagu chose [to collect his bride for their 1958 marriage in] a 1906 Renault with brass carriage lamps and a regal, high-build carriage modelled on a belle époque French first-class railway carriage.
Although it was only a few miles, it was raining and he later noted in his autobiography Wheels Within Wheels that the vehicle arrived “agonisingly late”. Nevertheless, he recorded that the wedding “went well” and the new Lady Montagu went on to spend 16 years as the chatelaine of Palace House at Beaulieu, home of the Montagu family since 1538, where she supervised a staff of 30.
...Belinda knew from the outset that there was a certain risk involved in the marriage. Edward, who had succeeded to the title at the age of three, had once been regarded as Britain’s most eligible bachelor and a possible suitor to Princess Margaret...
... “One great advantage was that Belinda knew Beaulieu well, having been brought up there, and our families were old friends,” her husband wrote in his memoir. “She was therefore able to involve herself in local activities without problems, I was much aided by her cultivated tastes in redecorating the house and she was enormously supportive in the early days of the museum.”...
...The couple divorced in 1974. She never remarried and is survived by their son, Ralph Douglas-Scott-Montagu, born in 1961 and who succeeded as 4th Baron Montagu of Beaulieu on his father’s death in 2015; and their daughter the Hon Mary Montagu-Scott, who was born in 1964.
After the divorce Edward married Fiona Herbert, the second Lady Montagu, who took care of the two children from his first marriage. She later observed that the husband she inherited from the first Lady Montagu “only had one bride and that was Beaulieu”.
Elizabeth Belinda Crossley was born in 1932 on a farm on the Cadland estate at Fawley, Hampshire, the daughter of Sybelle (née Drummond) and Captain John Crossley. Her grandfather Savile Crossley was 1st Baron Somerleyton, although her father was a younger son and did not inherit the title...
...After her divorce she remained close friends with her former husband. They were often seen together and she continued to live nearby...
...Among her other commissions were presentation cushions for the late Queen and other members of the royal family and the kneelers for the wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, in 1999...
...She may have relinquished her status as lady of the manor long ago, but the art and craft of Lady Montagu lives on in the estate and surrounding area.
Lady Montagu of Beaulieu, embroiderer, was born on January 11, 1932. She died of undisclosed causes on December 15, 2022, aged 90
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/belinda-lady-montagu-of-beaulieu-obituary-7gknmp8kc

[malcolm davies]

Viscount Gormiston and the Duke of Kent are the current peers who have held their titles for more than 80 years-at 82years and 80 years so far respectively.