Descendants of DE MONTE-ACUTO

Ninth Generation

16. Sir Simon DE MONTAGU Baron (William DE MONTACUTE , William DE MONTACUTE , William DE MONTACUTE , Drue DE MONTE-ACUTO , Richard , William , Drogo , ) was born in 1250 in Montacute, Somerset, England. He died on Sep 26 1316.

Baron of Shepton Montacute.
Sir Simon Montacute bore as his Coat of Arms the original shield of his
ancestor Drogo First, (Azure - a Gryphon Segreant, or, [gold]) as alsodid his
father and all of his ancestors. However, Sir Simon changed the arms to"Argent
(white) three fusils in fess gules (red)." It is however recorded that Sir
Simon used both Coats of Arms, the one which he had made and the otherwhich he
received by inheritance. Fortunately we are not left in doubt as to whatarms
he really bore, for the Pope had at that time made unwarrantedpretentions with
regard to Scotland and had issued an insolent bull, to which all thebarons of
England had made reply in a letter which was signed by all the Barons, who
affixed their names, as their seals, their Coat of Arms. This letter topope
Boniface VIII was written A.D. 1301, and was signed by Sir Simon deMontacute,
with the other barons. A duplicate of this letter is preserved in theBritish
Museum, and the plate of the Coat of Arms of Sir Simon Montague, appendedto
this work, is copied from his Seal to that letter. These Arms, with some
modification for differences in families, have been the arms of all the
succeeding English families of Montague.
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Simon married Hawise DE ST AMAND, daughter of Amauri DE ST AMAND. Hawise was born in 1252 in Isle of Man. She died in 1287.

They had the following children:

+	17	M	i	William DE MONTAGU 2nd Baron of Montacute was born in 1271 and died on Oct 18 1319.
	18	M	ii	Simon DE MONTAGU was born in 1275 in England.
	19	M	iii	John DE MONTAGU was born in 1278 in England.

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