Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich

The Right Honorable The Earl of Sandwich KG PC FRS JP
Portrait by Peter Lely
Ambassador to Spain
In office 1666–1668
Ambassador to Portugal
In office 1661–1662
Joint Lord Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire
In office September 1660 – May 1672
Member of Parliament for Dover
In office May 1660 – August 1660
General at sea
In office 1656–1660
English Council of State
In office 1653–1659
Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire
In office October 1645 – December 1657
Personal details
Born	27 July 1625 Barnwell, Northamptonshire, England
Died	28 May 1672(1672-05-28) (aged 46) Sole Bay, Suffolk, England
Resting place	Westminster Abbey
Spouse	Jemimah Crew ​ (m. 1642)​
Children	10, including Edward, Sidney, and John
Parent(s)	Sir Sidney Montagu Paulina Pepys
Residence	Hinchingbrooke House
Occupation	Army and naval officer, diplomat
Military service
Battles/wars	Wars of the Three Kingdoms Marston Moor Siege of York Second Newbury Battle of Naseby Bristol Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) Dunkirk Second Anglo-Dutch War Lowestoft Vågen Third Anglo-Dutch War Battle of Solebay †

Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, 27 July 1625 to 28 May 1672, was an English military officer, politician and diplomat from Barnwell, Northamptonshire. During the First English Civil War, he served with the Parliamentarian army, and was an Member of Parliament at various times between 1645 and 1660. Under The Protectorate, he was also a member of the English Council of State and General at sea.

In the political infighting that followed the death of Oliver Cromwell in 1658, he played an important role in bringing about the Stuart Restoration in May 1660. Created Earl of Sandwich by Charles II, he served as Ambassador to Portugal from 1661 to 1662. Appointed Ambassador to Spain in 1666, he helped negotiate the 1667 Treaty of Madrid.

When the Second Anglo-Dutch War began in 1665, he commanded a naval squadron but was later suspended in a dispute over prize money. Restored to command when the Third Anglo-Dutch War began in May 1672, he was killed at the Battle of Solebay in June. Montagu is one of the best-known characters of the 1660s, being a central figure in the diaries of his distant cousin, the naval official Samuel Pepys.