William de Mountagu 1st Earl of Salisbury [2131] ^24,25

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Ambassador to the Pope, Baron of Denbigh, Governor of Sherburn and Corffe Castles, Governor of the isles of Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney, Constable of the Tower of London, and had his crest of an eagle given him by the King. Admiral of the fleet, Earl of Salisbury, Ambassad or to the Duke of Bavaria, Appointed Earl Marshall of England for life, King of Man, Member of Parliament, and one of the founders of the Royal Order of Knights of the Garter. This great man married Catherine, dau. of William, lord Grandison, descended out of Burgundy, cousin german to the Emperor of Constantinople, the King of Hungary and Duke of Bavaria. She was a lady of great beauty, and history records that she was as good as she was beautiful. Upon one occasion while attending a feast at Windsor Castle she was dancing with Edward III and lost her garter which the King took up from the floor. Some of the Nobles that stood around were seen to smile, whereupon the King remarked "that the time should shortly come when the greatest honor imaginable should be paid to that Garter". Thus originated the Royal order of the Knights of the Garter with its motto in French " Honi soit que maly pense".

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William married Catherine de Grandison [3477] [9Z8R-F98] [MRIN: 788], daughter of William de Grandison Lord Grandison [3476] [MTQB-228] and Sybil de Tregoz [4225], in 1327. (Catherine de Grandison [3477] [9Z8R-F98] was born in 1304 and died on 23 Nov 1349.)