Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Royal Navy admiral
Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1625
Date of Death: 28-May-1672
Profession: politician, diplomat
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
- Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, KG, FRS (27 July 1625 – 28 May 1672) was an English landowner, infantry officer, and later naval officer and politician, who sat in the House of Commons at various points between 1645 and 1660.
- He served Oliver Cromwell loyally in the 1650s, but went on to play a considerable part in the Restoration of King Charles II, and was subsequently rewarded with several court offices.
- Sandwich served as the English ambassador to Portugal from 1661 to 1662, and the ambassador to Spain from 1666 to 1668.
- He later became an admiral, serving in the two Anglo-Dutch Wars during the reign of Charles II; he was killed at the Battle of Solebay.
- A detailed primary source for Sandwich's career in the 1660s is the diary of Samuel Pepys, who was his cousin and protégé.
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| Alternative names | Sir Peter Lely, Peter Lelio, Peter Lilley, Peter Lilly, Peter Lylly, Pieter Lelij, Birth name: Pieter van der Faes | ||
| Description | English painter and art collector | ||
| Date of birth/death | 14 September 1618 | 30 November 1680 | |
| Location of birth/death | Soest | London | |
| Work period | between circa 1637 and circa 1680 | ||
| Work location | Haarlem (), London (1641-1680), Amsterdam (1656) | ||
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