Editing Duke of Manchester (section)

== Arms ==
{{Infobox coat of arms wide
| name =the Duke of Manchester 
| image =Achievement of the Duke of Manchester.svg 
| imagesize =300 
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| coronet =A [[Coronet|Coronet of a Duke]] 
| crest =A Griffin's Head couped wings expanded Or 
| torse = 
| helm =The [[Helmet (heraldry)|helm]] of a [[Peerage|Peer]] 
| escutcheon =Quarterly, 1st & 4th: Argent, 3 fusils conjoined in fess gules (Montagu); 2nd & 3rd: Or an eagle displayed vert beaked and membered gules (Monthermer) 
| supporters =Dexter:  an heraldic Antelope Or armed tufted and hoofed Argent; Sinister:  a Griffin Or 
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| motto =Disponendo Me, Non Mutando Me (By disposing of me, not by changing me) 
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| symbolism =The fusils (diamonds) in the Montagu arms were originally intended to represent a range of mountains, as the name comes from the old French ''mont agu'' meaning "pointed hill".<ref>Boutell, Charles (1914). The Handbook to English Heraldry. London: Reeves & Turner. p. 16. Retrieved 14 May 2015.</ref><ref>"Last name: Montague". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 14 May 2015.</ref> The arms represent a claim to be a cadet of the medieval Montagu (Montacute) family, [[Earl of Salisbury|Earls of Salisbury]], for which there is no proof. 
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The arms of the Duke of Manchester have the following [[blazon]]: ''Quarterly, 1st & 4th: Argent, 3 fusils conjoined in fess gules'' (Montagu)''; 2nd & 3rd: Or an eagle displayed vert beaked and membered gules'' (Monthermer).<ref>Debrett's Peerage, 1968, Montagu of Beaulieu (original form of), p.788</ref> The ''fusils'' or diamond shapes in the Montagu arms were originally intended to represent a range of mountains,<ref>{{cite book|first=Charles|last=Boutell|title=The Handbook to English Heraldry|date=1914|access-date=14 May 2015|publisher=Reeves & Turner|location=London|page=16|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/23186/23186-h/23186-h.htm#page16}}</ref> as the name comes from the old French ''mont agu'' meaning "pointed hill".<ref>{{cite web|publisher=The Internet Surname Database|title=Last name: Montague|url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname/montague|access-date=14 May 2015}}</ref> The arms represent a claim to be a cadet of the medieval Montagu (Montacute) family, [[Earl of Salisbury|earls of Salisbury]], for which there is no proof (see above [[#origins|origins]]).

{{multiple image | direction = horizontal |align = center | width = 150 | footer=  Arms of the Montagu family 
|image1 = MontaguArms Unquartered.png
|alt1 = Montagu arms unquartered|caption1 = Montagu arms unquartered of [[Baron Montagu|Barons Montagu]]/Montacute
|image2 = Monthermar.svg
|alt2 = Monthermar arms|caption2 = Monthermar arms, "Or, an eagle displayed vert beaked and membered gules."
|image3 = Montacute Arms.svg
|alt3 = Montacute Arms|caption3= Arms of Montague/Montacute, [[Earl of Salisbury|Earls of Salisbury]]
|image4 = Coat of arms of the Duke of Manchester.svg
|alt4 = Montagu Arms|caption4= Arms of Montagu, dukes of Manchester, [[dukes of Montagu]], and [[earls of Sandwich]] and [[earl of Halifax|Halifax]], claiming to be cadets of the medieval Montagus.}}