Family
Montagu married the Hon. Venetia Stanley, daughter of Edward Stanley, 4th Baron Stanley of Alderley, in 1915. She converted to Judaism upon her marriage. It is suggested in a recent publication (Conspiracy of Secrets) that the marriage was one of social convenience to cover both Montagu's homosexuality and Venetia's earlier affair with prime minister H.H. Asquith with whom she had an illegitimate child. (Louis T Stanley). Venetia's daughter, Judith, born while she was married to Montagu, was not his but the Earl of Dudley. Judith married the American art historian Milton Gendel. The grand-daughter Anna Gendel is a god-daughter of Princess Margaret.
Montagu died in November 1924 at the age of 45. His wife died in August 1948, aged 60.
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