Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich (10 April 1670 – 20 October 1729) was born in Burlington House, London, England to
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Sandwich and Lady Ann Boyle. He was styled
Viscount Hinchingbrooke from 1672 until his accession to the earldom in 1688. On 8 July 1689 he married Elizabeth Wilmot, daughter of
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester and
Elizabeth Malet. They had two children, Elizabeth, who died as an infant, and
Edward Richard Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke (7 July 1692 – 3 October 1722), who predeceased his father.