# John Neville, Marquess of Montague — Henry VI, Part III character guide

> John Neville, Marquess of Montague in Henry VI, Part III by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Montague, Marquess Montague, brother Montague

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i-scene-i

## Snapshot

Warwick's brother and a Yorkist commander whose battlefield loyalty to Edward is slowly pulled apart by family and principle.

## Who they are

Montague fights beside Warwick and the York brothers from the first scene, proudly displaying the blood of Lancastrian lords he has killed. As Warwick's brother, he is bound to the man who made Edward king, yet the king's ingratitude toward Warwick creates a loyalty crisis Montague cannot avoid. His eventual choice between blood and crown will help decide which house commands the north.

## In the story

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/chapters/act-i-scene-ii)

Volunteers to go to London to rally Warwick and others to York's cause.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-i)

Arrives with Warwick to support the Yorkist cause.

### [Scene VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-vi)

Present among the Yorkist lords after the battle.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-i)

Questions Edward's marriage but ultimately pledges loyalty.

### [Scene VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-viii)

Montague is assigned to muster men in Buckingham, Northampton, and Leicestershire.

### [Scene I: The Battle of Barnet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/chapters/act-v-scene-i)

Montague arrives with forces to support Warwick, entering Coventry.

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/henry_vi_part_iii_se/chapters/act-v-scene-ii)

Reported dead by Somerset, having cried out for Warwick in his final moments.

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