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Bertrade, a daughter of Simon I de Montfort, was the center of one of the major scandals of her time. Married to count Fulk IV of Anjou, she was carried off in 1092 by king Philippe I of France, who married her (illegally, as she was still married to Fulk). After years of disputes with the church, which included putting France under an ...
While attending mass at Chiesa di San Silvestro in Viterbo on 13 March 1271, he was murdered by his cousins Guy and Simon the younger de Montfort, sons of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, in revenge for the beheading of their father and older brother at the Battle of Evesham. Henry was murdered while he clutched the altar, begging for ...
The Battle of Evesham (4 August 1265) was one of the two main battles of 13th century England's Second Barons' War. It marked the defeat of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and the rebellious barons by the future King Edward I, who led the forces of his father, King Henry III. It took place on 4 August 1265, near the town of Evesham ...
Amaury II de Montfort. Amaury II (d. 1089) was the fourth lord of Montfort-l'Amaury, a castle in the territory that eventually became modern-day France . He was the son of Simon I, Lord of Montfort, and Isabel de Broyes. He succeeded his father and died soon after. He, in turn, was succeeded by his half brother Richard de Montfort .
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, was born in 1208 in Montfort-l'Amaury, a commune located near Paris, France. His father, Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, was the lord of Montfort and a well-known crusader. His mother, Alix de Montmorency, was a devout woman. Simon was his parents’ fourth child and third son, having three ...
By 1263 Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, had emerged as the baronial party’s leader. In 1264, following the capture of Henry III and his heir (the future Edward I) at the Battle of Lewes, Simon became the de facto ruler of England. The remains of Odiham Castle in Hampshire, where Eleanor de Montfort co-ordinated communications ...
Simon de Montfort was a French nobleman who became an important figure in English politics during the 13th century. He led the opposition against King Henry III and established a parliament, which included commoners, for the first time. In 1265, he defeated the King’s army at the Battle of Lewes and became the de facto ruler of England.
