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Amicia de Beaumont. Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester ( c. 1175 – 25 June 1218), known as Simon IV (or V [a]) de Montfort and as Simon de Montfort the Elder, was a French nobleman and knight of the early 13th century. He is widely regarded as one of the great military commanders of the Middle Ages. [4] [5] [6] He took part in the ...
When Simon IV de Montfort was born in 1151, in Montfort-l'Amaury, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, his father, Simon de Montfort III, was 30 and his mother, Mathilde De Beaumont-Le Roger d'Evreaux, was 31. He married Amice De Beaumont Of Leicester in 1165. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.
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The earl and his retinue, including John FitzJohn, Giles d’Argentan, Fulk of Deane, Harry of Hastings, and Peter de Montfort, were at the center of the attacking force. As they began their advance at 7:30 am, Earl Simon spotted de Clare’s banner atop the ridge. “That red dog will devour us today,” said the earl.
Aug 4, 2015 · Early on Tuesday 4 August 1265, a chosen band of killers strike down the great earl, decapitating the baronial cause. The deaths of Simon de Montfort and his closest companions at Evesham brought baronial resistance to Henry III’s arbitrary exercise of royal power to a sudden and brutal end. The deliberate killing of such high-status ...
EARL OF LEICESTER. CHAPTER IV. SIMON DE MONTFORT IN GASCONY. It was in the year 1248 that Henry resolved to send Simon de Montfort as his viceroy to Gascony. Henry’s experience, gathered in the expedition of 1242, showed how untrustworthy were his allies, how rebellious his subjects. At the head of the restless nobility stood Gaston of Bearn ...
Jan 9, 2011 · Abstract: The career and personality of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester (c. 1208– 1265), the leader of the baronial revolt against King Henry III, provides a striking exemplar of the malleability of historiographical opinion. Montfort has been treated as hero and villain and (misleadingly) as ‘the founder of the House of Commons’.
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Simon de Montfort was by origin a minor French noble who went on to become one of the leading English magnates of the thirteenth century and the brother-in-law of King Henry III. He was first the close friend of the king and later his bitter enemy. He was a devout Christian, a crusader and a kindred spirit.
