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Mar 1, 1995 · Almost immediately after his death, Simon de Montfort, the leader of the Barons' Revolt against Henry III, was revered as a saint. Despite the received historical opinion that his cult was local, furtive, and brief, it actually received support throughout England, from the noble and clerical ranks as well as from the peasantry, and lasted into the reign of Edward I.
Jun 24, 2013 · A statue of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, on the Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower in Leicester, England. An Earl of Leicester, date of birth unknown, died at Toulouse, 25 June, 1218. Simon (IV) de Montfort was descended from the lords of Montfort l’Amaury in Normandy, being the second son of Simon (III), and Amicia, daughter of ...
Jan 9, 2011 · Simon was born around 1208 and he died in 1265. He was mainly French by descent (only one of his four grandparents was English) and he was born in France. In 1230 he came to England and there he was promoted to posts of importance by the king, Henry III. He married the king’s sister Eleanor and in 1239 was created Earl of Leicester.
May 19, 2024 · Quick Reference. (1208–65). Earl Simon has been the subject of controversy ever since his death at the battle of Evesham (1265). Then, the victorious royalists dismembered his body in revengeful exultation; a detested traitor had met his end. But his followers found solace in the rapid emergence of a cult. A ‘political’ saint was born.
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester (c. 1175 – 25 June 1218), known as Simon IV (or V) 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. He took part in the Fourth Crusade and was one of the prominent figures of the Albigensian Crusade. Montfort is ...
Jun 15, 2022 · Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (c. 1208 – 4 August 1265), also called Simon de Munford and sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from other Simons de Montfort, was a French nobleman who inherited the title and estates of the earldom of Leicester in England. In January 1238, Montfort married Eleanor of ...
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208-4 August 1265) was a French-English nobleman who led the rebellion against King Henry III of England during the Second Barons' War of 1263-64. He was briefly the de facto ruler of England, and he called two Parliaments, the first of which stripped the King of unlimited authority, and the second of which included ordinary citizens from the towns ...
