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Simon de Montfort (died 1188), sometimes known as Simon IV [A] de Montfort, was lord of Montfort-l'Amaury from 1181 to 1188. [citation needed] He was the son of Simon III de Montfort, Count of Évreux and Lord of Montfort-l'Amaury. On his death, Simon III left the comté of Évreux to his elder son Amaury V, and his French properties in ...
Simon (IV) [1] de Montfort, mort en 1188, fut seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury de 1181 à 1188. Il était fils de Simon III de Montfort , comte d'Évreux et seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury, et de Mathilde.
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Simon IV (ou V N 1) de Montfort (c. 1170 1 - 25 juin 1218, Toulouse ), seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury de 1188 à 1218, comte de Leicester en 1204, vicomte d'Albi, de Béziers et de Carcassonne de 1213 à 1218, comte de Toulouse de 1215 à 1218, est la principale figure de la croisade contre les Albigeois .
This paper surveys the political career and personal life of Simon de Montfort. Derived largely from the author's biography of Montfort, it lays stress on his initial position as an outsider in English politics whose military abilities, diplomatic usefulness and personal charisma fostered his rise to power at the court of Henry III, but who subsequently fell out with the king and eventually ...
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.
Amaury’s grandson Simon (d. 1181 or later) married Amicia, ultimately the heiress of the English earldom of Leicester, and it was through their son, the crusader Simon de Montfort, that the family first attained real prominence.
