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- Montfort, Simon de, Earl of Leicester (1208–65) French-born leader of a revolt against Henry III of England. Montfort distinguished himself on crusade. Resentful at being forced to cede power in Gascony to the future Edward I, Montfort led the rebel barons in the Barons' War (1263). He won the Battle of Lewes (1264), and formed a Parliament.
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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.
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester (c. 1170–1218, confirmed 1207) Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208–1265, forfeit 1265) Second creation (1267) Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster (1245–1296) Thomas, 2nd Earl of Leicester and Lancaster (c. 1280–1322, forfeit 1322)
Jan 19, 2015 · It was Simon de Montfort, the rebel earl of Leicester, who was in control, having seized power the year before. Montfort, who called the January Parliament, was the leader of a political...
Simon de Montfort, later Earl of Leicester , (born c. 1208, Montfort, Ile-de-France, France—died Aug. 4, 1265, Evesham, Worcestershire, Eng.), The second son of Simon de Montfort, he gave up Montfort lands in France but revived the family claim to the English earldom of Leicester.
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.
39 For the cult, see ‘Miracula Simonis de Montfort’, in Chronicle of William de Rishanger, ed. Halliwell, 67–110, and Valente, C., ‘ Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, and the Utility of Sanctity in Thirteenth-Century England ’, Journal of Medieval History, 21 (1995), 27 – 49 CrossRef Google Scholar.
The Second Barons’ War, also known as the Second Civil War, was a significant event in English history that took place in the mid-13th century. The conflict was primarily fought between King Henry III and a group of rebellious barons, led by Simon de Montfort, the Earl of Leicester.
