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De Montfort University. De Montfort University Leicester ( DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was taken from Simon de Montfort, a 13th-century Earl of Leicester .
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.
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Eleanor's seal as Countess of Leicester. Seven years later, she met Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. According to Matthew Paris, Simon was attracted to Eleanor's beauty and elegance as well as her wealth and high birth. They fell in love and married secretly on 7 January 1238 at the King's chapel in Westminster Palace.
Bertrade de Montfort: Simon I de Montfort: c. 1070: 15 May 1092: 29 July 1108: 1117 Adelaide of Maurienne: Humbert II, Count of Savoy: 1092: 3 August 1115: 1 August 1137: 18 November 1154: Louis VI: Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine: William X, Duke of Aquitaine: 1122: 22 July 1137: 1137: 25 December 1137: 21 March 1152 annulment: 1 April 1204 ...
Montfort-l'Amaury was the stronghold of the Montfort family from the start of the 11th century. Amaury I built the ramparts. The Comté de Montfort was related to the Duchy of Brittany following the marriage of Yolande de Dreux-Montfort with Arthur of Brittany in 1294. It returned to the crown of France when Brittany became a part of France ...
The Mise of Amiens ([miz ɒv a.mjɛ̃]) was a settlement given by King Louis IX of France on 23 January 1264 in the conflict between King Henry III of England and his rebellious barons, led by Simon de Montfort. Louis' one-sided decision for King Henry led directly to the hostilities of the Second Barons' War.
Eva Marshal. Maud de Braose, Baroness Mortimer of Wigmore (1224 – shortly before 23 March 1301) [citation needed] was a noble heiress, and one of the most important, [1] being a member of the powerful de Braose family which held many lordships and domains in the Welsh Marches. She was the wife of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore ...
