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Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (c. 1208 – 4 August 1265), later sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from his namesake relatives, was an English nobleman of French origin and a member of the English peerage, who led the baronial opposition to the rule of King Henry III of England, culminating in the Second ...
- Simon De Montfort The Younger
Simon VI de Montfort (April 1240 – 1271), known as Simon de...
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Name. The parliament came to be known as "Mad" as a result...
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Simon de Montfort Eleanor's seal as Countess of Leicester....
- House of Montfort
The House of Montfort was a medieval French noble house that...
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Eleanor de Montfort, Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon...
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Amaury de Montfort (1242 or 1243 – 1301) was the third son...
- Simon De Montfort The Younger
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.
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Simon. I. er. de Montfort. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Simon de Montfort et Simon Ier . Simon Ier, mort en 1087, fut le troisième seigneur de Montfort l'Amaury . Il était fils d' Amaury Ier, seigneur de Montfort, et de Bertrade de Gometz [source insuffisante] . Il continue les travaux commencés par son père et son grand-père et fait ...
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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...
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 ...
May 18, 2018 · 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).
