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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 under Francis I. The castle was destroyed by the English during the Hundred Years' War .
Jun 22, 2014 · Amaury de Montfort, Simon’s son abandoned Carcassonne and the son of Raymond-Roger de Trencavel returned from exile to reclaim the area. So Montfort offered his claim to the lands of Languedoc to Louis VIII, who accepted, now there was royal intervention and a new emphasis that was strong enough to ensure the continuation of the Crusade to ...
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Montfort faced the daunting task of keeping the local lords from feuding and preventing aggression by the kings of Aragon and Navarre. Montfort ruled with a heavy hand. When a Gascon lord committed an offense that disturbed the peace, Montfort’s troops destroyed the offender’s property as punishment.
Jan 5, 2023 · The ramparts and castle were destroyed by the English during the Hundred Years’ War in the 15 th century. After the battle of Agincourt in 1419, the English occupied the French domain and it was during this time that the castle at Montfort was destroyed.
Between his great victory at the battle of Lewes in May 1264 and his defeat and death at the battle of Evesham in August 1265, de Montfort ruled England in the name of the Provisions, wielding power not seen again until the days of Oliver Cromwell.
Jan 19, 2015 · In May 1264 Montfort won a stunning victory at the battle of Lewes, where both King Henry and his heir, the future Edward I, were taken prisoner. He was now the de facto ruler of England ...
Les comtes de Montfort portent le nom de leur résidence ancestrale, le château de Montfort ( Alt-Montfort ), mentionné pour la première fois vers l'an 1208. Aujourd'hui en ruines, il est situé sur le territoire communal de Weiler dans la vallée du Rhin alpin près de la frontière entre l'Autriche et la Suisse.
