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Occupation. Soldier and statesman. Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ( c. 1208 – 4 August 1265), later sometimes referred to as Simon V [nb 1] 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 ...
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1.8K. 110K views 1 year ago. The history of the Plantagenets continues with the story of King Henry III and his treacherous brother-in-law Simon de Montfort, the Earl of Leicester. This is...
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Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (23 May 1208 – 4 August 1265) was a Franco - English nobleman. He inherited the title and estates of the earldom of Leicester in England. He led a rebellion against King Henry III of England during the Second Barons' War of 1263–64. He became the de facto ruler of England. [2]
Jun 18, 2022 · 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 ...
Amaury (II) "le Fort" , d.s.p. ca. 1089, lord of Montfort l'Amaury, ca. 1087-ca. 1089. A charter of Amaury dated 1 February 1083 identifies Simon de Montfort as his father and Hugues Bardoul as his grandfather [Rhein (1910), 299 (Pièces justificatives #2), see above]. Amaury was killed in about 1089, and was succeeded by his brother Richard ...
May 18, 2018 · views 2,164,238 updated May 18 2018. Montfort IV, Simon de, earl of Leicester (1208–65). Earl Simon was no stranger to controversy in his lifetime, and has been the subject of extraordinary controversy ever since his death at the battle of Evesham (1265).
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Simon V de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 – August 4, 1265) was the principal leader of the baronial opposition to King Henry III of England, his brother-in-law. Son of a French noblemen who married into the de Beaumont family, earls of Leicester.
