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Simon (1208-1265) was a son of Simon de Montfort, Lord of Montfort in France, and his wife Alice. He came to England in about 1230 to pursue his inheritance and became close to Henry III. He married Eleanor (widow of William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke) the king's sister. After a debt scandal, when he pledged the king's name for debt repayment ...
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. Simon inherited the title Earl of Leicester in 1218 (although this was not confirmed ...
Jan 7, 2024 · Montfort was a younger son of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, a French nobleman and crusader, and Alix de Montmorency.His paternal grandmother was Amicia de Beaumont, the senior c.-heiress to the Earldom of Leicester and a large estate owned by her brother Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, in England.
The conflict was primarily fought between King Henry III and a group of rebellious barons, led by Simon de Montfort, the Earl of Leicester. The war lasted from 1264 to 1267 and had significant long-term implications for the English monarchy, the balance of power between the nobility and the monarchy, and the role of parliament in English politics.
Sir Henry de Montfort (November 1238 – 4 August 1265) was the son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and with his father played an important role in the struggle of the barons against King Henry III. Henry's mother was Princess Eleanor of England, a daughter of King John, whose marriage to Simon further increased the foreign ...
Jan 4, 2024 · Simon IV (or V) de Montfort (c. 1175 – 25 June 1218), also known as Simon de Montfort the Elder, was a French nobleman and soldier who took part in the Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) and was a prominent leader of the Albigensian Crusade. He died at the Siege of Toulouse in 1218. He was lord of Montfort-l'Amaury in France and the 5th Earl of ...
