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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.
- c. 1175
- Simon de Montfort
- Cathedral of Saint-Nazaire, Carcassonne, later moved to Montfort l'Amaury
- Amicia de Beaumont
They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 18 July 1188, in Rochefort-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, at the age of 37, and was buried in Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France.
- Male
- Amice De Beaumont Of Leicester
Mar 14, 2024 · Simon IV de Montfort (entre 1164 et 1175 – 25 juin 1218, Toulouse), seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury de 1188 à 1218, comte de Leicester en 1204, vicomte d'Albi, de Béziers et de Carcassonne de 1213 à 1218, comte de Toulouse de 1215 à 1218, est la principale figure de la croisade contre les Albigeois.
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EARL OF LEICESTER. CHAPTER IV. SIMON DE MONTFORT IN GASCONY. It was in the year 1248 that Henry resolved to send Simon de Montfort as his viceroy to Gascony. Henry’s experience, gathered in the expedition of 1242, showed how untrustworthy were his allies, how rebellious his subjects. At the head of the restless nobility stood Gaston of Bearn ...
Jan 19, 2015 · Montfort, who called the January Parliament, was the leader of a political faction that sought major reform of the realm.
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.
May 18, 2018 · views 2,532,590 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).