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Simon VI de Montfort (April 1240 – 1271), known as Simon de Montfort the Younger, was the second son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England. His father and his elder brother Henry were killed at the Battle of Evesham in August 1265.
- April 1240
- 1271 (aged 30–31)
Montfort was a younger son of Alix de Montmorency and Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, a French nobleman, and leader of a Crusade against the Cathars in south-west France.
- None, title forfeit
- Alix de Montmorency
Nov 11, 2020 · The youngest son of his father, also called Simon, the young French nobleman was not set to inherit any of his fathers lands but, that wouldn't stop young Simon becoming one of the most well known and influential men of the 13th century. Drawing of a stained glass window of Chartres Cathedral, depicting Simon de Montfort SOURCE: Public domain.
Mar 27, 2024 · Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester was the leader of the baronial revolt against King Henry III and ruler of England for less than a year. Simon de Montfort, wholly French by birth and education, was the son of Simon de Montfort l’Amaury, leader of the Crusade against the heretical Albigenses.
As a young man, Montfort probably took part in the Albigensian Crusades of the early 1220s. In 1229, the two surviving brothers (Amaury and Simon) came to an arrangement whereby Simon gave up his rights in France and Amaury in turn gave up his rights in England.
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Mar 27, 2024 · Simon de Montfort (born 1165?—died June 25, 1218, Toulouse, France) was a French leader of the Albigensian Crusade declared by Pope Innocent III against the Cathari, an unorthodox religious group in southern France. In 1190 Simon married Alice de Montmorency (died 1221).
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...
