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  1. Simon I of Montfort or Simon de Montfort (c. 1025 – 25 September 1087) was a French nobleman. He was born in Montfort l'Amaury, near Paris, and became its lord. He was the son of Amaury I de Montfort and Bertrade.

  2. Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (c. 1208 – 4 August 1265), later sometimes referred to as Simon V 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 Henry III of England, culminating in the Second ...

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  4. 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...

  5. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Simon I of Montfort or Simon de Montfort ( c. 1025 – 25 September 1087) was a French nobleman. He was born in Montfort l'Amaury, in the Duchy of Normandy, and became its lord. He was the son of Amaury I de Montfort and Bertrade. At his death he was buried about 20 miles (32 km) away in Épernon, because ...

  6. Apr 6, 2009 · In the Family. Leicester born John Marlow has recently been delving deep into his first wife's past and has discovered it is very likely to be a descent of Simon de Montfort. He believes that ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Simon de Montfort, later Earl of Leicester, (born c. 1208, Montfort, Ile-de-France, France—died Aug. 4, 1265, Evesham, Worcestershire, Eng.), The second son of Simon de Montfort, he gave up Montfort lands in France but revived the family claim to the English earldom of Leicester. His marriage to Henry III’s sister (1238) offended the barons ...

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