1208 - 1265 (57 years)
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Name |
Simon de Montfort |
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Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
1208 [1] |
History |
In 1098, he successfully defended his castles against William II. Later he took part in the siege of Montmorenci. [3] |
Offices Held |
20 Jan 1235 (Age 27) |
- He was the High Steward at the coronation of Queen Eleanor.
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Title(s) |
11 Apr 1239 (Age 31) |
- He was created Earl of Leicester.
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Military |
1240 (Age 32) |
- He went on a Crusade to the Holy Land and returned to Europe in the Spring of 1242.
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Military |
Abt 1242 (Age 34) |
- He joined in Henry III's failed expedition to Poitou.
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Offices Held |
May 1248 (Age 40) |
- He was appointed as Vicegerent in Gascony.
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Will |
1 Jan 1259 (Age 51) |
Military |
1263 (Age 55) |
- Parliament denounced the king, and in July, Simon entered London with the Barons to make the king ratify concessions to them. At the battle of Lewes in 1264, the King and his son, Edward, were captured. Simon then ran the government and even summoned Parliament in January 1265.
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Death |
4 Aug 1265 |
Evesham, Worcestershire, England [1, 3] |
- He was killed at the battle of Eversham. [1]
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Burial |
After 4 Aug 1265 |
Eversham Abbey, Evesham, Worcestershire, England |
Siblings |
4 Siblings |
| 1. Richard de Montfort d. 1092, Conches Abbey, Conches-en-Ouche, Normandy, France | | 2. Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, b. 1208 d. 4 Aug 1265, Evesham, Worcestershire, England (Age 57 years) ▻ Eleanor, Princess of England, m. 7 Jan 1237 | | 3. William de Montfort, Bishop of Paris | + | 4. Amauri III de Montfort, Comté d'Evreux d. 18 Apr 1137 or 19 Apr 1137 ▻ Richeude de Hainault; Agnes de Garlende, m. After 1118 | + | 5. Bertrade de Montfort l'Amaury, b. About 1060, Montfort l'Amauri, Île-de-France, France d. 14 Feb 1117, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 57 years) ▻ Fulk IV "Rechin", Count of Anjou, m. About 1090 ; Philip I "the Amorous", King of France, m. 15 May 1092 | |
Person ID |
I24573 |
Last Modified |
8 Oct 2020 |
Family |
Eleanor, Princess of England, b. 1215, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England d. 13 Apr 1275, Montargis Abbey, Montargis, Centre-Val de Loire, France (Age 60 years) [1] |
Marriage |
7 Jan 1237 |
Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England [1] |
- Issue:
1. Sir Henry de Montfort (1232-1265)
2. Sir Simon de Montfort (1240-1271)
3. Amauri de Montfort (c1242-____) [a priest]
4. Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola (c1243-1291)
5. daughter de Montfort [a nun]
6. Richard de Montfort (1252-____)
7. Eleanor de Montfort (c1258-1282)
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Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 29 years and 1 month - She : ~ 22 years and 1 month. |
Family ID |
F8796 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
8 Oct 2020 |
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Event Map |
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| Marriage - 7 Jan 1237 - Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England |
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| Death - 4 Aug 1265 - Evesham, Worcestershire, England |
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| Burial - After 4 Aug 1265 - Eversham Abbey, Evesham, Worcestershire, England |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
- [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).
- [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.
- [S1448] Boyer, Carl 3rd. Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans , (Santa Clarita, California: Privately Published, 2001).
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