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Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester

Male 1208 - 1265  (57 years)


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  • Name Simon de Montfort 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    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) 
    Title(s) 11 Apr 1239 (Age 31) 
    Military 1240 (Age 32) 
    Military Abt 1242 (Age 34) 
    Offices Held May 1248 (Age 40) 
    Will 1 Jan 1259 (Age 51) 
    Military 1263 (Age 55) 
    Death 4 Aug 1265  Evesham, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    • He was killed at the battle of Eversham. [1]
    Burial After 4 Aug 1265  Eversham Abbey, Evesham, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 4 Siblings 
    Person ID I24573 
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2020 

    Father Simon I de Montfort l'Amaury, Seigneur of Montfod l'Amauri,   b. About 1026   d. About 1088 (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Agnes d'Évreux,   b. About 1030 
    Marriage Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F2433  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanor, Princess of England,   b. 1215, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1275, Montargis Abbey, Montargis, Centre-Val de Loire, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [1
    Marriage 7 Jan 1237  Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [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)
    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 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jan 1237 - Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Aug 1265 - Evesham, Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - After 4 Aug 1265 - Eversham Abbey, Evesham, Worcestershire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.

    3. [S1448] Boyer, Carl 3rd. Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans , (Santa Clarita, California: Privately Published, 2001).