House of Montfort
House of Montfort was a medieval French noble house that eventually found its way to the Kingdom of England and originated the famous Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester; although his father Simon de Monfort the Elder, leader of the French Crusaders during the Albigensian Crusade, is far more notorious in France and among military medievalists.
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Country | France, England |
Founded | c.990 |
Founder | Guillaume de Montfort |
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The family began when Hugh Capet granted a petty lordship to Guillaume de Montfort in the Île-de-France. His successors were to be the vassals of the counts of Beaumont. Guillaume's son, Amaury began building a castle that would eventually become the eponymous Montfort-l'Amaury. The project, however, was incomplete when he died circa 1053, but his son, Simon was able to finish it in 1067.[1] His great-grandson, Simon IV would eventually marry the heiress of Leicester and their son, Simon V would become the first Montfort earl of Leicester.[2]
During the 13th century the family lost their ancestral seat of Montfort-l'Amaury to the House of Dreux.[2]
Genealogy
- Amaury I
- Simon I
- Amaury II
- Isabel
- Bertrade
- Richard
- Simon II
- Amaury III
- Amaury IV
- Simon III
- Amaury V
- Simon IV
- Simon V
- Guy I of Sidon
- Philip I
- Philip II
- John
- Laure
- Eleonore
- Jeanne
- John of Tyre
- Humphrey
- Amaury of Montfort
- Rupen of Montfort
- Philip II
- Pernelle
- Alicia
- Agnes
- Guy II of Sidon
- Philip I
- Petronilla
- Bertrade
- Agnès
- Guillaume
- Adeliza
- Simon I
- Mainier
- Eva
References
- "PARIS REGION NOBILITY". Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "Montfort Family | French lords". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 7 November 2019.