Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, known as Simon IVde Montfort and as Simon de Montfort the Elder, was a French nobleman and knight of the early 13th century. He is widely regarded as one of the great military commanders of the Middle Ages. He took part in the Fourth Crusade and was one of the prominent figures of the Albigensian Crusade. Montfort is mostly noted for his campaigns in the latter, notably for his triumph at Muret. He died at the Siege of Toulouse in 1218. He was lord of Montfort-l'Amaury from 1188 to his death and Earl of Leicester in England from 1204. He was also Viscount of Albi, Béziers and Carcassonne from 1213, as well as Count of Toulouse from 1215.
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, known as Simon V or VI de Montfort, was an Anglo-French nobleman who led the rebellion against King Henry III.
Amaury de Montfort, Lord of Montfort-l'Amaury, was the son of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester and Alix de Montmorency, and the older brother of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. Amaury inherited his father's French properties while his brother Simon inherited the English title of Earl of Leicester.
Montfort-l'Amaury is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region, north central France. It is located 20 km (12 mi) north of Rambouillet. The name comes from Amaury I de Montfort, the first seigneur (lord) of Montfort.
Amaury III de Montfort was a French nobleman, the seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury, Épernon, and Houdan in the Île-de-France and Count of Évreux in Normandy.
The House of Montfort-Britanny was a Breton-French noble family, which reigned in the Duchy of Brittany from 1365 to 1514. It was a cadet branch of the House of Dreux; it was thus ultimately part of the Capetian dynasty. It should not be confused with the older House of Montfort which ruled as Counts of Montfort-l'Amaury.
Robert IV of Dreux (1241–1282), Count of Dreux, Braine and Montfort-l'Amaury, was the son of John I of Dreux and Marie of Bourbon.
Baron Montfort is a title that has been created twice in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England when John de Montfort was summoned to parliament on 23 June 1295. In 1367 the title either became extinct or fell into abeyance on the death of the third Baron. The second creation came in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1741 when Henry Bromley was made Lord Montfort, Baron of Horseheath, in the County of Cambridge. He had previously represented Cambridgeshire in Parliament, as had his father John Bromley and grandfather John Bromley. Lord Montfort was succeeded by his only son, the second Baronet. He sat as Member of Parliament for the city of Cambridge. The title became extinct on the death of his son, the third Baron, in 1851.
Simon I of Montfort or Simon de Montfort 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 it was the site of the fortress he was instrumental in constructing.
Humphrey of Montfort was a nobleman of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Simon II de Montfort was the son of Simon I de Montfort and Agnès d'Évreux.
Richard of Montfort or Richard de Montfort was a French nobleman from the House of Montfort who briefly ruled as lord of Montfort (1089–1092) in Normandy. He took the part of Count William of Évreux during his private war with Raoul II, lord of Conches. As Richard had no children at the time of his death, the lordship passed to his brother Simon II.
Amaury I of Craon (1170–1226), was Lord of Craon, of Chantocé, Ingrandes, Candé, Segré, Duretal, Baugé and of Lude.
Amaury I de Montfort was Lord of Montfort, son of Guillaume de Montfort of Hainaut, the first Lord of Montfort. The castle of Montfort l'Amaury, of which he started the construction, was completed by his son Simon I de Montfort, who succeeded him as Lord of Montfort. He married Bertrade.
Simon III de Montfort, nicknamed the Bald, was count of Évreux from 1140 until 1181 and the seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury from 1137 to 1181. He was the son of Amaury III the seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury and count of Evreux and Agnès de Garlande, daughter of Anseau de Garlande.
Amaury IV de Montfort (d.1140) was Count of Évreux as Amaury II from 1137 to 1140.
Amaury III was the Count of Évreux in Normandy from 1181 until his death. He belonged to the elder line of the Montfort family, and is sometimes known as Amaury V de Montfort.
Simon de Montfort, sometimes known as Simon IV de Montfort, was lord of Montfort-l'Amaury from 1181 to 1188. He was the son of Simon III de Montfort, Count of Évreux and Lord of Montfort-l'Amaury. On his death, Simon III left the comté of Évreux to his elder son Amaury V, and his French properties in Montfort-l'Amaury and Rochefort-en-Yvelines to Simon.
Guillaume de Montfort, also known as Guillaume of Hainaut, was a French nobleman of the end of the 10th century, the first Lord of Montfort-l'Amaury.
