Simon I de Montfort
Simon I de Montfort | |
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| Born | c. 1025 Montfort l'Amaury, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 25 September 1087 (aged 61–62) |
| Buried | Epernon, Kingdom of France |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel de Broyes Agnes d'Evreux |
| Father | Amaury I de Montfort |
| Mother | Bertrade de Gometz |
Simon I 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[1] (c. 1000–1031) and Bertrade. At his death he was buried about 20 miles (32 km) away in Epernon, because it was the site of the fortress he was instrumental in constructing.
Progeny
Simon I first married Isabel de Broyes (b. 1034, Broyes, Marne, France), daughter of Hugh Bardoul. Their children were:
- Amaury II de Montfort (c. 1056–1089), lord of Montfort
- Isabel (Elizabeth) de Montfort (b. 1057), who married Raoul II de Tosny, a companion of William the Conqueror.
Simon I's second marriage was to Agnes d'Evreux (b. 1030), daughter of Richard, Count of Évreux.[2] Their children were:
- Bertrade de Montfort (c. 1059–1117), became Queen of France.[3]
- Richard de Montfort (c. 1066–1092), lord of Montfort, slain in attack on abbey at Conches.[4]
- Simon II de Montfort (c. 1068–1101), lord of Montfort[5]
- Amaury III de Montfort (c. 1070–1137), lord of Montfort[5] and Count of Évreux.
- Guillaume de Montfort (c. 1073–1101), bishop of Paris.[5]
- Adeliza de Montfort (b. 1075)
References
- ^ Daniel Power, The Norman Frontier in the Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries, (Cambridge University Press, 2004), 332.
- ^ The Normans and Their Adversaries at War, ed. Richard Philip Abels, Bernard S. Bachrach, (Boydell Press, 2001), 141.
- ^ Women, Power, and Violence in Orderic Vitalis's "Historia Ecclesiastica", Jean Blacker, Violence Against Women in Medieval Texts, ed. Anna Roberts, (University Press of Florida, 1998), 46.
- ^ Robert Curthose Reassessed, Judith A. Green, Anglo-Norman Studies: Proceedings of the Battle Conference, Volume 22, ed. Christopher Harper-Bill, (The Boydell Press, 2000), 97.
- ^ a b c (FR) André Châtelain, Châteaux forts et féodalité en Ile de France, du XIème au XIIIème siècle, (Nonette, 1983), 20.
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