House of Montfort: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 00:40, 8 November 2023

Cadet branch of the House of Reginar

Coat of Arms
House of Montfort
Lords of Montfort-l'Amaury, Épernon, Houdan, Glamorgan, Petersfield and Mapledurham
Counts of Évreux
Earls of Gloucester

Cadet Branches
House of Montfort-Leicester
Lords of Montfort, Rochefort-en-Yvelines, Épernon and Houdan
Viscounts of Béziers, Albi and Carcassonne
Earls of Leicester
Counts of Montfort
Issued from Simon IV, 2nd son of Simon III de Montfort

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-De Montfort.svg|[[House of Montfort-Leicester]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Montfort, Rochefort-en-Yvelines, Épernon and Houdan<br>Earls of Leicester<br>Counts of Montfort<br>Issued from  Simon IV, 2nd son of Simon III de Montfort</span><!-- After the death of Simon III the first partition of Montfort estates occurred, his eldest son Amaury III received Evreux and English possessions, while his younger also named Simon, received French possessions and would go on to marry Amicia (Amice) de Beaumont, suo jure Countess of Leicester and daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester and sister of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl. Even though their son Simon is numbered as the 5th Earl his mother Amicia was actually the de facto 5th Countess and her husband jure uxoris 5th Earl...there seems to be a discrepency in numbering -->
+De Montfort.svg|[[House of Montfort-Leicester]]<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Montfort, Rochefort-en-Yvelines, Épernon and Houdan<br>Viscounts of Béziers, Albi and Carcassonne<br>Earls of Leicester<br>Counts of Montfort<br>Issued from  Simon IV, 2nd son of Simon III de Montfort</span><!-- After the death of Simon III the first partition of Montfort estates occurred, his eldest son Amaury III received Evreux and English possessions, while his younger also named Simon, received French possessions and would go on to marry Amicia (Amice) de Beaumont, suo jure Countess of Leicester and daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester and sister of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl. Even though their son Simon is numbered as the 5th Earl his mother Amicia was actually the de facto 5th Countess and her husband jure uxoris 5th Earl...there seems to be a discrepency in numbering -->
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