Simon de Montfort
Simon de Montfort or Simon de Montford often refers to Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (Simon V de Montfort) (1208–1265), an English baron who led a revolt against King Henry III of England and called the first elected parliament.
The name may also refer to:
French nobility:
- Simon I de Montfort (c. 1025–1087), French nobleman and progenitor of the following
- Simon II de Montfort (c. 1068-1104)
- Simon III de Montfort "Le Chauve" (1117–1181), Count of Evreux and Lord of Montfort l'Amaury
- Simon de Montfort (mort en 1188), Lord of Montfort l'Amaury, son of Simon III de Montfort
- Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester (Simon IV de Montfort, "Simon de Montfort the elder"), (1160–1218), French nobleman, achieved prominence in the Fourth Crusade and in the Albigensian Crusade
- Simon VI de Montfort "the younger" (1240-1271), second son of the 6th Earl
Others:
- Simon de Montford, English nobleman executed in 1495, unrelated to the above
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