Simon de montfort biography of abraham

Earl of Leicester

The place of Simon de Montfort in history has been large, mainly since his actions made an important contribution to the history of Parliament.

Simon was born circa 1208, a younger son of the French nobleman Simon de Montfort and his wife Alix de Montmorency.

Simon de montfort biography of abraham

His paternal grandmother, Amicia de Beaumont, was the senior co-heiress of her brother Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester. The elder de Montfort had led a crusade against the heretics in Toulouse.

On the loss of the Duchy of Normandy, King John granted the Leicester estates and title to Simon's father's cousin Ranulf, Earl of Chester.

De Montfort's eldest son Amaury attempted to regain the earldom but finally agreed to allow his younger brother Simon to claim it in return for all family possessions in France. Simon arrived in England in 1229, the new king, Henry III, although sympathetic, was not in a position to confront the powerful