Simon I de Montfort

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] 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),^[2] daughter of Hugh Bardoul. Their children were:

• Amaury II de Montfort (c. 1056–1089),^[3] lord of Montfort
• Isabel (Elizabeth) de Montfort (b. 1057), who married Raoul II de Tosny,^[3] a companion of William the Conqueror.

Simon I's second marriage was to Agnes d'Evreux (b. 1030), daughter of Richard, Count of Évreux.^[4] Their children were:

• Bertrade de Montfort (c. 1059–1117), became Queen of France.^[5]
• Richard de Montfort (c. 1066–1092), lord of Montfort, slain in attack on abbey at Conches.^[6]
• Simon II de Montfort (c. 1068–1104), lord of Montfort^[7]
• Amaury III de Montfort (c. 1070–1137), lord of Montfort^[7] and Count of Évreux.
• Guillaume de Montfort (c. 1073–1101), bishop of Paris.^[7]
• Adeliza de Montfort (b. 1075)

References[]

Sources[]

• Abels, Richard Philip; Bachrach, Bernard S., eds. (2001). The Normans and Their Adversaries at War. Boydell Press.
• Blacker, Jean (1998). "Women, Power, and Violence in Orderic Vitalis's "Historia Ecclesiastica"". In Roberts, Anna (ed.). Violence Against Women in Medieval Texts. University Press of Florida.
• Châtelain, André (1983). Châteaux forts et féodalité en Ile de France, du XIème au XIIIème siècle (in French). Nonette.
• Green, Judith A. (2000). "Robert Curthose Reassessed". In Harper-Bill, Christopher (ed.). Anglo-Norman Studies: Proceedings of the Battle Conference. 22. The Boydell Press.
• Lippiatt, Gregory Edward Martin (2017). Simon V of Montfort and Baronial Government, 1195-1218. Oxford University Press.
• Power, Daniel (2004). The Norman Frontier in the Twelfth and Early Thirteenth Centuries. Cambridge University Press.

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