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Simon "Earl of Leicester" de Montfort 1208 – 1265 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1208

Birth Location: Yvelines, France

Death Date: 4 Aug 1265

Death Location: Evesham, Worcestershire, England

Father: Simon Montfort

Mother: Alice Montmorecy

Spouse(s): Eleanor Plantagenet

Children(s): Eleanor Monfort

Simon "Earl of Leicester" de Montfort was born in 1208 in Yvelines, France, the child of Simon (Simon IV) "Comte d'Evreux, Seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury, Lord of Montfort-en-Yvelines" de Montfort and Alice Montmorecy. Simon "Earl of Leicester" de Montfort married Eleanor Countess of Pembroke and Leicester" Plantagenet, and had children including Eleanor de Monfort. Simon "Earl of Leicester" de Montfort passed away in 1265 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Simon "Earl of Leicester" de Montfort was born in 1208 in Yvelines, France, the child of Simon (Simon IV) "Comte d'Evreux, Seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury, Lord of Montfort-en-Yvelines" de Montfort and Alice Montmorecy.
  • Simon "Earl of Leicester" de Montfort married Eleanor Countess of Pembroke and Leicester" Plantagenet, and had children including Eleanor de Monfort.
  • Simon "Earl of Leicester" de Montfort passed away in 1265 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simon Montfort
1148 – 1188
Birth Location: Montfort-Lamaury, Yvelines, Ile-De-France, France
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Alice Montmorecy
1165 – 1220
Birth Location: Montfort, Pays d'Yveline, Île-de-France, France
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Plantagenet
1215 – 1275
Birth Location: France
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Children(s)

Eleanor Monfort
1252 – 1282
Birth Location: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
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Simon Montfort's Ancestors

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Simon Montfort
1208 – 1265
Birth Place: Yvelines, France
Parents
Simon (Simon IV) "Comte d'Evreux, Seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury, Lord of Montfort-en-Yvelines" de Montfort
1148 – 1188
Montfort-Lamaury, Yvelines, Ile-De-France, France
Alice Montmorecy
1165 – 1220
Montfort, Pays d'Yveline, Île-de-France, France
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Great-Grandparents
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Simon Montfort's Descendants

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Simon ("Earl of Leicester" de) Montfort (28 Apr 1208 – 4 Aug 1265) m. Eleanor (Countess of Pembroke and Leicester") Plantagenet (1215 – 13 Apr 1275)
  1. 1. Eleanor (de) Monfort (Oct 1252 – 1282) m. LLywelyn (ap) Gruffudd (Abt. 1225 – 11 Dec 1282)
    1. 1. Catherine ((Llewelyn) ferch) LLywelyn (Abt. 1279 – ) m. Philip (ap) Ivor (Bef. 1260 – )
      1. 1. Eleanor (Goch ferch) Philip (1305 – 1337) m. Thomas ("Lord of South Wales" ap) Llewelyn (abt. 1308 – 1343)
        1. 1. Elen ((Eleanor) "of Deheubarth" ferch Tomas ap) Lyywelyn (Abt. 1334 – ) m. Gruffudd ("Baron of Glyndyfrdwy") Fychan (abt. 1325 – 1369)

Simon Montfort's Timeline

2 Records

1208
28 Apr 1208
Birth of Simon "Earl of Leicester" de Montfort in Yvelines, France
Yvelines, France
1265
4 Aug 1265
Age 57
Death of Simon "Earl of Leicester" de Montfort in Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Evesham, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1208
    Event Place: Yvelines, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1265
    Event Place: Evesham, Worcestershire, England
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