Sherren Family Tree » Simon vi Montfort (6 th Earl of Leicester) (1208-1265)
Personal data Simon vi Montfort (6 th Earl of Leicester)
- He was born in the year 1208 in Montfort, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France.
- (Crusade) Bet. 1240–1242 in Jerusalem.
- (Battle of Lewes) on May 14, 1264.
- He died on August 4, 1265 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, he was 57 years old.
Killed at Battle of Eversham
- He is buried August 1265 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.
Memorial Stone was unveiled by the Speaker of the House of Commons and dedicated by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury
- A child of Simon Montfort and Alix de Montmorency Laval
Household of Simon vi Montfort (6 th Earl of Leicester)
He is married to Eleanor Plantagenet.
They got married on January 7, 1238 at King's Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London, England, he was 30 years old.
Child(ren):
- Henry Montfort 1238-1265
- Simon vi "The Younger" Montfort 1240-1271
- Amaury de Montfort 1242-1300
- Joan Montfort 1248-1251
- Richard Montfort 1252-1266
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Day of marriage January 7, 1238
- Graaf Willem II (Hollands Huis) was from 1234 till 1256 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
Day of death August 4, 1265
- Graaf Floris V (Hollands Huis) was from 1256 till 1296 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
Same birth/death day
- 1265 » Henry de Montfort (b. 1238)
- 1265 » Hugh le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer, English politician (b. 1223)
- 1265 » Peter de Montfort, English politician (b. 1215)
- 1265 » Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, French-English soldier and politician, Lord High Steward (b. 1208)
- 1266 » Eudes of Burgundy, Count of Nevers (b. 1230)
- 1306 » Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289)
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