Philip ΙΙ of Montfort (died 24 September 1270) was a French nobleman,

Count of Squillace Prince of Squillace was a noble title created in 1494, by King Alfonso II of Naples ( House of Trastamara) for Gioffre Borgia on the occasion of his wedding with the king's daughter Sancia d'Aragona. He was also created Count of Cariati. His se ...

in Italy from 1266/68, then Lord of Castres in 1270. He was the son of Philip I of Monfort, Lord of Tyre and Eleonore of Courtenay. His coat-of-arms was ''Gules, a lion rampant double queued argent, a label of four points azure'' (or ''... rampant queue forche ...'').

Biography

He joined the expedition of

Charles of Anjou Charles I (early 1226/12277 January 1285), commonly called Charles of Anjou, was a member of the royal Capetian dynasty and the founder of the second House of Anjou. He was Count of Provence (1246–85) and Forcalquier (1246–48, 1256–85) ...

to conquer the Kingdom of Sicily, and he shared command of the first battalion at the

Battle of Benevento The Battle of Benevento was a major medieval battle fought on 26 February 1266, near Benevento in present-day Southern Italy, between the forces of Charles I of Anjou and those of King Manfred of Sicily. Manfred's defeat and death resulted in Ch ...

with Hugh of Mirepoix. After Benevento, he was given command of forces to protect the Papal States. He led the

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troops into the island of

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, and put down the revolt that resulted in the sacking of Augusta. On his father’s death in March 1270, he succeeded to his French seigneury of Castres, but his father's possessions in

Outremer The Crusader States, also known as Outremer, were four Catholic realms in the Middle East that lasted from 1098 to 1291. These feudal polities were created by the Latin Catholic leaders of the First Crusade through conquest and political in ...

had been granted to his half-brother John of Montfort. He joined the

Eighth Crusade The Eighth Crusade was the second Crusade launched by Louis IX of France, this one against the Hafsid dynasty in Tunisia in 1270. It is also known as the Crusade of Louis IX against Tunis or the Second Crusade of Louis. The Crusade did not see any ...

and died in Tunis.

Family

He married Jeanne de Lévis-Mirepoix († 30 June 1284), daughter of Guy I de Lévis, Lord of Mirepoix and Guibourge of Montfort and had three children: * John of Montfort, Count of Squillace (d. bef. December 1300), married firstly Isabella Maletta, married secondly Giovanna di Fasanella, married thirdly in 1273 Marguerite of Beaumont (d. March 1307, Marseilles) * Laure of Montfort (d. bef. December 1300), married

Bernard VII of Comminges Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "bra ...

* Eleonore of Montfort (d. aft. May 1338), married before February 1302 John V of Vendôme * Jeanne of Montfort (d. 1300), married firstly 1268 Guy VI of Forez (19 January 1278), married secondly 1278 Louis I of Savoy, Baron de Vaud (d. aft. 1302).

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