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Amaury I Of Évreux
Amaury III de Montfort (:wikt:†, † April 18 or 19, 1137) was a French nobleman, the :Wikt:seigneur#Noun, seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury, Épernon, and Houdan in the Île-de-France (region), Île-de-France (1101–) and Count of Évreux in Normandy (1118–). Life Amaury was the son of Simon I de Montfort, Simon I, seigneur de Montfort, and his wife Agnès d'Évreux, daughter of Richard, Count of Évreux.Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten'', Neue Folge, Band III Teilband 4 (Marburg, Germany: J. A. Stargardt, 1989), Tafel 642 In 1098, William II of England, William Rufus was campaigning in France and crossed into the French Vexin. One of the first castles Rufus attacked was that of Houdan which Amaury III defended.Frank Barlow, ''William Rufus'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983), p. 393 But Amaury quickly surrendered and joined William's army. He then aided William II against his brother Simon II de M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon II De Montfort
Simon II de Montfort (, Montfort l'Amaury, Ile de France, France – 25 September 1104) was the son of Simon I de Montfort (c. 1025–1087) and Agnès d'Évreux (c. 1030–c. 1087). He succeeded his brother Richard de Montfort in 1092 as lord of Montfort-l'Amaury. In 1098, he had to sustain a siege led by William II Rufus, King of England and guardian of Normandy in the absence of Robert Curthose Robert Curthose, or Robert II of Normandy ( 1051 – 3 February 1134, french: Robert Courteheuse / Robert II de Normandie), was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and succeeded his father as Duke of Normandy in 1087, reigning until 1106. ..., gone to crusade, and Simon successfully fought it off.Frank Barlow, ''William Rufus'', (University of California Press, 1983), 394. He died without an heir and left Montfort to his brother, Amaury III. References Simon 02 1060s births 1104 deaths 11th-century French people 12th-century French people People from Yveline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |