Montfort can refer to:

Feudal fiefs and houses

House of Montfort The House of Montfort was a medieval French noble house that eventually found its way to the Kingdom of England and originated the famous Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. However, his father, Simon de Monfort the Elder, who led the F ...

, a French noble house, extinct in the 14th century * Lords, counts and dukes of Montfort-l'Amaury, fief originally held by the House of Montfort * House of Montfort-Brittany, descendants in the female line, reigning house of the Duchy of Brittany in the 14th and 15th centuries *

Counts of Montfort (Swabia) The Counts of Montfort were a German nobility, German noble dynasty from Swabia. They belonged to Uradel, high nobility of the Holy Roman Empire and enjoyed the privileged status of Imperial immediacy. The influential and wealthy counts of Montfor ...

, German noble dynasty in medieval Swabia *

Baron Montfort Baron Montfort is a title that has been created twice in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England when John de Montfort was summoned to parliament on 23 June 1295. In 1367 the title either became extinct or fell into abe ...

, English peerage 1295–1367, British peerage 1741–1851

People

House of Montfort-l'Amaury

* Amaury de Montfort, several individuals, including: **

Amaury III de Montfort Amaury III de Montfort (d.18 or 19 April 1137) was a French nobleman, the Seigneur of Montfort-l'Amaury, Épernon, and Houdan in the Île-de-France (1101–) and Count of Évreux in Normandy (1118–). Life Amaury was the son of Simon I, sei ...

(died 1137), Lord of Montfort l'Amaury and Count of Évreux **

Amaury de Montfort (died 1241) Amaury de Montfort, Lord of Montfort-l'Amaury, (1192 – 1241) was the son of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester and Alix de Montmorency, and the older brother of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. Amaury inherited his father's Fren ...

(1195–1241) **

Amaury de Montfort (priest) Amaury de Montfort (1242 or 1243 – 1301) was the third son of parliamentary pioneer Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and Eleanor of England, daughter of King John. Biography Amaury entered the priesthood as a young man, and held the ...

(1242–1301) *

Bertrade de Montfort Bertrade of Montfort ( – 14 February 1117), also known by other names, was a Norman noble from the House of Montfort. She was countess of Anjou (10891092) through her first marriage to Fulk the Rude and then queen consort of France (109211 ...

(c.1059–1117), Queen of France * Guillaume de Montfort, several individuals, including: ** Guillaume de Montfort of Hainaut ** Guillaume de Montfort (bishop of Paris) * Guy de Montfort, several individuals, including: ** Guy de Montfort, Lord of Sidon (died 1228) **

Guy de Montfort, Count of Bigorre Guy de Montfort (died 1220) was the Count of Bigorre from 6 November 1216 to 1220 in right of his wife, Petronilla. He was a son of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester and Alice of Montmorency. Guy joined his father on the Albigensian Crusa ...

(died 1220) **

Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola (1244–1291) was the son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England. Biography He participated in the Battle of Evesham in August 1265 against the royalist forces of his uncle, King Henry ...

(1244–c.1288) *

Henry de Montfort Sir Henry de Montfort (November 1238 – 4 August 1265) was the son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and with his father played an important role in the struggle of the barons against Henry III of England, King Henry III. Henry's ...

(1238–1265) * Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres (?–1270) *

Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre Philip Ι of Montfort (died 17 March 1270, Tyre) was Lord of La Ferté-Alais and Castres-en-Albigeois 1228–1270, Lord of Tyre 1246–1270, and Lord of Toron aft. 1240–1270. He was the son of Guy de Montfort and Helvis of Ibelin (daughter o ...

(?–1270) * Richard de Montfort (c.1066–1092), Lord of Montfort l'Amaury * Simon de Montfort, several individuals, including: **

Simon I de Montfort Simon I of Montfort or Simon de Montfort ( – 25 September 1087) was a French nobleman. He was born in Montfort l'Amaury, near Paris, and became its Seigneur, lord. He was the son of Amaury I de Montfort and Bertrade. At his death he was buried ...

(c.1025–1087), Lord of Montfort l'Amaury ** Simon II de Montfort (c.1068–1101), Lord of Montfort l'Amaury **

Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester ( – 25 June 1218), known as Simon IV (or V) de Montfort and as Simon de Montfort the Elder, was a French nobleman and knight of the early 13th century. He is widely regarded as one of the great militar ...

(1160–1218), Lord of Montfort l'Amaury **

Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Chester ( – 4 August 1265), also known as Simon V de Montfort, was an English nobleman of French origin and a member of the Peerage of England, English peerage, who led the baronial opposi ...

(1208–1265), pioneer of parliamentary representation

House of Montfort-sur-Risle

Peter de Montfort Peter de Montfort (or Piers de Montfort) (c. 1205 – 4 August 1265) of Beaudesert Castle was an English magnate, soldier and diplomat. He is the first person recorded as having presided over Parliament as a ''parlour'' or ''prolocutor'', an off ...

(died 1265), descendant of Hugues II de Montfort-sur-Risle * William de Montfort (second half of the 13th century), English medieval canon law scholar, singer, churchman, and university chancellor; son of Peter de Montfort

Swabian house of Montfort

* Hugo von Montfort (1357–1423), Austrian minstrel * Johanna Katharina von Montfort (1678-1759), consort and later regent of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Other

* Amicie de Montfort (before 1210–1253), French noblewoman *

Louis de Montfort Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, SMM (; 31 January 1673 – 28 April 1716) was a French Catholic priest known for his influence on Catholic Mariology. He wrote a number of books that went on to become classic Catholic titles, including '' Secre ...

(1673–1716), French priest and saint * Maxime Monfort (born 1983), Belgian cyclist *

Nick Montfort Nick Montfort is an American computer scientist and poet who is a professor of digital media at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he directs a lab called The Trope Tank. He also holds a part-time position at the University of Bergen whe ...

(fl. 1999–2016), contemporary poet *

Pierre Denys de Montfort Pierre Denys de Montfort, also spelt Pierre Dénys de Montfort, (1766–1820) was a French Natural history, naturalist, in particular a malacologist, remembered today for his pioneering inquiries into the existence of the gigantic octopuses. He ...

(1766–1820), French naturalist *

Matthew Montfort Ancient Future is a musical ensemble popular in the world music genre. Founded in San Rafael, in the Bay Area of Northern California, United States in 1978, it is one of the fusion subcategory''Encyclopaedia of Contemporary American Culture'', by ...

(fl. 1978), guitarist of Ancient Future * Montfort Stokes (1762–1842), U.S. Senator

Education

De Montfort University De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body ...

, a university in Leicester, England * Montfort Secondary School, a Catholic schools in Singapore *

Montfort Junior School This is a list of primary schools in Singapore. Children typically start their primary education in the year they turn seven. Primary education lasts six years, and is compulsory for all Singapore citizens. Primary schools in Singapore are eithe ...

, a Catholic schools in Singapore *

Montfort School, Yercaud Montfort School, Yercaud is a co-ed secondary school run by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel in the town of Yercaud, near Salem, Tamil Nadu, Salem in Tamil Nadu, India. The school motto is ''Virtus Et Labor'', which translates to "Virtue ...

, a boarding school in Yercaud, Tamil Nadu, India * Montfort School, Kolathur, a secondary school in Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India * Montfort Senior Secondary School, a Catholic school in New Delhi, India * Montfort College, a Catholic school in Chiang Mai, Thailand * The De Montfort School, a high school and middle school in Evesham, England * Montfort-Gymnasium Tettnang, a school for higher education in Tettnang, Germany

Places

Canada

Montfort Hospital Montfort Hospital (), commonly shortened to Montfort in both English and French, is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Ottawa. It offers short-term primary and secondary health care, offering service in both the French and E ...

, a hospital in Ottawa, Canada * Montfort, a community in the municipality of Wentworth-Nord, Quebec

France

* Monfort, in the Gers ''département'' * Montfort, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ''département'' * Montfort, Doubs, in the Doubs ''département'' *

Montfort, Isère Lumbin () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population Twin towns Lumbin is twinned with: * Vipava, Vipava, Slovenia, since 2005 See also *Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 5 ...

, in the Isère ''département'' on the road between Grenoble and Chambéry – part of the commune of

Lumbin Lumbin () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population Twin towns Lumbin is twinned with: * Vipava, Vipava, Slovenia, since 2005 See also *Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 5 ...

* Montfort, Maine-et-Loire, in the Maine-et-Loire ''département'' * Montfort, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques ''département'' *

Montfort-en-Chalosse Montfort-en-Chalosse (, literally ''Montfort in Chalosse''; , before 1962: ''Montfort'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Populati ...

, in the Landes ''département'' *

Montfort-l'Amaury Montfort-l'Amaury () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It is located north of Rambouillet. The name comes from Amaury I de Montfort, the first ''seigneur'' (lord) of Montfort. Geography ...

, in the Yvelines ''département'' * Montfort-le-Gesnois, in the Sarthe ''département'' * Montfort-sur-Argens, in the Var ''département'' * Montfort-sur-Boulzane, in the Aude ''département'' *

Montfort-sur-Meu Montfort-sur-Meu (, literally ''Montfort on Meu''; , before 1993: ''Montfort'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of France. ...

, in the Ille-et-Vilaine ''département'' *

Montfort-sur-Risle Montfort-sur-Risle (, literally ''Montfort on Risle'') is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy region in northern France. History In Gallic times the river Risle delimited the territories of the tribes of Veliocasses and the Lexovii. ...

, in the Eure ''département'' * Château de Montfort, a castle in the Dordogne ''département''.

Israel

Montfort (castle) Montfort (, Mivtzar Monfor; , ''Qal'at al-Qurain'' or ''Qal'at al-Qarn'' - "Castle of the Little Horn" or "Castle of the Horn"; German: ''Burg Starkenberg'') is a ruined Crusades, Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel, ...

, crusader castle in western Galilee

Netherlands

Montfort, Netherlands Montfort () is a small city in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Montfort has about 3,000 inhabitants. It lies about 8 km south of Roermond. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1271 and ...

, a town in Limburg *

Montfoort Montfoort () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. Montfoort received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1329. Population centres The municipality of Montfoort consists of t ...

, a town in Utrecht

United Kingdom

* Fry's Island, also known as De Montfort Island, in the River Thames

United States

* Montfort, Wisconsin, a village

Other

De Montfort Hall De Montfort Hall is the largest music and performance venue in Leicester, England. It is situated adjacent to Victoria Park and is named after the ''Father of Parliament'', Simon de Montfort, the 6th Earl of Leicester. History The hall was b ...

, a music and performance venue in Leicester, United Kingdom * De Montfort Park, a football stadium complex in Hinckley, United Kingdom *

Simon de Montfort's Parliament Simon de Montfort's Parliament was an English parliament held from 20 January 1265 until mid-March of the same year, called by Simon de Montfort, a baronial rebel leader. Montfort had seized power in England following his victory over Henry ...

, an early English parliament