Simon I of Montfort or Simon de Montfort ( – 25 September 1087) was a French nobleman. He was born in

Montfort l'Amaury Montfort-l'Amaury () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, Northern France. It is located north of Rambouillet. The name comes from Amaury I de Montf ...

, near Paris, and became its

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. He was the son of

Amaury I de Montfort Amaury I de Montfort (died ) was Lord of Montfort, son of Guillaume de Montfort of Hainaut, the first Lord of Montfort. The castle of Montfort l'Amaury, of which he started the construction, was completed by his son Simon I de Montfort, who suc ...

and Bertrade. At his death he was buried about away in

Épernon Épernon () is a French commune in the Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire. It lies some northeast of Chartres, at the confluence of the Drouette and the Guesle. History Épernon was originally the home of the counts of Montfort and ...

, because it was the site of the fortress he was instrumental in constructing.

Progeny

Simon I first married Isabel de Broyes (b. 1034 in Broyes,

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), daughter of Hugh Bardoul. Their children were: *

Amaury II de Montfort Amaury II (d. 1089) was the fourth lord of Montfort-l'Amaury, a castle in the territory that eventually became modern-day France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its ...

(c. 1056 – 1089), lord of Montfort * Isabel (Elizabeth) de Montfort (b. 1057), who married Raoul II de Tosny, a

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. Simon I's second marriage was to Agnes d'Évreux (b. 1030), daughter of

Richard, Count of Évreux Richard, Count of Évreux (c.1015–1067) was a powerful Norman nobleman during the reign of William Duke of Normandy. Life Richard was the eldest son of Robert II Archbishop of Rouen and Count of Évreux and Herleva. Richard donated a mill at ...

. Their children were: *

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), became queen of France. * Richard de Montfort (c. 1066 – 1092), lord of Montfort, slain in attack on abbey at Conches. *

Simon II de Montfort Simon II de Montfort ( – 25 September 1104) was a French nobleman who was the Seigneur of Montfort from 1092 to 1104. Biography He was born in Montfort l'Amaury, Ile de France, the son of Simon I de Montfort (c. 1025–1087) and Agnès d'Évr ...

(c. 1068 – 1104), lord of Montfort *

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 ...

(c. 1070 – 1137), lord of Montfort and

Count of Évreux The Count of Évreux was a French noble title and was named for the county of Évreux in the Duchy of Normandy, disputed between Kingdom of France, France and Kingdom of England, England during parts of the Hundred Years' War. It was successively ...

. * Guillaume de Montfort (c. 1073–1101), bishop of Paris. *Adeliza de Montfort (b. 1075)

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Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

Seigneur of Montfort 1020s births 1087 deaths Year of birth uncertain {{France-noble-stub