Simon de Montfort
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Two notable men bore the name of Simon de Montfort or Simon de Montford in the middle ages:
- Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester (1160 - 1218), a French nobleman, achieved prominence in the Fourth Crusade and in the Albigensian Crusade.
- Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 - 1265), the son of the above, a powerful English baron, led a revolt against King Henry III of England.
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Simon_de_Montfort" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montfort, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
