Simon V de Montfort
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, Crusades, Aristocracy, Aristocrats, Nobles
- Curriculum: British History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
Article abstract: A passionate, adventurous, and self-confident medieval nobleman who emerged as the leader of a group of English barons intent on curbing the abuses of power by the incompetent King Henry III, Simon de Montfort dramatically changed the relationship between king and Parliament in ways critical to the development of that institution as a force to limit and monitor the royal prerogative.
Early Life
The date and place of Simon V de Montfort’s birth are not recorded in any surviving document, but historians believe that he was born between...
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