de MONTFORT-l'AMAURY, Simon IV [1160-1218] -- French soldier, Compte de Montfort
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Compte de Montfort
5th Earl of Leicester (~1204-)
Duke of Narbonne
Count of Toulouse
Viscount of Beziers and Carcassone
5th Earl of Leicester (~1204-)
Duke of Narbonne
Count of Toulouse
Viscount of Beziers and Carcassone
He is generally characterized as a hardened and ruthless soldier
who played a major role in French history. 
Chronology |
1202-1204 | Participated in the Fourth Crusade. |
1202/11 | After the seige of Zara, Simon de Montfort and many other disgusted crusaders resigned from the campaign in protest and went straight to the Holy Land. 1205ca Recognized by King John as the Earl of Leicester |
1208 | Captain-general of French forces in the war against the Albigenses, preached by Pope Innocent III. |
1218 | Died in the seige of Toulouse. |
Bookmarks (off-site links) |
- Vivísimo - Clustered search on Simon de Montfort 1218
- Ixquick Metasearch
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- Chronologies, synopses
- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Montfort, Simon De
- Genealogy
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- Bibliographies and Link Farms
- Discussion
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- Historical context, background
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- Fourth Crusade
1202-1204
- earlyBlazon.com Summary and blazons of participants
- Medieval Sourcebook: The Fourth Crusade 1204: Collected Sources
- Medieval Sourcebook: Villehardouin: Memoirs or Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople
- Fourth Crusade - Wikipedia
- The Fourth Crusade - The Sack of Constantinople Unsuccessful in his efforts to prevent subversion of the crusade's purpose, de Montfort quit the crusade and went straight to the Holy Land.
- Section 55. The Fourth Crusade and the Capture of Constantinople. 1200-1204 History of the Christian Church, Volume V: The Middle Ages. A.D. 1049-1294. by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
- The Albigenses
Who were they? Their bloody extermination in the so-called Albigension Crusade (1208).
- Medieval Church.org.uk: The Carthari: Albigenses
- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Albigenses
- Albigenses. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
- Albigenses on Encyclopedia.com
- THE ALBIGENSES Book review
- Moments in History #12 The Albigensian Crusade 1209-1218
- Albigensian Crusade - Wikipedia
- Béziers 1209 One battle. Includes blazons of participants.
- Toulouse 1217-1218
- Gallery
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