Montfort family

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The Montfort family was a prominent medieval French noble house known for its influential crusaders and political leaders, including Simon de Montfort.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval French noble house
noble family
alliedWith Capetian dynasty of France NERFINISHED
associatedWith Cathar Crusade NERFINISHED
English Parliament in the 13th century
French royal court NERFINISHED
coatOfArms arms featuring a lion and various heraldic variations by branch
contestedWith House of Blois for control in Brittany
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dynasticBranch Montfort-Brittany branch NERFINISHED
Montfort-Leicester branch NERFINISHED
Montfort-l’Amaury branch NERFINISHED
ethnicOrigin French
feudalStatus high nobility
heldTerritory County of Leicester NERFINISHED
Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED
Montfort-l’Amaury lordship
historicalEra Middle Ages
houseType feudal dynasty
involvedIn Albigensian Crusade NERFINISHED
Barons’ War (Second Barons’ War in England) NERFINISHED
knownFor claims to the Duchy of Brittany
leadership in the Barons’ War in England
participation in the Albigensian Crusade
political influence in medieval France
language Old French
legacy influence on development of representative institutions in England through Simon de Montfort
role in suppression of Catharism in southern France
nobleTitle Count of Montfort NERFINISHED
Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED
Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED
notableMember Amaury VI de Montfort NERFINISHED
Guy de Montfort NERFINISHED
John of Montfort (Jean de Montfort), Duke of Brittany NERFINISHED
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED
Simon de Montfort, leader of the Albigensian Crusade NERFINISHED
Yolande de Dreux, Countess of Montfort NERFINISHED
originatedIn Montfort-l’Amaury NERFINISHED
politicalRole English peerage through the Leicester earldom
French nobility
region Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
religion Roman Catholicism
socialClass aristocracy

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Alix de Montmorency spouseNobleFamily Montfort family