House of Montfort

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The House of Montfort was a prominent medieval French noble family that rose to power through crusading exploits and political influence in both France and England.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
House of Montfort canonical 24
Montfort family 3
House of Montfort-Brittany 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble house
noble family
alliedWith Capetian dynasty
Crown of England
surface form: English crown
coatOfArms Arms of Montfort Dukes of Brittany (ermine, a bordure gules)
Arms of Montfort-l’Amaury (gules, a lion rampant queue fourchée argent, armed and langued azure)
countryOfOrigin France
dissolvedIn 15th century
ethnicGroup French
feudalStatus vassal of the King of England
vassal of the King of France
hasAncestralSeat Montfort-l'Amaury, France
surface form: Montfort-l’Amaury
hasBranch Earl of Leicester family
surface form: English Montfort (Leicester) line

Montfort-l’Amaury line
surface form: Montfort-Brittany line

Montfort-l’Amaury line
heldTitleFrom 11th century
inConflictWith House of Blois
House of Penthièvre
House of Rouergue
surface form: House of Toulouse
knownFor crusading exploits
political influence in England
political influence in France
languageUsed Old French
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
nobleTitle Count of Bigorre
Count of Montfort
surface form: Count of Montfort-l’Amaury

Count of Évreux
Duke of Brittany
Earl of Leicester
notableMember Amaury VI of Montfort
surface form: Amaury VI de Montfort

Beatrice, Countess of Montfort
surface form: Beatrice of Montfort

Guy de Montfort
John I, Duke of Brittany
John IV, Duke of Brittany
John V, Duke of Brittany
Peter I, Duke of Brittany
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
surface form: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester

Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
Yolande of Brittany
participatedIn Albigensian Crusade
Fourth Crusade
playedRoleIn Second Barons' War
surface form: Barons’ War (1264–1267)

War of the Breton Succession
regionOfActivity Brittany
Kingdom of England
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
religion Roman Catholicism
roseToProminenceIn High Middle Ages

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duke of Brittany hasDynasty House of Montfort
Richard de Montfort memberOf House of Montfort
this entity surface form: Montfort family
Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola nobleFamily House of Montfort
Amaury de Montfort memberOf House of Montfort
this entity surface form: Montfort family
Amaury de Montfort nobleFamily House of Montfort
Amaury VI of Montfort memberOf House of Montfort
Amaury VI of Montfort nobleFamily House of Montfort
this entity surface form: Montfort family
Arthur de Richemont house House of Montfort
this entity surface form: House of Montfort-Brittany
House of Penthièvre rivalHouse House of Montfort
War of the Breton Succession belligerent House of Montfort
John of Montfort nobleFamily House of Montfort
Treaty of Guérande confirmedDynasty House of Montfort
Treaty of Guérande memberOf House of Montfort
subject surface form: John IV, Duke of Brittany
Henry de Montfort nobleFamily House of Montfort
John IV, Duke of Brittany nobleFamily House of Montfort
John V, Duke of Brittany house House of Montfort
John V, Duke of Brittany dynasty House of Montfort
this entity surface form: House of Montfort-Brittany
Francis I, Duke of Brittany house House of Montfort
Francis II, Duke of Brittany nobleFamily House of Montfort
Francis II, Duke of Brittany house House of Montfort
Peter II, Duke of Brittany memberOf House of Montfort
Peter II, Duke of Brittany nobleFamily House of Montfort
John VI, Duke of Brittany nobleFamily House of Montfort
Mary spouseNobleFamily House of Montfort
subject surface form: Mary of Waltham
Anne of Brittany nobleFamily House of Montfort
Duchess of Brittany associatedWith House of Montfort