Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester

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Earl of Leicester English nobleman baronial leader historical figure medieval military leader

Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, was a 13th-century nobleman and military leader who led the baronial opposition to King Henry III of England and played a key role in the early development of the English Parliament.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester canonical	33
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester	5
Simon de Montfort the Younger	3
Simon de Montfort	2
Earl of Leicester, through forfeiture of Simon de Montfort	1
Henry de Montfort	1
Simon de Montfort, 2nd Earl of Leicester	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earl of Leicester ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ baronial leader ⓘ historical figure ⓘ medieval military leader ⓘ
associatedWith	early English constitutionalism ⓘ
battle	Battle of Evesham ⓘ Battle of Lewes ⓘ
birthYear	c. 1208 ⓘ
brotherInLaw	Henry III of England ⓘ surface form: King Henry III of England
burialPlace	Evesham Abbey (site, remains lost) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate	4 August 1265 ⓘ
deathPlace	Evesham ⓘ surface form: Evesham, Worcestershire, England
deathYear	1265 ⓘ
defeat	Battle of Evesham ⓘ
era	13th century ⓘ
familyName	de Montfort ⓘ
father	Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
fatherInLaw	King John of England ⓘ
givenName	Simon ⓘ
heldTitle	Earl of Leicester ⓘ surface form: 6th Earl of Leicester
house	House of Montfort ⓘ
knownFor	leadership in the Second Barons' War ⓘ role in the development of the English Parliament ⓘ
language	French ⓘ Latin ⓘ
legacy	considered a forerunner of parliamentary democracy in England ⓘ
militaryConflict	Second Barons' War ⓘ
mother	Alix de Montmorency ⓘ
motherInLaw	Eleanor of Aquitaine ⓘ
nobleTitle	Earl of Leicester ⓘ
notableAchievement	summoning of the 1265 Parliament including elected burgesses ⓘ
notableWork	leadership of the baronial opposition to Henry III ⓘ
opponent	Henry III of England ⓘ surface form: King Henry III of England Edward I of England ⓘ surface form: Prince Edward (later Edward I of England)
parliamentaryInnovation	inclusion of knights and burgesses in Parliament ⓘ
politicalMovement	baronial reform movement ⓘ
region	England ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
role	de facto ruler of England (1264–1265) ⓘ
spouse	Beatrice of England ⓘ surface form: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess of Leicester ⓘ surface form: Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester
supportedDocument	Provisions of Oxford ⓘ
titleAcquisition	obtained Earldom of Leicester through his mother’s rights ⓘ
victory	Battle of Lewes ⓘ

Referenced by (46)

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

Henry III of England → opponent → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke → spouse → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke → child → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

this entity surface form: Henry de Montfort

Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke → child → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

this entity surface form: Simon de Montfort the Younger

Second Barons' War → commander → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Second Barons' War → notableFigure → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster → acquiredTitleBy → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

this entity surface form: Earl of Leicester, through forfeiture of Simon de Montfort

Battle of Lewes → combatant → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Battle of Lewes → commander → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester → father → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester

Battle of Evesham → commander → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Battle of Evesham → killed → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Battle of Evesham → commanderForRebels → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Peter II of Aragon → opponent → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

this entity surface form: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester

Albigensian Crusade → notableCommander → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

this entity surface form: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester

De Montfort University → namedAfter → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Aymer of Lusignan → relative → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Eleanor de Montfort → spouse → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Eleanor de Montfort → child → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

this entity surface form: Simon de Montfort the Younger

Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola → father → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola → sibling → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

this entity surface form: Simon de Montfort the Younger

Amaury de Montfort → father → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Amaury de Montfort → sibling → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

this entity surface form: Simon de Montfort, 2nd Earl of Leicester

Countess of Leicester → spouse → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

subject surface form: Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester

Countess of Leicester → associatedWithPerson → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

subject surface form: Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester

Provisions of Oxford → supportedBy → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Kenilworth Castle → associatedWith → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester → alliedWith → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Mise of Amiens → significantFigure → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Mise of Lewes agreement → imposedAfterVictoryOf → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

this entity surface form: Simon de Montfort

Mise of Lewes agreement → politicalLeaderAssociatedWith → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd → fatherInLaw → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Mise of Lewes → appliesTo → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Mise of Lewes → significantParticipant → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

de Montfort → notableMember → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

this entity surface form: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester

Evesham Abbey (site, remains lost) → burialPlaceOf → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

subject surface form: Evesham Abbey

House of Montfort → notableMember → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

this entity surface form: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester

House of Montfort → notableMember → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Earl of Leicester → hasTitleHolder → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Peter de Montfort → allyOf → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Henry de Montfort → father → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Henry de Montfort → ally → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Leicester Castle → associatedWith → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

Battle of Muret → primaryOpposingLeader → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ

this entity surface form: Simon de Montfort

Eleanor of Brittany → relative → Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ