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.

Aliases (4)

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	King Henry III of England →
burialPlace	Evesham Abbey (site, remains lost) →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England →
deathDate	4 August 1265 →
deathPlace	Evesham, Worcestershire, England →
deathYear	1265 →
defeat	Battle of Evesham →
era	13th century →
familyName	de Montfort →
father	Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester →
fatherInLaw	King John of England →
givenName	Simon →
heldTitle	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	King Henry III of England → 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	Eleanor Plantagenet → 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 (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Evesham → Battle of Lewes → Second Barons' War →	commander
Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke ("Henry de Montfort") → Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke ("Simon de Montfort the Younger") →	child
Henry III of England → Peter II of Aragon ("Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester") →	opponent
Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster ("Earl of Leicester, through forfeiture of Simon de Montfort") →	acquiredTitleBy
Battle of Lewes →	combatant
Battle of Evesham →	commanderForRebels
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ("Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester") →	father
Battle of Evesham →	killed
Albigensian Crusade ("Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester") →	notableCommander
Second Barons' War →	notableFigure
Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke →	spouse