John I de Montfort (c.1228–1249,
Cyprus
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),
Count of Montfort Count of Montfort may refer to:
*Counts of Montfort (Swabia)
*Count of Montfort-l'Amaury, France
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from 1241 to 1249, son of
Amaury de Montfort, count of Montfort, and of Béatrice of Burgundy. In 1248 he joined
Louis IX's crusader fleet. Once the fleet arrived at
Limassol
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, it was scattered by fierce storms and was forced to wait there to regroup. John died of sickness, while awaiting the rest of Louis's forces in Cyprus.
Marriage
In March 1248 he married
Jeanne de Châteaudun,
Dame
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of Château-du-Loir, daughter of
Geoffrey VI, Viscount of Châteaudun Geoffrey VI (Goeffroy VI) (died 6 February 1250) was a Viscount of Châteaudun. He was the son of Geoffrey V, Viscount of Châteaudun, and Adelicia de Nevers. Although Adelicia's ancestry is not precisely known, she is likely the daughter of Willi ...
, and of Clémence des Roches. Their only child was:
*
Beatrice de Montfort, Countess of Montfort-l'Amaury († 1312), who in 1260 married
Robert IV (died 1282),
comte de Dreux
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jean I De Montfort
1249 deaths
House of Montfort
Year of birth unknown
Christians of the Seventh Crusade
1228 births