Montfort can refer to:

Feudal fiefs and houses

House of Montfort House of Montfort was a medieval French noble house that eventually found its way to the Kingdom of England and originated the famous Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester; although his father Simon de Monfort the Elder, leader of the French ...

, a French noble house, extinct in the 14th century * Lords, counts and dukes of Montfort-l'Amaury, fief originally held by the House of Montfort * House of Montfort-Brittany, descendants in the female line, reigning house of the Duchy of Brittany in the 14th and 15th centuries * Counts of Montfort (Swabia), German noble dynasty in medieval Swabia *

Baron Montfort Baron Montfort is a title that has been created twice in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England when John de Montfort was summoned to parliament on 23 June 1295. In 1367 the title either became extinct or fell into abe ...

, English peerage 1295–1367, British peerage 1741–1851

People

House of Montfort-l'Amaury

* Amaury de Montfort, several individuals, including: **

Amaury III de Montfort Amaury III de Montfort ( † April 18 or 19, 1137) was a French nobleman, the seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury, Épernon, and Houdan in the Île-de-France (1101–) and Count of Évreux in Normandy (1118–). Life Amaury was the son of Simon I, seign ...

(died 1137), Lord of Montfort l'Amaury and Count of Évreux **

Amaury de Montfort (died 1241) Amaury de Montfort, Lord of Montfort-l'Amaury, (1192 – 1241) was the son of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester and Alix de Montmorency, and the older brother of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. Amaury inherited his father's Frenc ...

(1195–1241) **

Amaury de Montfort (priest) Amaury de Montfort (1242 or 1243 – 1301) was the third son of parliamentary pioneer Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and Eleanor of England, daughter of King John. Biography Amaury entered the priesthood as a young man, and held the p ...

(1242–1301) *

Bertrade de Montfort Bertrade de Montfort (c. 1070 – 14 February 1117) was Queen of France by her marriage to Philip I of France. Initially married to Fulk IV, Count of Anjou, she left him and married Philip. Later she founded a daughter house of Fontevraud Abbey at ...

(c.1059–1117), Queen of France * Guillaume de Montfort, several individuals, including: **

Guillaume de Montfort of Hainaut Guillaume de Montfort, also known as Guillaume of Hainaut, was a French nobleman of the end of the 10th century, the first Lord of Montfort-l'Amaury Montfort-l'Amaury () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region, n ...

Guillaume de Montfort (bishop of Paris) Guillaume de Montfort ( en, William of Montfort) (died 27 August 1101) was a French bishop, most notably the Bishop of Paris from 1095 to 1101. Early life Montfort was the son of Simon I de Montfort. His date of birth is not known. He became a ...

* Guy de Montfort, several individuals, including: **

Guy de Montfort, Lord of Sidon Guy de Montfort (died 31 January 1228) was the younger son of Simon de Montfort and Amicia, sister of Robert FitzPernel, Earl of Leicester. Crusade In 1189 he took part in the Third Crusade, and probably remained in the Holy Land until 1192, when R ...

(died 1228) **

Guy de Montfort, Count of Bigorre Guy de Montfort (died 1220) was the Count of Bigorre from 6 November 1216 to 1220 in right of his wife, Petronilla. He was a son of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester and Alice of Montmorency. Guy joined his father on the Albigensian Crusad ...

(died 1220) **

Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola (1244–1291) was the son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England. Biography He participated in the Battle of Evesham against the royalist forces of his uncle, King Henry III of England ...

(1244–c.1288) *

Henry de Montfort Sir Henry de Montfort (November 1238 – 4 August 1265) was the son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and with his father played an important role in the struggle of the barons against King Henry III. Henry's mother was Princess ...

(1238–1265) *

Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres Philip ΙΙ of Montfort (died 24 September 1270) was a French nobleman, Count of Squillace in Italy from 1266/68, then Lord of Castres in 1270. He was the son of Philip I of Monfort, Lord of Tyre and Eleonore of Courtenay. His coat-of-arms was ''G ...

(?–1270) *

Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre Philip Ι of Montfort, (died 17 March 1270, Tyre) was Lord of La Ferté-Alais and Castres-en-Albigeois 1228–1270, Lord of Tyre 1246–1270, and Lord of Toron aft. 1240–1270. He was the son of Guy of Montfort and Helvis of Ibelin ...

(?–1270) *

Richard de Montfort Richard de Montfort (, Montfort l'Amaury, Ile de France, France – 1092), was the son of Simon I de Montfort, Count of Évreux (c. 1025–1087) and Agnès d'Évreux (c. 1030 – c. 1087), daughter of Richard, Count of Évreux. He succeeded his ...

(c.1066–1092), Lord of Montfort l'Amaury *

Simon de Montfort Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ( – 4 August 1265), later sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from his namesake relatives, was a nobleman of French origin and a member of the English peerage, who led the ...

, several individuals, including: **

Simon I de Montfort Simon I de Montfort ( 1025 – 25 September 1087) was a French nobleman. He was born in Montfort l'Amaury, in the Duchy of Normandy, and became its lord. He was the son of Amaury I de Montfort and Bertrade. At his death he was buried about away i ...

(c.1025–1087), Lord of Montfort l'Amaury **

Simon II de Montfort Simon II de Montfort (, Montfort l'Amaury, Ile de France, France – 25 September 1104) was the son of Simon I de Montfort (c. 1025–1087) and Agnès d'Évreux (c. 1030–c. 1087). He succeeded his brother Richard de Montfort in 1092 as lord of ...

(c.1068–1101), Lord of Montfort l'Amaury **

Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester {{Infobox noble , name = Simon de Montfort , title = 5th Earl of Leicester , image = File:Simon4demontfort.gif , caption = Seal of Simon de Montfort, depicting him riding a horse and blowing a h ...

(1160–1218), Lord of Montfort l'Amaury **

Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ( – 4 August 1265), later sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from his namesake relatives, was a nobleman of French origin and a member of the English peerage, who led the ...

(1208–1265), pioneer of parliamentary representation

House of Montfort-sur-Risle

Peter de Montfort Peter de Montfort (or Piers de Montfort) (c. 1205 – 4 August 1265) of Beaudesert Castle was an English magnate, soldier and diplomat. He is the first person recorded as having presided over Parliament as a ''parlour'' or ''prolocutor'', an offic ...

(died 1265), descendant of Hugues II de Montfort-sur-Risle *

William de Montfort William de Montfort (also Mountfort) was an English medieval Canon law jurist, singer, dean, and university chancellor. He was apparently the son of Peter de Montfort.Hugo von Montfort Hugo von Montfort (1357 – 4 April 1423) was an Austrian minstrel of the Late Middle Ages. Life Hugo VII was a scion of the comital house of Montfort at Bregenz, head of an old and influential Swabian family of nobles, holding numerous hi ...

(1357–1423), Austrian minstrel *

Johanna Katharina von Montfort Johanna Katharina Victoria, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (née Countess Johanna Katharina Victoria von Montfort-Tettnang (9 October 1678 - 26 January 1759) was a German noblewoman and consort of Meinrad II. She served as the regent of H ...

(1678-1759), consort and later regent of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Other

Louis de Montfort Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (31 January 1673 – 28 April 1716) was a French Roman Catholic priest and confessor. He was known in his time as a preacher and was made a missionary apostolic by Pope Clement XI. As well as preaching, Montfort ...

(1673–1716), French priest and saint *

Maxime Monfort Maxime Monfort (born 14 January 1983) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2019 for the , , , , and teams. Monfort won a variety of races including the Tour de Luxembourg in 2004, t ...

(born 1983), Belgian cyclist *

Nick Montfort Nick Montfort is a poet and professor of digital media at MIT, where he directs a lab called The Trope Tank. He also holds a part-time position at the University of Bergen where he leads a node on computational narrative systems at the Center for ...

(fl. 1999–2016), contemporary poet *

Pierre Denys de Montfort Pierre Denys de Montfort, also sometimes spelled "Pierre Dénys de Montfort", (1766–1820) was a French naturalist, in particular a malacologist, remembered today for his pioneering inquiries into the existence of the gigantic octopuses. He wa ...

(1766–1820), French naturalist *

Matthew Montfort Ancient Future is a musical ensemble popular in the world music genre. Founded in San Rafael, in the Bay Area of Northern California, United States in 1978, it is one of the fusion subcategory''Encyclopaedia of Contemporary American Culture'', by ...

(fl. 1978), guitarist of Ancient Future *

Montfort Stokes Montfort Stokes (March 12, 1762November 4, 1842) was an American United States Democratic Party, Democratic (originally United States Democratic-Republican Party, Democratic-Republican) politician who served as United States Senate, U.S. Senato ...

(1762–1842), U.S. Senator

Education

De Montfort University De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was tak ...

, a university in Leicester, England *

Montfort Secondary School Montfort Secondary School (MSS) is a Catholic school in Hougang, Singapore. Founded in 1916, it is a government-aided secondary education all-boys school. It is one of the seven institutions governed by St Gabriel's Foundation. History Ho ...

, a Catholic schools in Singapore *

Montfort Junior School This is a list of primary schools in Singapore. Children typically start their primary education in the year they turn seven. Primary education lasts six years, and is compulsory for all Singapore citizens. Primary schools in Singapore are clas ...

, a Catholic schools in Singapore *

Montfort School, Yercaud Montfort School, Yercaud is a co-ed secondary school run by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel in the town of Yercaud, near Salem in Tamil Nadu, India. The school motto is ''Virtus Et Labor'', which translates to "Virtue and Labor". The co ...

, a boarding school in Yercaud, Tamil Nadu, India * Montfort School, Kolathur, a secondary school in Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India *

Montfort Senior Secondary School Montfort Senior Secondary School, Delhi, is an unaided Christian minority school administered by the Society of the Brothers of St. Gabriel. It has a branch located in DELHI The institution was established in the year 1970. The school is named ...

, a Catholic school in New Delhi, India *

Montfort College Montfort College ( th, มงฟอร์ตวิทยาลัย) is a private Catholic school in Chiang Mai, Thailand. History The Brothers of St. Gabriel came to Chiang Mai and established Montfort Primary School in 1932 along Charoen Pr ...

, a Catholic school in Chiang Mai, Thailand *

The De Montfort School The De Montfort School (formerly known as The Federation of Evesham High School & Simon de Montfort Middle School) is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.school for higher education in Tettnang, Germany

Places

Canada

Montfort Hospital Montfort Hospital (french: Hôpital Montfort), commonly shortened to Montfort in both languages, is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Ottawa. It offers short-term primary and secondary health care, with communications in both ...

, a hospital in Ottawa, Canada * Montfort, a community in the municipality of

Wentworth-Nord, Quebec Wentworth-Nord (French for North Wentworth) is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality. Its communities include Saint-Michel, Laurel, and Montfort. Its many lakes at ...

France

Monfort Monfort (; oc, Montfòrt) is a commune in the Gers department, in Occitanie region in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overs ...

, in the Gers ''département'' * Montfort, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ''département'' *

Montfort, Doubs Montfort () is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of o ...

, in the Doubs ''département'' *

Montfort, Isère Lumbin () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population Twin towns Lumbin is twinned with: * Vipava, Vipava, Slovenia, since 2005 See also *Communes of the Isère department * Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Tou ...

, in the Isère ''département'' on the road between Grenoble and Chambéry – part of the commune of

Lumbin Lumbin () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population Twin towns Lumbin is twinned with: * Vipava, Vipava, Slovenia, since 2005 See also *Communes of the Isère department * Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Tou ...

Montfort, Maine-et-Loire Montfort () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 30 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Doué-en-Anjou.

, in the Maine-et-Loire ''département'' *

Montfort, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Montfort (; oc, Monthòrt) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques ...

, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques ''département'' *

Montfort-en-Chalosse Montfort-en-Chalosse (, literally ''Montfort in Chalosse''; oc-gsc, Monhòrt de Shalòssa) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population Politics Between 2001 and 2014, Françoise Dartigue-Peyr ...

, in the Landes ''département'' *

Montfort-l'Amaury Montfort-l'Amaury () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region, north central France. It is located north of Rambouillet. The name comes from Amaury I de Montfort, the first ''seigneur'' (lord) of Montfort. Geogra ...

, in the Yvelines ''département'' *

Montfort-le-Gesnois Montfort-le-Gesnois () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of France ...

, in the Sarthe ''département'' *

Montfort-sur-Argens Montfort-sur-Argens (, literally ''Montfort on Argens''; oc, Montfòrt d'Argenç) is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (département), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in so ...

, in the Var ''département'' *

Montfort-sur-Boulzane Montfort-sur-Boulzane (, literally ''Montfort on Boulzane''; oc, Montfòrt) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. I ...

, in the Aude ''département'' *

Montfort-sur-Meu Montfort-sur-Meu (, literally ''Montfort on Meu''; br, Moñforzh) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in the northwest of France. It is noted ...

, in the Ille-et-Vilaine ''département'' *

Montfort-sur-Risle Montfort-sur-Risle (, literally ''Montfort on Risle'') is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy region in northern France. History In Gallic times the river Risle delimited the territories of the tribes of Veliocasses and the Lexovii ...

, in the Eure ''département'' *

Château de Montfort The Château de Montfort is a castle in the French ''commune'' of Vitrac in the Dordogne ''département'', part of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The castle clings to a promontory overlooking the ''Cingle de Montfort'' (Montfort Meander) on ...

, a castle in the Dordogne ''département''.

Israel

Montfort (castle) Montfort ( he, מבצר מונפור, Mivtzar Monfor; ar, قلعة القرين, ''Qal'at al-Qurain'' or ''Qal'at al-Qarn'' - "Castle of the Little Horn" or "Castle of the Horn") is a ruined Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee region in nort ...

, crusader castle in western Galilee

Netherlands

Montfort, Netherlands Montfort () is a small city in the Dutch province of Limburg. Montfort has about 3,000 inhabitants. It lies about 8 km south of Roermond. It received city rights in 1271 and is renowned for the ruins of Castle Montfort, built in the 13th cent ...

, a town in Limburg *

Montfoort Montfoort () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. Montfoort received city rights in 1329. Population centres The municipality of Montfoort consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or district ...

, a town in Utrecht

United Kingdom

Fry's Island Fry's Island, also known as De Montfort Island, is an island in the River Thames in England. The island is on the reach above Caversham Lock at Reading, Berkshire. The centre of Reading is to the south and the suburb of Caversham to the imme ...

, also known as De Montfort Island, in the River Thames

United States

Montfort, Wisconsin Montfort is a village in Grant and Iowa Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 718 at the 2010 census. Of this, 622 were in Grant County, and 96 were in Iowa County. The Iowa County portion of Montfort is part of the Madison ...

, a village

Other

De Montfort Hall De Montfort Hall is the largest music and performance venue in Leicester, England. It is situated adjacent to Victoria Park and is named after the "Father of Parliament", Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. History The hall was built by the ...

, a music and performance venue in Leicester, United Kingdom *

De Montfort Park De Montfort Park was the first name given to a football stadium built off Leicester Road in Hinckley, Leicestershire. It was the home of Hinckley United, an English football club from the town, until it was dissolved in October 2013. The main ...

, a football stadium complex in Hinckley, United Kingdom *

Simon de Montfort's Parliament Simon de Montfort's Parliament was an English parliament held from 20 January 1265 until mid-March of the same year, called by Simon de Montfort, a baronial rebel leader. Montfort had seized power in England following his victory over Henry III ...

, an early English parliament