Pierre II de Montferrand, lord of Landiras, was a French knight who served the English during the

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. He was the governor of

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and was executed in July 1454, due to the years-long aftermath of the Battle of Castillon.

Biography

Pierre was a son of Bertrand III de Montferrand and Isabelle de Preissac, dame of

Landiras Landiras (; oc-gsc, Landiràs) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department The following is a list of the 535 communes of the Gironde depart ...

. Landiras is about 50 kilometers south-southeast from Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand. He married Mary of Bedford, illegitimate daughter of

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. Mary was a granddaughter of

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. Pierre received 500 pounds worth of French coinage (livre tournois) and land from the Duke of Bedford as a dowry. After being executed in 1454, he was succeeded by his son François.

References

* Bailey, Donald A. '' Les Châteaux de Landiras et de Montferrand and their Seigneurial Families'' - Part One: Setting, Medieval History, and Genealogy, Advances in Historical Studies, June 2013. p. 89. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montferrand, Pierre II de Year of birth unknown 1454 deaths 15th-century French military personnel