Simon de Melun (1250 – 11 July 1302 in Kortrijk) was a Marshal of France killed in the

Battle of the Golden Spurs The Battle of the Golden Spurs ( nl, Guldensporenslag; french: Bataille des éperons d'or) was a military confrontation between the royal army of France and rebellious forces of the County of Flanders on 11 July 1302 during the Franco-Flemis ...

. He was a younger son of Viscount Adam II of Melun and Constance of Sancerre. From his mother, he inherited the castles of

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and Marcheville. In 1270, he followed King

Louis IX of France Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the ...

in his Eighth Crusade to Tunisia. Under King Philip III of France he served as

Seneschal The word ''seneschal'' () can have several different meanings, all of which reflect certain types of supervising or administering in a historic context. Most commonly, a seneschal was a senior position filled by a court appointment within a royal, ...

of the Périgord, Quercy, Limousin and Carcassonne. In 1282 he participated in the

Aragonese Crusade The Aragonese Crusade or Crusade of Aragon, a part of the larger War of the Sicilian Vespers, was declared by Pope Martin IV against King Peter III of Aragon in 1284 and 1285. Because of the recent conquest of Sicily by Peter, Martin declared ...

as Master of Crossbowmen (''maître des arbalétriers''). King

Philip IV of France Philip IV (April–June 1268 – 29 November 1314), called Philip the Fair (french: Philippe le Bel), was King of France from 1285 to 1314. By virtue of his marriage with Joan I of Navarre, he was also King of Navarre as Philip I from 12 ...

made him Marshal of France in 1290. In 1302 Simon went to war against Flanders, but was killed in the

, together with most other French commanders.

External links

chevalierspourpres.com: Les Maréchaux de France au Moyen Âge
{{DEFAULTSORT:Melun, Simon De Marshals of France 1250 births 1302 deaths French military personnel killed in action Seneschals of Périgord 13th-century military history of France 14th-century military history of France Christians of the Eighth Crusade