Simon I de Montfort ( 1025 – 25 September 1087) was a French nobleman. He was born in

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

Duchy of Normandy The Duchy of Normandy grew out of the 911 Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between King Charles III of West Francia and the Viking leader Rollo. The duchy was named for its inhabitants, the Normans. From 1066 until 1204, as a result of the Norman c ...

, and became its

lord Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or ar ...

. He was the son of

Amaury I de Montfort Amaury I de Montfort (died ) was Lord of Montfort, son of Guillaume de Montfort of Hainaut, the first Lord of Montfort. The castle of Montfort l'Amaury, of which he started the construction, was completed by his son Simon I de Montfort, who succe ...

and Bertrade. At his death he was buried about away in

Épernon Épernon () is a French commune in the Eure-et-Loir department, Centre-Val de Loire. It lies some northeast of Chartres, at the confluence of the Drouette and the Guesle. History Épernon was originally the home of the counts of Montfort and ...

, because it was the site of the fortress he was instrumental in constructing.

Progeny

Simon I first married Isabel de Broyes (b. 1034 in Broyes,

Marne Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river * La Marne, a commune in western France *Marne, a legislative constituency (France) Nethe ...

), daughter of Hugh Bardoul. Their children were: *

Amaury II de Montfort Amaury II (d. 1089) was the fourth lord of Montfort l'Amaury, a castle in the territory that eventually became modern-day France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It a ...

(c. 1056 – 1089), lord of Montfort * Isabel (Elizabeth) de Montfort (b. 1057), who married Raoul II de Tosny, a

companion of William the Conqueror William the Conqueror had men of diverse standing and origins under his command at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. With these and other men he went on in the five succeeding years to conduct the Harrying of the North and complete the Norman con ...

. Simon I's second marriage was to Agnes d'Evreux (b. 1030), daughter of

Richard, Count of Évreux Richard, Count of Évreux (c.1015–1067) was a powerful Norman nobleman during the reign of William Duke of Normandy. Life Richard was the eldest son of Robert II Archbishop of Rouen and Count of Évreux and Herleva. Richard donated a mill at ...

. Their children were: * Bertrade de Montfort (c. 1059 – 1117), became queen of France. *

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, slain in attack on abbey at Conches. *

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 ...

(c. 1068 – 1104), lord of Montfort * Amaury III de Montfort (c. 1070 – 1137), lord of Montfort and

Count of Évreux The Count of Évreux was a French noble title and was named for the county of Évreux in Normandy. It was successively used by the Norman dynasty, the Montfort-l'Amaury family, the Capetians as well as the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. The title i ...

. * Guillaume de Montfort (c. 1073–1101), bishop of Paris. *Adeliza de Montfort (b. 1075)

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Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

Seigneur of Montfort 1020s births 1087 deaths Year of birth uncertain {{France-noble-stub