Amaury II Of Évreux

	Amaury II Of Évreux Amaury IV de Montfort (d.1140) was Count of Évreux The Count of Évreux was a French noble title and was named for the county of Évreux in the Duchy of Normandy, disputed between Kingdom of France, France and Kingdom of England, England during parts of the Hundred Years' War. It was successively ... as Amaury II from 1137 to 1140. He was the son of Amaury III de Montfort, lord of Montfort l'Amaury and count of Évreux, and Agnes of Garlande. The Montforts were the vassals of the king of France for Montfort and also vassals to the king of England (in their capacity as Dukes of Normandy) for Évreux. Due to this, the Montforts were caught between the rivalry of the two kingdoms. Amaury III had attempted to solve this problem by leaving Évreux to his elder son Amaury IV and Montfort to his younger son Simon III. Amaury IV accordingly succeeded his father as Count of Évreux, but survived him by only three years, dying unmarried and without children. He was succeeded his br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Count Of Évreux The Count of Évreux was a French noble title and was named for the county of Évreux in the Duchy of Normandy, disputed between Kingdom of France, France and Kingdom of England, England during parts of the Hundred Years' War. It was successively used by the Norman dynasty, the Montfort-l'Amaury family, the Capetian dynasty, Capetians as well as the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. The title is today used by , Count of Évreux, a member of the House of Orléans. House of Normandy 9891037: Robert II (archbishop of Rouen), Robert, Count of Évreux, illegitimate son of Richard I, Duke of Normandy 10371067: Richard, Count of Évreux, son of the above 10671118: William, Count of Évreux, son of the above who died childless House of Montfort-l'Amaury 11181137: Amaury I of Évreux, Amaury I, son of William's sister Agnes of Évreux 11371140: Amaury II of Évreux, Amaury II, son of the above 11401181: Simon III de Montfort, Simon, brother of the above 11811182: Amaury III of Évreux, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Amaury III De Montfort Amaury III de Montfort (d.18 or 19 April 1137) was a French nobleman, the Seigneur of 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, seigneur de Montfort, and his wife Agnès d'Évreux, daughter of Richard, Count of Évreux. In 1098, William Rufus was campaigning in France and crossed into the French Vexin. One of the first castles Rufus attacked was that of Houdan which Amaury III defended. But Amaury quickly surrendered and joined William's army. He then aided William II against his brother Simon II de Montfort's castles of Montfort-l'Amaury and Épernon. Simon and the other castellans successfully defended themselves against the forces of William Rufus until a truce was called and William returned to England. When Simon II died , Amaury succeeded him as seigneur de Montfort.Detlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Montfort L'Amaury Montfort-l'Amaury () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, Northern France. It is located north of Rambouillet. The name comes from Amaury I de Montfort, the first ''seigneur'' (lord) of Montfort. Geography Montfort-l'Amaury lies north of the Rambouillet Forest. It is located at the foot of low hills, at about 130 m above sea level. History Robert II of France, King Robert II built a castle in 996 in the hills of Montfort. Montfort-l'Amaury was the stronghold of the Montfort family from the start of the 11th century. Amaury I built the ramparts. The Comté de Montfort was related to the Duchy of Brittany following the marriage of Yolande de Dreux-Montfort with Arthur II, Duke of Brittany, Arthur of Brittany in 1294. It returned to the crown of France when Brittany became a part of France under Francis I of France, Francis I. The castle was destroyed by the English during the Hundred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Simon III De Montfort Simon III de Montfort (1117 – 13 March 1181), nicknamed the Bald (le chauve), was count of Évreux from 1140 until 1181 and the Seigneur of Montfort from 1137 to 1181. He was the son of Amaury III and Agnès de Garlande, daughter of Anseau de Garlande. Life The Montforts were the vassals of the king of France for Montfort and also vassals to the king of England (in their capacity as Dukes of Normandy) for Évreux. Due to this, the Montforts were caught between the rivalry of the two kingdoms. Amaury III had attempted to solve this problem by leaving Évreux to his eldest son Amaury IV and Montfort to his youngest son Simon III. However, Amaury IV died three years after his father, which resulted in the reunification of the two domains. Simon III chose to side with the English king and gave him the strongholds of Montfort, Rochefort and Epernon. Because of this, Louis VII, King of France France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the kingdom of West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]