Amice (died 1215) was a Countess of Rochefort and ''suo jure'' countess of Leicester. She is associated with England but is thought to have spent most of her life in France. She was the daughter of

Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester (1121 – 1190), called Blanchemains, was an English nobleman, one of the principal followers of Henry the Young King in the Revolt of 1173–1174 against his father King Henry II. Life Robert was the s ...

and Petronilla de Grandmesnil.

Life

Amice is remembered as the Countess of Leicester. Her brother was Robert, 4th Earl of Leicester; when he died, under the French rules of inheritance, his lands were divided between his two sisters. Amice was the elder and received the city and title of Leicester whilst Margaret inherited Winchester. Amice had married

Simon de Montfort Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Chester ( – 4 August 1265), also known as Simon V de Montfort, was an English nobleman of French origin and a member of the English peerage, who led the baronial opposition to the rule of ...

at some time and that marriage ended when she became a widow in 1188/1189. Their children included: *

Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester ( – 25 June 1218), known as Simon IV (or V) de Montfort and as Simon de Montfort the Elder, was a French nobleman and knight of the early 13th century. He is widely regarded as one of the great militar ...

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, whe ...

* Petronilla (Pernel) de Montfort, who became the wife of Amice then married William des Barres. Amice died in 1215 on 3 September and was buried at

Priory of Haute-Bruyère The Priory of Haute-Bruyère (), also known as the Priory of Our Lady of Haute-Bruyère (), is a monastery of the Order of Fontevrault near Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré in Yvelines, Île-de-France received both men and women. History The priory wa ...

where other de Montforts were buried. Amice and her descendants never exploited their ownership of Leicester because of hostilities between England and France. However the family continued their claim and it was proven by the 6th Earl, Simon de Montfort.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amice Year of birth unknown 1215 deaths

Amice The amice is a liturgical vestment used mainly in the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic church, Western Orthodox church, Lutheranism , Lutheran church, and some Anglicanism , Anglican, Armenian Catholic , Armenian, and Polish National Catholic C ...

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

Daughters of English earls