Montfort
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People
- Amaury de Montfort, Canon of YorkAmaury de Montfort, Canon of YorkAmaury de Montfort was the fourth son to parliamentary pioneer Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and Eleanor of England, daughter of King John....
(1242 – 1301) - Amaury I de Montfort (c.1000 – 1031)
- Amaury IV de Montfort (1195 – 1241)
- Bertrade de MontfortBertrade de MontfortBertrade de Montfort was the daughter of Simon I de Montfort and Agnes, Countess of Evreux. Her brother was Amaury de Montfort.-Marriages:...
(c.1059 – 1117), Queen of France - Guy de Montfort, Count of NolaGuy de Montfort, Count of NolaGuy de Montfort, Count of Nola was the son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England.He participated in the Battle of Evesham against the royalist forces of his uncle, King Henry III of England, and his cousin, Prince Edward...
(1244 – c.1288) - Henry de MontfortHenry de MontfortSir Henry de Montfort was the son of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and with his father played an important role in the struggle of the barons against King Henry III...
(1238 – 1265) - Hugo von MontfortHugo von MontfortHugo von Montfort was an Austrian minstrel of the late Middle Ages.Hugo VII was the Count of Montfort-Bregenz and Pfannberg, head of an old and influential family of nobles, holding numerous high administrative posts...
(1357 – 1423), Austrian minstrel - Maxime MonfortMaxime MonfortMaxime Monfort is a Belgian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam . Monfort is a climbing specialist.-Palmares:2004...
(1983-), French cyclist - Peter de MontfortPeter de MontfortSir Peter de Montfort was an English parliamentarian.In 1257 he was High Sheriff of Staffordshire and Shropshire....
(? – 1265) - Philip of Montfort, Lord of CastresPhilip of Montfort, Lord of CastresPhilip of Montfort was a French nobleman, then Lord of Castres in 1270. He was the son of Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre and Eleonore of Courtenay...
(? – 1270) - Philip of Montfort, Lord of TyrePhilip of Montfort, Lord of TyrePhilip of Montfort, was Lord of La Ferté-Alais and Castres-en-Albigeois 1228–1270, Lord of Tyre 1246–1270, and Lord of Toron aft. 1240–1270...
(? – 1270) - Pierre Dénys de MontfortPierre Denys de MontfortPierre Denys de Montfort, also sometimes spelled "Pierre Dénys de Montfort", was a French naturalist, in particular a malacologist, remembered today for his pioneering inquiries into the existence of the giant squid Architeuthis, which was thought to be an old wives' tale, and for which he was...
(1766 – 1820), French naturalist - René-Marie de Montfort, 1st Marquis of Chardonnay (1746 – ?)
- Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of LeicesterSimon de Montfort, 5th Earl of LeicesterSimon IV de Montfort, Seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury, 5th Earl of Leicester , also known as Simon de Montfort the elder, was a French nobleman who took part in the Fourth Crusade and was a prominent leader of the Albigensian Crusade...
(1160 – 1218) - Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of LeicesterSimon de Montfort, 6th Earl of LeicesterSimon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Chester , sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from other Simon de Montforts, was an Anglo-Norman nobleman. He led the barons' rebellion against King Henry III of England during the Second Barons' War of 1263-4, and...
(1208 – 1265), pioneer of parliamentary representation - Simon I de MontfortSimon I de MontfortSimon I de Montfort born about 1025 in Montfort l'Amaury, Ile de France, France and died 1087. He is buried in Epernon, Normandy, France. He was the son of Amaury I de Montfort and Bertrade de Gometz.-Progeny:...
(c.1025 – 1087) - Simon II de MontfortSimon II de MontfortSimon II de Montfort born about 1068 in Montfort l'Amaury, Ile de France, France and died September 25 1104. He was the son of Simon I de Montfort, Count of Évreux and Agnès d'Évreux ....
(c.1068 – 1101) - Simon III de Montfort
- St. Louis de Montfort (1673 – 1716), French priest and saint
- Matthew MontfortMatthew MontfortMatthew Montfort is the leader of the world music ensemble Ancient Future. An award-winning guitarist , he is a pioneer of the scalloped fretboard guitar .-Career As A Musician:Montfort spent three months in intensive study with...
, guitarist of Ancient Future - Montfort StokesMontfort StokesMontfort Stokes was an American Democratic politician who served as U.S. Senator from 1816 to 1823, and the 25th Governor of North Carolina from 1830 to 1832....
(1762 – 1842), U.S. Senator - Nick MontfortNick MontfortNick Montfort is an associate professor of digital media at MIT in the Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies. He is also a poet, computer scientist, and author of interactive fiction. Montfort has collaborated on the blog Grand Text Auto, the sticker novel Implementation, and the contemporary...
. poet - Elysa Montfort (1987 - 2010), podcaster on Mugglecast, humanitarian, animal lover
Feudal fiefs and houses
- Montfort of BrittanyMontfort of BrittanyThe House of Montfort was a French noble family, who reigned in the Duchy of Brittany from 1365 to 1514. It was a cadet branch of the Breton House of Dreux, itself a branch of the House of Dreux; it was thus ultimately part of the Capetian dynasty...
, reigning house of the Duchy of Brittany in the 14th and 15th centuries - Counts of Montfort, noble dynasty in medieval Swabia
- Baron MontfortBaron MontfortBaron Montfort is a title that has been created twice in British history. The first creation came in the Peerage of England when John de Montfort was summoned to parliament on 23 June 1295. In 1367 the title either became extinct or fell into abeyance on the death of the third Baron...
Education
- De Montfort UniversityDe Montfort UniversityDe Montfort University is a public research and teaching university situated in the medieval Old Town of Leicester, England, adjacent to the River Soar and the Leicester Castle Gardens...
, a university in LeicesterLeicesterLeicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
- Montfort Secondary SchoolMontfort Secondary SchoolMontfort Secondary School is a Catholic school in Singapore, founded in 1916. Originally named Holy Innocents' English School, it was renamed to its current one in 1959 in honour of the Founder of the Gabrielite Brothers, St Louis Marie Grignion De Montfort...
& Montfort Junior School are related Catholic schools in Singapore - Montfort School, YercaudMontfort School, YercaudMontfort School, Yercaud, is a secondary school for boys and girls run by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel in the town of Yercaud, near Salem in Tamil Nadu, India. The school motto is "Virtue and Labour".-The Founder:...
, the boarding school in the hill station of Yercaud, in Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India - Montfort School, KolathurMontfort School, KolathurMontfort School, Kolathur, is a higher-secondary school for boys and girls run by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel in the town of Kolathur, near Mettur, in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. It follows the Matriculation board of Education system....
, in Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India - Montfort Senior Secondary SchoolMontfort Senior Secondary SchoolMontfort Senior Secondary School, is an unaided Christian minority school administered by the Society of the Brothers of St. Gabriel in Ashok Vihar, New Delhi. The institution was established in the year 1970. The school is named after Saint Louis de Montfort, a French priest and Catholic saint...
, a Catholic school based in New Delhi, India - Montfort CollegeMontfort College-History:The Brothers of St. Gabriel came to Chiang Mai and established Montfort Primary School in 1932 along Charoen Prathet Road on a plot of land provided by Bishop Peross from Luang Anusarn Suntorn who gave his financial support without interest. The land was located along the Ping River...
, a Catholic school in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Canada
- Montfort HospitalMontfort HospitalThe Montfort Hospital is a hospital in Ottawa, Canada. It is noted for being the only fully bilingual hospital in the province of Ontario.The hospital was founded in 1953 by the Filles de la Sagesse Catholic order and was named after one of its founders Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort. It...
, a hospital in Ottawa, Canada, noted for being the only francophone hospital in the province of Ontario - Montfort, a community in the municipality of Wentworth-Nord, QuebecWentworth-Nord, QuebecWentworth-Nord is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality.Its communities include Saint-Michel, Laurel, and Montfort...
France
- MonfortMonfortMonfort is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:...
, in the Gers département - Montfort, Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceMontfort, Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceMontfort is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département - Montfort, DoubsMontfort, DoubsMontfort is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:-External links:*...
, in the Doubs département - Montfort, Isère, in the Isère département on the road between Grenoble and Chambéry - part of the commune of LumbinLumbinLumbin is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Isère department* Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet...
- Montfort, Maine-et-LoireMontfort, Maine-et-LoireMontfort is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....
, in the Maine-et-Loire département - Montfort, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesMontfort, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesMontfort is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département - Montfort-en-ChalosseMontfort-en-ChalosseMontfort-en-Chalosse is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France....
, in the Landes département - Montfort-l'AmauryMontfort-l'AmauryMontfort-l'Amaury is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris N of Rambouillet....
, in the Yvelines département - Montfort-le-GesnoisMontfort-le-GesnoisMontfort-le-Gesnois is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.-References:*...
, in the Sarthe département - Montfort-sur-ArgensMontfort-sur-ArgensMontfort-sur-Argens is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
, in the Var département - Montfort-sur-BoulzaneMontfort-sur-BoulzaneMontfort-sur-Boulzane is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Aude département - Montfort-sur-MeuMontfort-sur-MeuMontfort-sur-Meu is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.It is noted as the birthplace of the well known author and Roman Catholic Saint Louis de Montfort, who is considered the pioneer of the field of Mariology. The saint's birthplace is at No 15, Rue de...
, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département - Montfort-sur-RisleMontfort-sur-RisleMontfort-sur-Risle is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-History:In Gallic times the river Risle delimited the territories of the tribes of Veliocasses and the Lexovii....
, in the Eure département - Château de MontfortChâteau de MontfortThe Château de Montfort is a castle in the French commune of Vitrac in the Dordogne département, part of the region of Aquitaine.The castle clings to a promontory overlooking the Cingle de Montfort on the Dordogne River...
, a castle in the Dordogne département.
Other
- De Montfort HallDe Montfort HallDe Montfort Hall is a music and performance venue in Leicester, England. It is situated adjacent to Victoria Park and is named after Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester.-History:...
, a music and performance venue in Leicester, United Kingdom - De Montfort ParkDe Montfort ParkDe Montfort Park is the home of Hinckley United, an English football club from Hinckley, Leicestershire. The club currently plays in the Conference North....
, a football stadium complex in Hinckley, United Kingdom - De Montfort's ParliamentDe Montfort's ParliamentDe Montfort's Parliament was an English parliament of 1265, instigated by Simon de Montfort, a baronial rebel leader. Although this gathering did not have the approval of king Henry III, and the members convened without royal approval, most scholars believe this was the first gathering in England...
, an early English parliament