Simon de Montfort (died 1188)
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Simon de Montfort (died 1188), sometimes known as Simon IV[A] de Montfort, was lord of Montfort-l'Amaury from 1181 to 1188.[citation needed] He was the son of Simon III de Montfort, Count of Évreux and Lord of Montfort-l'Amaury. On his death, Simon III left the comté of Évreux to his elder son Amaury V, and his French properties in Montfort-l'Amaury and Rochefort-en-Yvelines to Simon.[1]: 340
Montfort married Amicia, daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester.[1]: 340 They had two sons and a daughter:[2]
- Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
- Guy de Montfort, Lord of Sidon
- Petronilla (Pernel) de Montfort, wife of Barthélemy de Roye [fr]