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Montfort
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Mont·fort  (mntfrt, mô-fôr), Simon de. Earl of Leicester. 1208?-1265.
French-born English nobleman who led the baronial opposition to Henry III. After his military victory over the king at Lewes in southeast England (1264), Montfort was the effective ruler of England. In 1265 he called a representative legislature regarded as England's first full parliament.
Montfort [ˈmɒntfət]
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(Biographies / Montfort, Simon de (?1208-1265) M, English, MILITARY: soldier, POLITICS: statesman) Simon de, Earl of Leicester. ?1208-65, English soldier, born in Normandy. He led the baronial rebellion against Henry III and ruled England from 1264 to 1265; he was killed at Evesham
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Noun1.Montfort - an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)Montfort - an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265)
Earl of Leicester, Simon de Montfort
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