Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres
Philip ΙΙ of Montfort (died 24 September 1270) was a French nobleman, Count of Squillace in Italy from 1266/68, then Lord of Castres in 1270. He was the son of Philip I of Monfort, Lord of Tyre and Eleonore of Courtenay.[1] His coat-of-arms was Gules, a lion rampant double queued argent, a label of four points azure (or ... rampant queue forche ...).
Biography
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He joined the expedition of Charles of Anjou to conquer the Kingdom of Sicily, and he shared command of the first battalion at the Battle of Benevento with Hugh of Mirepoix.[2] After Benevento, he was given command of forces to protect the Papal States.[1] He led the Angevin troops into the island of Sicily,[3] and put down the revolt that resulted in the sacking of Augusta.[4]
On his father’s death in March 1270, he succeeded to his French seigneury of Castres, but his father's possessions in Outremer had been granted to his half-brother John of Montfort. He joined the Eighth Crusade and died in Tunis.[5]
Family
[edit]He married Jeanne de Lévis-Mirepoix (died 30 June 1284),[6] daughter of Guy I de Lévis, Lord of Mirepoix and Guibourge of Montfort and had three children:
- John of Montfort, Count of Squillace (died before December 1300)[5]
- Laure of Montfort (died before December 1300)
- Eleonore of Montfort (died after May 1338)
- Jeanne of Montfort (died 1300)
See also
[edit]Ancestry
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Powicke 1967, p. 76.
- ^ Runciman 1958, p. 93.
- ^ Runciman 1958, p. 96.
- ^ Runciman 1958, p. 124.
- ^ a b Powicke 1967, p. 77.
- ^ de Boos 2004, p. 203.
Sources
[edit]- de Boos, Emmanuel (2004). L'armorial le Breton: Centre historique des Archives nationales (France). Somogy editions d'art.
- Powicke, Frederick Maurice (1967). Ways of Medieval Life and Thought: Essays and Addresses. Biblo and Tannen.
- Runciman, Steven (1958). The Sicilian Vespers. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-43774-1.
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