Richard de Montfort
Richard de Montfort | |
|---|---|
| Seigneur of Montfort | |
| Reign | 1089-1092 |
| Predecessor | Amaury II de Montfort |
| Successor | Simon II de Montfort |
| Noble family | House of Montfort |
| Father | Simon I de Montfort |
| Mother | Agnès d'Évreux |
Richard of Montfort or Richard de Montfort (c. 1065–1091) was a
Évreux during his private war with Raoul II, lord of Conches. As Richard had no children at the time of his death, the lordship passed to his brother Simon II
.
Life
Richard was born c. 1065 at
Évreux.[1]
Upon the death of his father in 1087 and his half-brother
Évreux. In this dispute, Richard took the side of William of Évreux and was killed while raiding St Pierre Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Pierre) in Conches in November 1091.[2] He was buried at Épernon in what is now Eure-et-Loir. Dying childless, he left the lordship of Montfort to his brother Simon II
.
References
Citations
- ^ Green (2000), p. 97.
- ^ Aird (2008), p. 257.
Bibliography
- Aird, William M. (2008), Robert Curthose Duke of Normandy (c. 1050–1134), Woodbridge: Boydell Press.
- Green, Judith A. (2000), "Robert Curthose Reassessed", Anglo-Norman Studies: Proceedings of the Battle Conference, vol. 22, Boydell Press.
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