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Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester

1165 - 1218

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Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester (c. 1175 – 25 June 1218), known as Simon IV (or V) de Montfort and as Simon de Montfort the Elder, was a French nobleman and knight of the early 13th century. He is widely regarded as one of the great military commanders of the Middle Ages. He took part in the Fourth Crusade and was one of the prominent figures of the Albigensian Crusade. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester has received more than 487,858 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester is the 2,407th most popular politician (down from 2,216th in 2019).

Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester is most famous for being a leader of the barons during the 1264-1265 Second Barons' War.

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Among politicians, Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester ranks 2,407 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdullah II of Jordan, Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, Ellac, Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, Emperor Xuan of Han, and Cleopatra IV of Egypt. After him are Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, Pepin I of Aquitaine, Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Abdullah Yusuf Azzam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1165, Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester ranks 5. Before him are Ibn Arabi, Philip II of France, Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, and Berengaria of Navarre. After him are Albert of Riga, Joan of England, Queen of Sicily, Henry I, Duke of Brabant, Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, Vukan Nemanjić, Waleran III, Duke of Limburg, and Jean Bodel. Among people deceased in 1218, Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester ranks 5. Before him are Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Al-Adil I, Jayavarman VII, and Kuchlug. After him are Hugh I of Cyprus, Odo III, Duke of Burgundy, Robert II, Count of Dreux, Theresa of Portugal, Countess of Flanders, Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, Konstantin of Rostov, and Peter of Vaux-de-Cernay.

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