The carved and painted shield of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, can be seen in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey. The arms shows "gules, a lion with a forked tail, argent". This series ...
Who was Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester? Simon de Montfort was born around the year 1208 in northern France, the younger son of French nobles. In the late 1220s, he gave up his entitlements ...
His brother became Edward I. He was created Earl of Leicester and in 1267 Earl of Lancaster. Pope Innocent IV in 1252 nominated him as King of Sicily but he never took possession of that kingdom. He ...
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