# Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester

> Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, known as Simon IV 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. Montfort is mostly noted for his campaigns in the latter, notably for his battle at Muret. He died at the Siege of Toulouse in 1218. He was Lord of Montfort from 1188 to his death and Earl of Leicester in England from 1204. He was also Viscount of Albi, Béziers and Carcassonne from 1213, as well as Count of Toulouse from 1215.

*Leader of the Albigensian Crusade*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/simon-de-montfort-5th-earl-of-leicester

## Identity
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1165
- **Died:** 1218-06-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 21.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 28.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Simon_IV_Montfort)
- [سيمون دي مونتفورت (إيرل ليستر الخامس)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA_(%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%84_%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3))
- [Симон IV дьо Монфор](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD_IV_%D0%B4%D1%8C%D0%BE_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80)
- [Simó IV de Montfort](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3_IV_de_Montfort)
- [Simon IV. z Montfortu](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_IV._z_Montfortu)
- [Simon 4. af Montfort](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_4._af_Montfort)
- [Simon de Montfort, 5. Earl of Leicester](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montfort%2C_5._Earl_of_Leicester)
- [Σίμων Δ΄ του Μονφόρ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%AF%CE%BC%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%94%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9C%CE%BF%CE%BD%CF%86%CF%8C%CF%81)
- [Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montfort%2C_5th_Earl_of_Leicester)
- [Simón IV de Montfort](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_IV_de_Montfort)
- [Simon IV.a Montfortekoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_IV.a_Montfortekoa)
- [سیمون دو مونتفورت، پنجمین ارل لستر](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%88_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%8C_%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84_%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1)
- [Simon IV de Montfort](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_IV_de_Montfort)
- [Simon IV de Montfort](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_IV_de_Montfort)
- [סימון הרביעי דה מונפור](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%99_%D7%93%D7%94_%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A8)
- [Simon de Montfort, Leicester 5. grófja](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_de_Montfort%2C_Leicester_5._gr%C3%B3fja)
- [Simone IV di Montfort](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_IV_di_Montfort)
- [シモン・ド・モンフォール (第5代レスター伯爵)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB_(%E7%AC%AC5%E4%BB%A3%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E4%BC%AF%E7%88%B5))
- [제5대 레스터 백작 시몽 드 몽포르](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%9C5%EB%8C%80_%EB%A0%88%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B0_%EB%B0%B1%EC%9E%91_%EC%8B%9C%EB%AA%BD_%EB%93%9C_%EB%AA%BD%ED%8F%AC%EB%A5%B4)
- [Simon V de Monteforti](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_V_de_Monteforti)
- [Simon IV van Montfort](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_IV_van_Montfort)
- [Simon IV de Montfòrt](https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_IV_de_Montf%C3%B2rt)
- [Simon IV Montfort](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_IV_Montfort)
- [Simão IV de Montfort](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%A3o_IV_de_Montfort)
- [Симон IV де Монфор](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD_IV_%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80)
- [Симон де Монфорт](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q303703)

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