Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester


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Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
Simon IV of Montfort, lord of Montfort-l'Amaury, 5th earl of Leicester ( – 25 June 1218), also known as Simon de Montfort the elder, was a French warlord who took part in the Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) and was a prominent leader of the Albigensian Crusade. He died at the siege of Toulouse in 1218.

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