Jean de Montfort-Castres
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Jean de Montfort was count of Squillace
, seigneur of la Ferté-Alais
, of Bréthencourt
, and of Castres-en-Albigeois
from 1270 to 1300. He was the son of Philippe II de Montfort
, count of Squillace, Lord of La Ferté Alais, of Bréthencourt and of Castres, and of Jeanne de Lévis-Mirepoix.
He succeeded his father on his death in 1270 in Tunis
in the course of the Eighth Crusade
. He went to the kingdom of Naples
where he was named captain-general of Calabria, in 1299. He died the following year, having had no issue despite marrying three times:
Squillace
Squillace is an ancient seaside town and comune, in the Province of Catanzaro, part of Calabria, southern Italy, facing the Gulf of Squillace....
, seigneur of la Ferté-Alais
La Ferté-Alais
La Ferté-Alais is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is south of Paris.Its airfield , hosts a world-famous air show for vintage World War I and WWII aircraft and a museum of such aircraft....
, of Bréthencourt
Saint-Martin-de-Bréthencourt
Saint-Martin-de-Bréthencourt is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.-References:*...
, and of Castres-en-Albigeois
Castres
Castres is a commune, and arrondissement capital in the Tarn department and Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. It lies in the former French province of Languedoc....
from 1270 to 1300. He was the son of Philippe II de Montfort
Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres
Philip of Montfort was a French nobleman, then Lord of Castres in 1270. He was the son of Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre and Eleonore of Courtenay...
, count of Squillace, Lord of La Ferté Alais, of Bréthencourt and of Castres, and of Jeanne de Lévis-Mirepoix.
He succeeded his father on his death in 1270 in Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
in the course of the Eighth Crusade
Eighth Crusade
The Eighth Crusade was a crusade launched by Louis IX, King of France, in 1270. The Eighth Crusade is sometimes counted as the Seventh, if the Fifth and Sixth Crusades of Frederick II are counted as a single crusade...
. He went to the kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...
where he was named captain-general of Calabria, in 1299. He died the following year, having had no issue despite marrying three times:
- Isabella Meletta, daughter of Manfred Maletta,
- Giovanna di Fasanella, dameDame (title)The title of Dame is the female equivalent of the honour of knighthood in the British honours system . It is also the equivalent form address to 'Sir' for a knight...
de Genzano, daughter of Pandolfo di Fasanella, - Marguerite de Beaumont-en-Gâtinais, daughter of Pierre de Beaumont, count of Montescaglioso et d'Alba, and of Filippa de Ceccano. On Jean's death she remarried to Robert II of DreuxRobert II of DreuxRobert II of Dreux , Count of Dreux and Braine, was the eldest surviving son of Robert I, Count of Dreux, and Agnes de Baudemont, countess of Braine, and a grandson of King Louis VI of France....
, seigneur of Beu.