Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres
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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. His coat-of-arms was “Gules, a lion rampant double queued argent, a label of four points azure.”
He joined the expedition of Charles of Anjou
to conquer the Kingdom of Naples
, and he shared command of the first battalion at the Battle of Benevento
with Hugh of Mirepoix. He led the Angevin
troops into the island of Sicily
after Benevento, and helped to put down the revolt that broke out there upon the advance of Conradin
into Italy. On his father’s death in March 1270, he succeeded to his French seigneury of Castres, but his father's possessions in Outremer
had been granted to his half-brother John of Montfort. He joined the Eighth Crusade
and died in Tunis.
Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre
Philip of Montfort, was Lord of La Ferté-Alais and Castres-en-Albigeois 1228–1270, Lord of Tyre 1246–1270, and Lord of Toron aft. 1240–1270...
and Eleonore of Courtenay. His coat-of-arms was “Gules, a lion rampant double queued argent, a label of four points azure.”
Biography
Charles I of Sicily
Charles I , known also as Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest from 1266, though he had received it as a papal grant in 1262 and was expelled from the island in the aftermath of the Sicilian Vespers of 1282...
to conquer 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...
, and he shared command of the first battalion at the Battle of Benevento
Battle of Benevento
The Battle of Benevento was fought near Benevento, in present-day Southern Italy, on February 26, 1266, between the troops of Charles of Anjou and Manfred of Sicily. Manfred's defeat and death resulted in the capture of the Kingdom of Sicily by Charles....
with Hugh of Mirepoix. He led the Angevin
Capetian House of Anjou
The Capetian House of Anjou, also known as the House of Anjou-Sicily and House of Anjou-Naples, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet. Founded by Charles I of Sicily, a son of Louis VIII of France, the Capetian king first ruled the Kingdom of Sicily during the 13th century...
troops into the island of Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
after Benevento, and helped to put down the revolt that broke out there upon the advance of Conradin
Conradin
Conrad , called the Younger or the Boy, but usually known by the diminutive Conradin , was the Duke of Swabia , King of Jerusalem , and King of Sicily .-Early childhood:Conradin was born in Wolfstein, Bavaria, to Conrad...
into Italy. On his father’s death in March 1270, he succeeded to his French seigneury of Castres, but his father's possessions in Outremer
Outremer
Outremer, French for "overseas", was a general name given to the Crusader states established after the First Crusade: the County of Edessa, the Principality of Antioch, the County of Tripoli and especially the Kingdom of Jerusalem...
had been granted to his half-brother John of Montfort. He joined 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...
and died in Tunis.
Family
He married Jeanne de Levis-Mirepoix (d. May 30, 1284) and had three children:- John of MontfortJean de Montfort-CastresJean de Montfort was count of Squillace, seigneur of la Ferté-Alais, of Bréthencourt, and of Castres-en-Albigeois from 1270 to 1300...
, Count of Squillace (d. bef. December 1300), married firstly Isabella Maletta, married secondly Giovanna di Fasanella, married thirdly in 1273 Marguerite of Beaumont (d. March 1307, Marseilles) - Laure of Montfort (d. bef. December 1300), married Bernard VII of Comminges
- Eleonore of Montfort (d. aft. May 1338), married before February 1302 John V of Vendôme
- Jeanne of Montfort (d. 1300), married firstly 1268 Guy VI of Forez (January 19, 1278), married secondly 1278 Louis I of Savoy, Baron de Vaud (d. aft. 1302).