20 Most Evil People of the 13th Century CE

Key Facts

Other names
Born	1195
Location	Gascony
Bloodline	Montfort
Married
Children
Position	Duke of Gascony (1218-1265) 5th Lord High Steward of England (1218-1265)
Died	August 1265 (Aged 70)

Source of Facts and Important Announcement

Status	Under Article 64.6 of the Covenant of One-Heaven (Pactum De Singularis Caelum) by Special Qualification shall be known as a Saint, with all sins and evil acts they performed forgiven.
Date of formal Beatification	Day of Redemption UCA[E1:Y1:A1:S1:M9:D1] also known as Fri, 21 Dec 2012.
Source of Facts	Self Confession and Revelation of Sainthood by the Deceased Spirit as condition of their confirmation as a true Saint.

Background

Simon V was the eldest son of Duke Simon IV Montfort of Gascony, Lord High Steward of England (1206-1218) and 5th Earl of Leicester and Alix de Montmorency. To hide his intimate involvement in the mass murder of hundreds of thousands in France, he is frequently (and incorrectly) listed as the youngest son—in complete contradiction to the fact three generations of eldest sons of the Dukes of Gascony were all named Simon.

As was a Basque tradition of elite warlords to expose sons to battle as early as possible, it is certain that young Simon accompanied his father on his campaigns. It is claimed that upon the death of his father an "older" brother named Amaury succeeded him. Contrary to such deliberate and clumsy lies, it is certain that Simon was both the eldest and succeeded his father.

These facts are also supported by the fact that at just 23, he was appointed the most senior officer of the crown, the Lord High Steward of England in 1218 immediately upon the death of his father by young King Henry III in 1218.

By 1220, the French has surrendered their claim over the throne, and Duke Simon V Montfort returned to the Languedoc region to command ongoing Venetian-British-Roman Cult war in southern France that continued to go badly. The claimed "Treaty of Paris" in April 1229 a terrible fraud as Raymond of Toulouse was one of the French kings most courageous and respected nobles --against the British, Basques and Venetian mercenaries.

In January 1238, Duke Simon V Montfort married Eleanor, daughter of King John and Isabella of Angouleme and sister of King Henry III in a lavish ceremony. Again, the myths concerning this marriage as being controversial on account are all designed to hide the fact that Simon was Basque in origin and had now risen to the ranks of royalty.

Relations between King Henry and his Lord High Steward were cordial in the early years. When Duke Simon's first son was born in 1238, he named him Henry in honor of his brother in law.

In 1239, King Henry ordered Duke Simon V Montfort to campaign in Poitou (Western France) and bring the rebellious French noble vassals of the English crown under control.

Simon returned to southern France within the year to oversee the final victories of the forces of the Holy See against the "heretic" business competitors to the Venetians, who after nearly 40 years of persecution and because of the Roman Cult, had developed their own unique brand of Christianity. Simon as the most senior commander witnessed the fall of the final Montségur on March 15th 1244 after terms were reached on 13th March and some kind of major ceremony undertaken in the fortress on March 14th at which most of the defenders chose to convert to the Cathar religion. Whatever, took place, the scene of the defenders runnign down the hill joyously into the flames of the Inquisitions human sacrifice changed him.

In 1248, exhausted from constant campaigns and probably troubled from the images of hundreds of thousands slaughtered under his command of the militia of the Vatican, Duke Simon V Montfort returned to his family property in Gascony.

Contrary to all the myths surrounding some apparent enstrangement between King Henry and Duke Simon V, it appears the King did nothing to antagonise his Lord High Steward--and retained the official title of office, in spite of being absent from court and refusing to return to duty to the King.

In an attempt to drive a wedge between King Henry III and his most feared general, King Louis IV of France (1226-1270) even offered the crown of Castile following his own mother's death (Queen Blanche of Castile) in November 1252. However, Duke Simon V would not be moved. Instead, Duke Simon V of Gascony sent his eldest son (Simon VI) deliberately and incorrectly listed as "Sir Peter de Montfort" to court on his behalf and to tend the hereditary family property of the Earldom of Leicester.

Young Simon VI was taken by the petitions of the rebellious nobles -- in particular Gilbert de Clare the 3rd Earl of Gloucester against King Henry III and in 1258, Simon VI Montfort was elected by the nobles as the Speaker of the First English Parliament at Oxford to promote the Provision of Oxford and reform the Monarchy.

Duke Simon V Montfort of Gascony still refused to come to England to quell the growing rebellion and in 1263, forces loyal to the crown defeated young Simon VI killing him. This roused the old Duke out of his self imposed retirement and the whole of the Basque militia who arrived in England no later than April 1264 to reinforce Gilbert de Clare's army.

The armies of Henry III and Duke Simon V met at Lewes, Sussex in May 1264 and the forces of Simon smashed the royal army, capturing King Henry III and his son Prince Edward as well as Richard of Cornwall.

Duke Simon V then forced the King to sign the Mise of Lewes--ratifying the Provisions of Oxford--for which his son had died in trying to get the King to agree. Following his defeat of the King and rule as defacto "king" of England, it appears Simon V Montfort showed no inclination to penalize his royal lords further.

This rare sign of honor allowed Prince Edward to rally a second army and force a confrontation at Eversham Worcestershire in August 1265 at which Simon V was killed.

While he was responsible for the most brutal and cruel murder of hundreds of thousands of innocent French citizens during the Venetian-British business venture in the Languedoc region, he is also rightfully credited with sparking the first example of parliamentary rights in England.


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