Amaury III of Montfort

Biography

It succeeded his brother Simon II. He was also brother of Bertrade de Montfort, married successively with Foulque IV Réchin, count d' Anjou and of Philippe I {{er}}, king de France.

It is vassal direct of king de France, who holds of the fortresses located at the border of the royal field, but in 1098, at the time of a campaign of Guillaume II the Russet-red, king d' Angleterre and guard of Normandy, in Vexin and against the king of France, he does not hesitate to open to him the doors of the castle of Houdan. In 1108, with died of the king Philippe I {{er}}, it supports the wire of his/her sister, the Bertrade queen, against the new king Louis VI, their half-brother. But it is reconciled with the king and succeeds in 1112 convincing the count of Anjou to be combined with the king of France against Henri Beauclerc, king d' Angleterre.

Since the death of Roger de Tosny in 1095, his/her brother had become the heir to the county of Évreux. Amaury also inherited these rights of the county and asserted it in 1118, with died of Guillaume d' Évreux.

But Henri Beauclerc, king d' Angleterre and duke of Normandy, refused to give the county of Évreux to him and attached it to the duchy. Amaury then formed a coalition with the king of France, the count of Anjou and several barons Norman to obtain his heritage by the weapons. Amaury took Évreux in October 1118. In 1119, Henri took the city and set fire to it, but could not make itself main of the citadel, held by the partisans of Amaury. In October 1119, the council of Rheims enabled them to conclude an agreement: Amaury returned the keep to Henri who gave him the county.

But the relations between the count d' Évreux and the king of England did not remain a long time cordial. The royal agents too raising taxation of the grounds of the county and opposites to the habit, Amaury persuaded its nephew Foulque the young person, count d' Anjou, to marry his/her daughter with Guillaume Cliton, wire of Robert Courteheuse and claiming with the duchy of Normandy. It was also combined with several Norman lords dissatisfied with their suzerains. The revolt burst in 1123, but entreated were overcome in March 1124. Amaury took refuge in France. It made shortly after its tender and could take again possession of its county.

He still conspired in 1126, by supporting the king Louis VI who sought to help Guillaume Cliton, but scrambles himself then with the king. He dies the 18 or on April 19th, 1137.

Marriage and children

He married in first weddings towards 1115 Richilde de Hainaut, girl of Baudouin II, count de Hainaut and of Ide of Leuwen, but the husbands had to separate in 1118 due to consanguinity.

It remaria in 1118 with Agnes de Garlande, girl of Anseau de Garlande, lord of Rochefort-in-Yvelines, and Beatrice of Rochefort, and had:

Agnes († 1181), married in 1141 with Galéran IV of Meulan (1104 † 1166), count de Meulan
Simon III († 1181), count d' Évreux, then lord of Montfort
Amaury IV († 1140), lord of Montfort

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