Simon III de Montfort Comte d'Evreux

✓ Simon, Count d'Evreux, father of Bertrade, Countess of Chester, 'by his 1st wife, Maud' (CP III 'Chester' p.167); his 2nd wife was Amice, sister of Robert, Earl of Leicester, m. probably c.1166-69 (CP n.(c)). Son of Amaury [III] de Montfort (see his note). He surrendered Evreux to Henry II in 1159 and later sold the Montfort castles to Louis VII (standard accounts, note-only). d. 1181 (Medieval Lands, not re-read today - date at ~). Source: Complete Peerage 2nd ed. vol. III (1913), 'Chester' p.167 and notes (b), (c), (e) (archive.org completepeerageo03coka), read 27 Oct 2026. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 27 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]