Sir Piers de Montfort of Beaudesert

✓ as a name: Sir Piers de Montfort, of Beaudesert, co. Warwick, father of Elizabeth, Lady Montagu, by Maud his wife (CP IX 'Montagu' p.82). The Montforts of Beaudesert: this Piers (d. 1287) was son of the Piers de Montfort killed at Evesham in 1265 fighting for Earl Simon - standard accounts, note-only. TOP. Source: Complete Peerage 2nd ed. vol. IX (1936), 'Montagu' pp.75-82 and notes (article mainly by Ethel Stokes; page images supplied by Aynsley, 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.]