Philip II of Montfort
Philip II of Montfort (* around 1225; † September 24, 1270 near Tunis ) was Lord of Castres , La Ferté-Alais and Bréthencourt , as well as Count of Squillace . He was a son of Philip of Montfort and Eleanor of Courtenay.
Life
Philip received the family's French possessions from his father in 1240 after his father moved to the Holy Land . In 1258 he founded the Saint-Vincent monastery of the preachers near Castres . From 1266 he accompanied Charles of Anjou to Italy to conquer the Kingdom of Sicily . For his services he was made Count of Squillace. After his return to Castres in 1268 he built the castles of Roquecourbe and Técou . In 1270 Philip joined the Seventh Crusade under King Louis IX. from France and died during the siege of Tunis of the rampant dysentery there, he was buried in Saint-Vincent near Castres.
Marriage and offspring
Philipp was married to Jeanne de Lévis († 1284), a daughter of Guy I. de Lévis , Lord of Mirepoix . Your children were:
- Johann von Montfort († 1300), Lord of Castres, Count of Squillace
- Johanna von Montfort († 1300), 1st ∞ with Count Guigues VI. von Forez , 2. ∞ with Ludwig von Savoyen , Herr von Vaud
- Laure von Montfort († around 1300), ∞ with Count Bernard VII. Von Comminges
- Éléonore von Montfort († around 1338), heiress of Castres; ∞ with Count Johann V of Vendôme
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Philip I of Montfort |
Lord of Castres Lord of La Ferté-Alais Lord of Bréthencourt 1240–1270 |
Johann of Montfort |
| Crown domain |
Earl of Squillace 1268-1270 |
Johann of Montfort |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Philip II of Montfort |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Philip II of Castres; Philip of Squillace |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lord of Castres, Count of Squillace |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1225 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1270 |
| Place of death | near Tunis |