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Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French politician, Lord High Steward (born 1160)

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Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester

French nobleman and leader of the Albigensian Crusade (c. 1175–1218)

Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, known as Simon IV de Montfort and as Simon de Montfort the Elder, was a French nobleman and knight of the early 13th century. He is widely regarded as one of the great military commanders of the Middle Ages. He took part in the Fourth…
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Lord High Steward

First of the Great Officers of State in England

The Lord High Steward is the first of the Great Officers of State in England, nominally ranking above the Lord Chancellor.
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