20 Most Evil People of the 13th Century CE

Key Facts

Other names
Born	1160
Location	Gascony
Bloodline	Montfort
Married
Children	Simon V de Montfort
Position	4th Lord High Steward of England (1206-1218)
Died	1218 (Aged 58)

Source of Facts and Important Announcement

Status	Under Article 64.6 of the Covenant of One-Heaven (Pactum De Singularis Caelum) by Special Qualification shall be known as a Saint, with all sins and evil acts they performed forgiven.
Date of formal Beatification	Day of Redemption UCA[E1:Y1:A1:S1:M9:D1] also known as Fri, 21 Dec 2012.
Source of Facts	Self Confession and Revelation of Sainthood by the Deceased Spirit as condition of their confirmation as a true Saint.

Background

Simon IV was the son of Simon III Montforte, Duke of Gascony, Basque nobility and fiercely loyal vassal to the English crown. The Montforte had held lordship over Gascony since King Henry II of England reconstituted it as a single Duchy from 1154.

To hide their position as the lords of Gascony, a ficticious history was created to claim they were French descended from a place called Montfort l'Amaury in France near Paris, making it impossible for Simon to be other than a vassal of the French Kings. This fable is still believed today, in spite of the absurdity of the Lord High Steward of England--the most powerful officer in English history--being a French vassal.

In a brilliant political move, Henry II of England granted the Basques -- known throughout history for their fearsome independence and skill as crafty warriors--effectively their own state under their own Lords, the Montfort dynasty. In exchange, Henry gained a fief that remained loyal to the crown of England, when virtually other regions were in open rebellion by the end of the 1st decade of the 13th Century under the rule of King John of England.

It was Duke Simon IV of Gascony that safely harboured John after his failed coup against his brother King Richard and Lord High Steward Robert (the younger) de Beaumont (4th Earl of Leicester) in 1191. Duke Simon IV was also steadfast in his loyalty to John when King Philip II of France declared himself the overlord of all former English territory in Western France.

After the planned invasion of France of 1203 was postponed due to the capture and execution of Arthur of Brittany, Duke Simon IV was appointed the head of the English troops, joint commander along with Boniface I of Montferrat of the Venetian-English joint naval venture. The stories concerning charging enormous sums of money by the Venetians to French knights a diversionary tale to keep historians from recognizing the role of the Fourth Crusade as a joint business venture purely to plunder.

Following the capture and destruction of Zara for the Venetians, followed by the sacking of Constantinople by 1204, the joint business venture known as the Fourth Crusade generated enormous wealth for the Venetians, the Roman Cult and its knights and the English.

Upon his return, King John took the opportunity to appoint his firm Basque ally Simon IV Montfort as his new Lord High Steward--a Basque as the most senior official and noble of the English crown following the sudden death of Lord High Steward Robert de Beaumont.

The wealth generated by the piracy of the Fourth Crusade for England cannot be underestimated. Without this influx of wealth, it is doubtful that King John would have survived past 1205. It also strengthened the bonds between the Roman Cult, the Venetians and England.

AntiPope Innocent III and the Venetians were keen to repeat the succesful partnership, this time to pillage the Languedoc region and destroy the profitable French trading cities along the Gulf of Lions in the Mediterranean, which competed with the Spanish and North African trading ports of the Venetians.

Contrary to the great myth created by the Roman Cult, there was no spontaneous explosion of heresy in Southern France. The residents were Catholic--traditional Catholic and the Cathar religion itself emerged not before the Crusade, but because of the Crusade by the Roman Cult and its Venetian and English allies.

This time English Lord High Steward Duke Simon IV Montfort was put in charge of the Crusade and 1209, using the new Royal Navy, the English and Basque militia invaded by the sea, plundering and destroying Béziers. However, the quick victories were soon turned as Toulouse failed to fall under the command of Raymond of Toulouse during 1210.

With the army of Duke Simon IV increasingly bogged down in attacks and counter attacks in Southern France, King John of England took it upon himself to command the ill fated invasion of Normandy in 1212, causing the death of thousands of militia and the loss of many ships.

Simon was immediately recalled from France to help John as rebellion increased in Wales including increasing attacks from the French on England itself. Following the pact between King John and AntiPope Innocent III which legally surrendered the rights of ownership of England and Ireland to the Roman Cult through the Bulla Aurea (Golden Bull) in May 1213, Duke Simon found himself fighting war on virtually every front.

AntiPope Innocent III honored his word and helped rally an army of allies in support of England against France. However, the battle of Bouvines (Northern France) in July 1214 as a complete disaster and it is recorded Duke Simon IV suffered some kind of injury.

Unfortunately for John, the battle was a resounding victory for the French and in spite of the best efforts of Lord High Steward Simon De Montfort, the barons succeeded in pressing their advantage and forced John to sign and seal the Great Charter (Magna Carta) on June 15 1215 at Runnymede, near London.

In October 1216, King John died after a sudden illness and Duke Simon remained at court as the Lord High Steward and protector of his young son Henry III. Simon himself died in 1218 and was succeeded by his son Simon V.


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