Background
He was the son of Simon I de Montfort, Count of Évreux (c 1025–1087) and Agnès d"Évreux (c 1030–c 1087).
He was the son of Simon I de Montfort, Count of Évreux (c 1025–1087) and Agnès d"Évreux (c 1030–c 1087).
In 1098, he had to sustain a siege led by William II Rufus, King of England (and guardian of Normandy in the absence of Robert Curthose gone to crusade), and successfully fought it official The necrology of Chartres cathedral records the death "VII Kal October" of "Symon de Monteforti". The necrology of Saint-Père-en-Vallée records the death "VIII Kal October" of "Simon miles de Monteforti".
