Research Catalog

Title

Simon V of Montfort and baronial government, 1195-1218 / G.E.M. Lippiatt.

Author

Lippiatt, G. E. M. (Gregory Edward Martin), 1986-

Publication

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

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Details

Description

xiv, 238 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical table; 22 cm

Summary

Dissenter from the Fourth Crusade, disseised earl of Leicester, leader of the Albigensian Crusade, prince of southern France: Simon of Montfort led a remarkable career of ascent from mid-level French baron to semi-independent count before his violent death before the walls of Toulouse in 1218. Through the vehicle of the crusade, Simon cultivated autonomous power in the liminal space between competing royal lordships in southern France in order to build his own principality. This first English biographical study of his life examines the ways in which Simon succeeded and failed in developing this independence in France, England, the Midi, and on campaign to Jerusalem. Simon's familial, social, and intellectual connections shaped his conceptions of political order, which he then implemented in his conquests. By analysing contemporary narrative, scholastic, and documentary evidence-including a wealth of archival material-this volume argues that Simon's career demonstrates the vitality of baronial independence in the High Middle Ages, despite the emergence of centralised royal bureaucracies. More importantly, Simon's experience shows that barons themselves adopted methods of government that reflected a concern for accountability, public order, and contemporary reform ideals. This study therefore marks an important entry in the debate about baronial responsibility in medieval political development, as well as providing the most complete modern account of the life of this important but oft-overlooked crusader.

Series Statement

Oxford historical monographs

Uniform Title

Oxford historical monographs.

Subjects

• France > History > Philip II Augustus, 1180-1223
• Albigenses
• Simon, de Montfort, 1165-1218

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFD 17-6107

ISBN

• 0198805136
• 9780198805137

LCCN

2017932101

OCLC

972865270

Author

Lippiatt, G. E. M. (Gregory Edward Martin), 1986- author.

Title

Simon V of Montfort and baronial government, 1195-1218 / G.E.M. Lippiatt.

Publisher

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Oxford historical monographs

Oxford historical monographs.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research Call Number

JFD 17-6107