Bertrade de Montfort

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Bertrade de Montfort (c. 1070 - 14 February 1117) was the daughter of Simon I de Montfort and Agnes, Countess of Evreux. Her brother was Amaury de Montfort. The oft-married Fulk IV, Count of Anjou, was married 1089, when the lovely Bertrade de Monfort caught his eye. According to the chronicler John of Marmoutier: "The lecherous Fulk then fell passionately in love with the sister of Amaury de Montfort, whom no good man ever praised save for her beauty." Bertrade and Fulk were married. William of Malmesbury says: "Bertrade, still young and beautiful, took the veil at Fontevraud Abbey, always charming to men, pleasing to God, and like an angel." A son from this marriage was Fulk V of Anjou who later became King of Jerusalem. The dynasties founded by Fulk IV's sons ruled for centuries, one of them in England (the Plantagenet Kings), the other in Jerusalem In 1092 Bertrade left Fulk IV and took up with King Philip I of France whom she married 15 May 1092, despite the fact that they both had living spouses. Pope Urban II excommunicated Philp in 1095 an action that prevented him from taking part in the First Crusade. According to Orderic Vitalis, Bertrade was anxious that one of her sons succeed Philip so she sent a letter to King Henry I of England asking him to arrest her stepson Louis. Orderic also claims she sought to kill Louis first through the arts of sorcery, and then through poison. Whatever the truth of these allegations, Louis succeeded Philip in 1108. -Wikipedia

Bertrade married Foulques IV "le Rechin" about 1090 in England. Foulques (son of Aubri Geoffrey and Ermengarde) was born about 1043 in Anjou; died about 1109 in Anjou. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Foulques V "le Jenn" was born about 1092; died about 1143.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Simon I de Montfort was born about 1025 in Montfort l'Amaury, Ile de France and died 1087. He is buried in Epernon, Normandy. He was the son of Amaury I de Montfort (c. 1000-1031) and Bertrade de Gometz.

Simon married Agnes d'Evreux. Agnes was born about 1040 in Normandy; died about 1087. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):French to English translation (by Google) Agnes of Evreux (ap. 1040 - prob. Av. 1087), was the daughter of Richard, Earl of Evreux, and Godehilde. Before getting married to Richard, his mother married Roger Godehilde I of Tosny, Lord of Conches, and gave birth to several children, including Raoul II Tosny. Simon, lord of Montfort l'Amaury, widower of Isabella of Broyes, asked the hand of Agnes, but the count of Evreux had not responded favorably to the request, for reasons that history n has not passed. It was then that Raoul de Tosny Agnes decided to remove to get him to Montfort. Simon and Agnes could marry, and, thanks, Raoul de Montfort married Isabelle, daughter of Simon and his first wife.