Simon de Montfort Leicester, 6th9 August 1239
Flees with Eleanor after Henry III accuses him of seducing her before the wedding
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Flees with Eleanor after Henry III accuses him of seducing her before the wedding
Escapes to France & rises high in the service of Charles of Anjou, King of Sicily
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