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In [[1268]] he took the cross with his cousin Edward, who, however, sent him back from [[Sicily]] to pacify the unruly province of [[Gascony]]. Henry took the land route with [[Louis IX of France]] and [[Charles I of Sicily]]. |
In [[1268]] he took the cross with his cousin Edward, who, however, sent him back from [[Sicily]] to pacify the unruly province of [[Gascony]]. Henry took the land route with [[Louis IX of France]] and [[Charles I of Sicily]]. |
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While attending mass at [[Viterbo]] (13th March, [[1271]]) he was attacked by [[Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola|Guy]] and [[Simon |
While attending mass at [[Viterbo]] (13th March, [[1271]]) he was attacked by [[Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola|Guy]] and [[Simon the younger de Montfort]], sons of [[Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester]], and foully murdered. This revenge was the more outrageous since Henry had personally exerted himself on behalf of the Montforts after Evesham. The deed is mentioned by [[Dante Alighieri]], who put Guy de Montfort in the seventh circle of hell. |
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See WH Blaauws ''The Barons' War'' (ed. 1871); Ch. Bmont1 ''Simon de Montfort'' (1884). |
See WH Blaauws ''The Barons' War'' (ed. 1871); Ch. Bmont1 ''Simon de Montfort'' (1884). |
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Revision as of 05:44, 7 February 2006
Henry of Almain (1235 – March 13, 1271), so called from his father's German connections, was the son of Richard, Earl of Cornwall and king of the Romans.
As a nephew of both Henry III and Simon de Montfort he wavered between the two at the beginning of the Barons' War, but finally took the royalist side and was among the prisoners taken by Montfort at Lewes (1264).
In 1268 he took the cross with his cousin Edward, who, however, sent him back from Sicily to pacify the unruly province of Gascony. Henry took the land route with Louis IX of France and Charles I of Sicily.
While attending mass at Viterbo (13th March, 1271) he was attacked by Guy and Simon the younger de Montfort, sons of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and foully murdered. This revenge was the more outrageous since Henry had personally exerted himself on behalf of the Montforts after Evesham. The deed is mentioned by Dante Alighieri, who put Guy de Montfort in the seventh circle of hell.
See WH Blaauws The Barons' War (ed. 1871); Ch. Bmont1 Simon de Montfort (1884).
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
