Peter de Montfort
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Peter de Montfort (or Piers de Montfort) (c. 1205 – 4 August 1265) of Beaudesert Castle was an English magnate, soldier and diplomat. He is the first person recorded as having presided over Parliament as a parlour or prolocutor, an office now known as Speaker of the House of Commons.[2] He was one of those elected by the barons to represent them during the constitutional crisis with Henry III in 1258. He was later a leading supporter of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester against the King. Both he and Simon de Montfort were slain at the Battle of Evesham on 4 August 1265.
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Prolocutor of the English Parliament | |
In office 1258–1264 | |
Monarch | Henry III |
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Born | c. 1205 |
Died | 4 August 1265 (aged 59–60) Battle of Evesham |
Spouse | Alice Audley |
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