AMAURY de Montfort (-Otranto [Apr] 1241, bur Rome, St Peter's). A charter dated Feb 1199 recalls a donation to the leprosery of Grand-Beaulieu near Chartres by "Amauricus de Monteforti", with the consent of "Amauricus parvus filius eiusdem Amaurici, qui erat sub custodia Amaurici de Mestenon", and the confirmation by "Simon de Monteforti, predictorum successor virorum et heres" with the consent of "uxore mea Eva [presumably an error for Alix] et filiis meis Amaurico et Guidone et fratre meo Guidone"[2663]. "Symon comes Leycestrie dominus Montisfortis…Biterrenensis et Carcasonensis vicecomes" donated property to Notre-Dame de la Trappe with the consent of "A comitissa uxore mea et filiis nostris A et G" by charter dated Jul 1212[2664]. The Historia Albigensium of Pierre de Vaux-Cernay names "primogenitus comitis Almaricus…utpote puer" when recording that he accompanied "Guido frater comitis" to Narbonne, dated to 1211 from the context[2665]. "Henricus comes Ruthenensis, comitatum Ruthenensum, Rodellam, vicecomitatum de Cambolatio" swore homage to "domino meo S...comite Leycestriensi, domino Montisfortis...Biterrensi et Carcassensi vicecomite...et domino meo Amalrico primogenito filio vestro" by charter dated 7 Nov 1214[2666]. He succeeded his father in 1218 as Duc de Narbonne, Comte de Toulouse, Seigneur de Montfort, the first two in opposition to Raymond VI Comte de Toulouse. He later used the title Earl of Leicester. He was compelled to agree settlement terms with the Comte de Toulouse and Comte de Foix 14 Jan 1224[2667]. He was appointed Constable of France by King Louis IX in Dec 1230, succeeding his maternal uncle Mathieu de Montmorency. "Almaricus comes Montisfortis, Francie constabularius" donated land "in loco…Marescheria" [Marchesserie] to Notre-Dame de la Roche for anniversaries for "…Guidonis Bigorensis comitis fratris nostri", with the consent of "Beatricis uxoris nostre", by charter dated Mar 1237[2668]. He fought in the Crusades in 1239, was captured at Gaza 13 Nov 1239, and died on his way home[2669]. William of Tyre (Continuator) names "Amarri le conte de Montfort" among those who took part in the crusade from France which landed at Acre in 1239, and in a later passage that he was captured[2670]. The necrology of Haute-Bruyère lists members of the Montfort family who are buried in the abbey, including "…comte Amaury…fils dou devant dit conte Simon et dou conte Guy de Bigorre, frere au devant dit conte Amaury…"[2671]. The chronicle of Evreux Saint-Taurin records the death in 1241 of "Amauricus comes Montis Fortis, Franciæ constabularius in redite de captivitate Sarracenorum" and his burial "Romæ in ecclesia Beati Petri"[2672]. m (Betrothed Carcassonne [1214], consummated 1222) BEATRIX de Viennois, daughter of ANDRE Comte d´Albon [Bourgogne-Capet] & his first wife Beatrix de Sabran Ctss de Gap et d'Embrun ([1205]-17 Sep after 1248). The Historia Albigensium of Pierre de Vaux-Cernay records the betrothal of "primogenitum comitis nostri…Almaricum" and "filiam Delphini", dated to 1214 from the context[2673]. The Aymari Rivalli De Allobrogibus records the marriage of "Andreas Delphinatum…et…Beatrice…Beatricem filiam" and "Amalrico comiti Montisfortis"[2674]. "Amalricus…dux Narbonæ, comes Tholosæ, vicecomes Biterrensis et dominus Montisfortis" donated property to the church of Embrun, relating to the dowry of "uxoris meæ filiæ comitis Dalphini", by charter dated 13 Dec 1222[2675]. "Almaricus comes Montisfortis, Francie constabularius" donated land "in loco…Marescheria" [Marchesserie] to Notre-Dame de la Roche for anniversaries for "…Guidonis Bigorensis comitis fratris nostri", with the consent of "Beatricis uxoris nostre", by charter dated Mar 1237[2676]. The necrology of Port-Royal records the death "XV Kal Oct" of "Beatrix contesse de Montfort jadis femme de Almary conte"[2677]. Amaury & his wife had five children