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Amicia of Leicester
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Amicia of Leicester

English aristocrat
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  • Montfort Family

    1181 or later) married Amicia, ultimately the heiress of the English earldom of Leicester, and it was through their son, the crusader Simon de Montfort, that the family first attained real prominence. By his wife Alice de Montmorency he left four sons: Amaury de Montfort (see below), who succeeded…

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    1181 or later) married Amicia, ultimately the heiress of the English earldom of Leicester, and it was through their son, the crusader Simon de Montfort, that the family first attained real prominence. By his wife Alice de Montmorency he left four sons: Amaury de Montfort (see below), who succeeded…

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