Simon V of Montfort and Baronial Government, 1195-1218

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G. E. M. Lippiatt (Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of East Anglia)

Simon V of Montfort and Baronial Government, 1195-1218

G. E. M. Lippiatt (Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, University of East Anglia)

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Oxford University Press
31 August 2017

Biography: historical, political & military; European history; Medieval history; Crusades

Series: Oxford Historical Monographs

Dissenter from the Fourth Crusade, disseised earl of Leicester, leader of the Albigensian Crusade, prince of southern France: Simon of Montfort led a remarkable career of ascent from mid-level French baron to semi-independent count before his violent death before the walls of Toulouse in 1218. Through the vehicle of the crusade, Simon cultivated autonomous power in the liminal space between competing royal lordships in southern France in order to build his own principality. This first English biographical study of his life examines the ways in which Simon succeeded and failed in developing this independence in France, England, the Midi, and on campaign to Jerusalem. Simon's familial, social, and intellectual connexions shaped his conceptions of political order, which he then implemented in his conquests. By analysing contemporary narrative, scholastic, and documentary evidence-including a wealth of archival material-this volume argues that Simon's career demonstrates the vitality of baronial independence in the High Middle Ages, despite the emergence of centralised royal bureaucracies. More importantly, Simon's experience shows that barons themselves adopted methods of government that reflected a concern for accountability, public order, and contemporary reform ideals. This study therefore marks an important entry in the debate about baronial responsibility in medieval political development, as well as providing the most complete modern account of the life of this important but oft-overlooked crusader.

By: G. E. M. Lippiatt (Leverhulme Early Career Fellow Leverhulme Early Career Fellow University of East Anglia)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 222mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 437g
ISBN: 9780198805137
ISBN 10: 0198805136
Series: Oxford Historical Monographs
Pages: 258
Publication Date: 31 August 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1: Subject and Vassal 2: Crusaders 3: Masters and Monks 4: Lord of Montfort and Earl of Leicester 5: Viscount of Béziers and Carcassonne 6: Duke of Narbonne and Count of Toulouse Conclusion

A native of Pennsylvania, G.E.M. Lippiatt graduated from the Virginia Military Institute with a BA in History and English before attending Hertford College, Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship. There he read for a MSt in Medieval History and a DPhil in History. He is a lecturer in medieval history at the University of Exeter and lives in Devon with his wife and daughters.

Reviews for Simon V of Montfort and Baronial Government, 1195-1218

Lippiatt ... treats Simon of Montfort analytically, focusing on this magnate and crusader's construction and maintenance of baronial governance and administration in his hereditary lands, and his attempts to carve out a territory in Languedoc during the Albigensian Crusade. The author thoroughly goes through the various territories Simon of Montfort inherited, claimed, or acquired, and how the French baron attempted to govern them. Lippiatt has incorporated good archival work and imagination to argue that Simon's regime in southern France was neither haphazard nor completely ad hoc ... Highly recommended. * L.W. Marvin, CHOICE *