Peter de Montfort, Lord of Beaudesert

Sir Piers de Montfort [e] b abt 1215, of Beaudesert, Worcestershire, England, d 4 Aug 1265, Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, England. He md Alice de Aldithley abt 1238, daughter of Sir Henry de Aldithley and Bertrade de Mainwaring.

Child of Peter de Montfort and Alice de Aldithley was:

Sir Piers de Montfort [e] b abt 1240, of Beaudesert, Worcestershire, England, d bef 4 Mar 1286/87. He md Maud de la Mare abt 1266, daughter of Sir Henry de la Mare and Joan de Neville. Children of Peter de Montfort and Maud de la Mare were:

Sir John de Montfort, Lord Montfort, b abt 1271.

Elizabeth de Montfort b abt 1279, of Warwickshire, England. She md Sir William de Montagu, Lord Montagu, Knight, abt 1295, son of Sir Simon de Montagu, Lord Montagu, Knight, and Hawise de St. Amand.https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L2K5-7QQ/peter-de-montfort-12...

Peter de Montfort 1240-1287

Birth • 0 Sources about 1240 Beaudesert, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom 1287 Age 47 Death • 0 Sources 23 April 1287 Beaudesert, Warwickshire, England

Family Members SPOUSES AND CHILDREN Peter de Montfort

1240-1287 Marriage: 1268 Beaudesert Castle, Beaudesert, Warwickshire, England Matilda de la Mare Heiress of Ashtead

1242- Children (4) Alice de Montfort

1258- Sir John de Montfort 1st Baron Montfort

1263-1296 Lady Elizabeth de Montfort

1275-1354 William Montford

PARENTS AND SIBLINGS Peter de Montfort 1209-1265 Marriage: about 1238 Beaudesert, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Alice de Aldithley 1224-1265 Children (5) Peter de Montfort 1240-1287 Robert de Montfort 1242-1274 William de Montford 1242-1294 Agatha De Montford 1246- Rose de Montfort -1303 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Beaudesert Castle is located in Warwickshire General information Town or city Beaudesert, Warwickshire Country England Coordinates 52.292733°N 1.771172°WCoordinates: 52.292733°N 1.771172°W Beaudesert Castle was on a high mound overlooking the village of Beaudesert to the east of Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire (grid reference SP15606613). It is a scheduled ancient monument.

The remains found on the site show that it was originally an Iron Age fort which gave the mount its ancient name, Donnilee.The hilltop and the surrounding area was "sculpted" to form a motte and bailey fortification with its timbre Hall following the Norman conquest. It was followed by the construction of a stone castle. According to sources it was Thurston De Montfort who built the stone castle here in 1140 during the reign of Henry II, and it remained the seat of De Montforts for more than a hundred years.[6] Peter de Montfort also resided at the castle. The Earl of Warwick took possession of the lands of De Montforts in approximately 1369, and subsequently the castle's importance declined. According to some accounts it was repaired in 1411 but later abandoned. During the early years of the War of the Roses, between York and Lancaster, the castle, which was then unoccupied and had fallen into disuses, was dismantled, and its heavy timbres were, according to some sources, used for the construction of stately houses at Henley. A single stone and earthworks remain today, alongwith evidence of two fishponds and some remains of the motte and bailey fortification.