Guy de Montfort, Lord of Sidon (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Guy de Montfort (died 31 January 1228) was the younger son of Simon III de Montfort and Amicia, sister of Robert FitzPernel, Earl of Leicester. In 1189 he took part in the Third Crusade, and probably remained in the Holy Land until 1192, when Richard the Lionheart returned home. By 1200 or 1201 Guy was acting with his elder brother Simon. By 1202 he held the lordships of Fert -Alais, Castres-en-Albigeois, and Br tencourt. In that year he and his brother Simon left on the Fourth Crusade, but they disagreed with the Siege of Zara (an attack on a Christian city), and refused to take part in the plan to restore Byzantine Emperor Isaac II Angelus in return for Byzantine money and troops. They deserted to Emeric, King of Hungary, and eventually the two continued on to Palestine.