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Hugh III de Montfort

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Hugh III de Montfort, Lord of Montfort-sur-Risle, was an Anglo-Norman noble.

Hugh was the son of Gilbert de Gant and Alice, Dame de Montfort-sur-Risle. He adopted the name and arms of his mother to inherit the lordship of Montfort-sur-Risle. He joined the baron revolt in Normandy against King Henry I of England in 1122 and was known to be in an English prison in 1123.

Marriage and issue

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Hugh married Adeline, daughter of Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan, and Elisabeth de Vermandois, they are known to have had the following issue:

  • Robert II de Montfort, Lord of Montfort-sur-Risle, married Anne de Fougères; had issue
  • a daughter who married Guillaume de Saint-Clair; had issue
  • a daughter who married Richard FitzRobert, Sire de Creully; had issue
  • Waleran de Montfort
  • Toustain (or Thurstan) de Montfort, Lord of Beaudésert; had issue.

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