Hugh III de Montfort explained

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

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.

References

• Nobiliaire universel de France Volume 2 (French)