Parliament of 1265 associated with Simon de Montfort

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The Parliament of 1265 associated with Simon de Montfort is often regarded as the first English parliament to include elected commoners, marking a key step in the development of representative government in England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English parliament ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
parliament ⓘ
aimedTo legitimize Simon de Montfort’s regime ⓘ
secure broader political support through representation ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England ⓘ
associatedWith Simon de Montfort ⓘ
convenedBy Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 1265 ⓘ
followedBy later medieval English parliaments ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Montfort’s Parliament ⓘ
Simon de Montfort’s Parliament ⓘ
hasKeyFeature consultation on taxation and governance ⓘ
representation of commons alongside nobles and clergy ⓘ
summoning of burgesses from towns ⓘ
summoning of knights of the shire ⓘ
summons issued in the king’s name ⓘ
use of elections to choose some representatives ⓘ
hasLanguage Anglo-Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman

Latin ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ
heldUnderAuthorityOf King Henry III of England ⓘ
historicalAssessment often regarded as the first English parliament to include elected commoners ⓘ
includedChamber clergy ⓘ
commons ⓘ
lords ⓘ
includedGroup bishops and abbots ⓘ
earls and barons ⓘ
representatives of the commons ⓘ
two burgesses from selected boroughs ⓘ
two knights from each shire ⓘ
influenced later practice of summoning knights and burgesses to Parliament ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod Second Barons’ War ⓘ
linked to: Second Barons' War

reign of Henry III of England ⓘ
notableAs a milestone in the institutionalization of parliamentary representation ⓘ
one of the earliest parliaments to include elected commoners ⓘ
politicalContext Second Barons’ War between Henry III and rebel barons ⓘ
baronial rebellion against royal authority ⓘ
precededBy Great Council of 1258 ⓘ
relatedTo Model Parliament of 1295 ⓘ
Provisions of Oxford ⓘ
Provisions of Westminster ⓘ
significantFor development of representative government in England ⓘ
evolution of the English Parliament ⓘ
history of democracy in England ⓘ
inclusion of elected commoners in a national assembly ⓘ
temporalLocation January 1265 ⓘ
tookPlaceAt Westminster ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Palace of Westminster ⓘ

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Leicester Castle → significantEvent → Parliament of 1265 associated with Simon de Montfort ⓘ