シモン・ド・モンフォールの妻

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The year of 1259 marks the climax of the baronial reform movement in the reign of Henry III. In October clause six of Provisions of Westminster,published by the barons after a considerable discussion, provided as follows; in pleas of dower,known as unde nihil habet,in future at least four days a year shall be allowed,and more if it can conveniently be done. How was dower of great concern to the reformer magnates? The case of Eleanor, wife of Simon de Montfort, could let us find some clue to the problem. Eleanor was entitled to have 400 pounds a year as her dower of her late husband, William Marshall, earl of Pembroke,from Richard, heir and brother, in 1233. He, however, was very reluctant to pay the money and sometimes urged to answer the king,her brother. After 1252, when all the sons of William died, his five daughters and their heirs, earl of Gloucester included, were not eager to pay it. So Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, and his wife Eleanor argued vehemently about her dower,before some arbitration was made by Louis 9 of France at the time of negotiation for Treaty of Paris in 1259. Clause six of Provisions of Westminster could be an answer to the problem of dower in the middle of the thirteenth century, but since dower could hurt the interest of an heir,he actually defaulted the duty, as in the case of Eleanor.
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