Peter de Montfort

Peter de Montfort
Arms of Peter de Montfort: Bendy of eight Or and azure, as shown on the Dering Roll (1270/80)[1]
Prolocutor of the English Parliament
In office 1258–1264
Monarch	Henry III
Personal details
Born	c. 1205
Died	4 August 1265 (aged 59–60) Battle of Evesham
Spouse	Alice Audley
Children	Peter de Montfort Robert de Montfort
Parents	Thurstan de Montfort (father) daughter of William I de Cantilupe (mother)

Peter de Montfort (or Piers de Montfort) (c. 1205 – 4 August 1265) of Beaudesert Castle was an English magnate, soldier and diplomat. He is the first person recorded as having presided over Parliament as a parlour or prolocutor, an office now known as Speaker of the House of Commons.^[2] He was one of those elected by the barons to represent them during the constitutional crisis with Henry III in 1258. He was later a leading supporter of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester against the King. Both he and Simon de Montfort were slain at the Battle of Evesham on 4 August 1265.