Humphrey of Montfort (died 1284)
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Humphrey of Montfort (died 12 February 1284) was lord of Beirut from 1282 to 1284 and of Tyre from 1283 to his death in 1284, in succession to his elder brother Jean, who died without issue in 1283. He was the son of Philip I of Montfort, seigneur of la Ferté Alais, of Bréthencourt, of Castres, of Toron and of Tyr, and of Maria of Antioch.
On 1 October 1274 he married Eschive d'Ibelin (1253 - 1312), daughter of Jean d'Ibelin (died 1264), lord of Beirut, and of Alice de la Roche sur l'Ognon. Their children were:
- Amaury de Montfort († 1304)
- Roupen de Montfort († 1313)
- a son
- Alix, ou Helvis, vivante en 1295.
On the death of her elder sister Isabella d'Ibelin in 1282, Echive succeeded in her own right and became dame of Beirut. In 1283, on Jean's death without issue, Humphrey was allowed to succeed to Jean's title's by king Hugh III of Cyprus, who had a few years earlier confirmed the Montforts in their possessions of Tyre but reserved the right to re-take the fiefdom if Jean died without issue. However, on Humphrey's death 6 months later, the new king Henry II retook the fiefdom (probably because he held Humphrey's sons too young to guarantee the defence of Tyre) and granted it to his brother Amalric.
