Simon Morhier

Simon Morhier
Simon Morhier
Lord of Gilles and Villiers-le-Morhier
Born	c. 1390
Died	c. 1450; La Boissière-École
Buried	Saint-Honoré de Paris
Occupation	Administrator, soldier
Provost of Paris (fr)
	In office; 1 December 1422 – 1432
Monarch	Henry 'II' (VI of England)
Preceded by	Pierre Le Verrat (fr)
Succeeded by	Gilles de Clamecy
Councillor of France and Normandy
	In office; 24 June 1437 – c. 1449
Monarch	Henry VI of England
Governor	The Duke of York; The Earl of Warwick; The Duke of Somerset
Military service
Allegiance	Burgundian party; Kingdom of England
Conflicts	Hundred Years' War {{plainlist Siege of Montargis (1427) ; Battle of Rouvray (1429); Siege of Paris (1429); Siege of Paris (1436) ; Siege of Meaux (1439); Siege of Creil (1441); Siege of Pontoise (1441); Action at Torcy (1449) }}; ;

Simon Morhier (c. 1390–c. 1450), lord of Gilles, near Nogent-le-Roi, in the Chartrain country, was a medieval French nobleman who sided with the English during the Hundred Years' War. He was provost of Paris during the English occupation in the 15th century, and remained a steadfast supporter of the English cause in France throughout his life.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Chisholm 1911, p. 836.
^ Jetté et al. 1999, p. 183, footnote.

[FOOTNOTEChisholm1911836-1] Chisholm 1911, p. 836.

[FOOTNOTEJettéDuLongGagnéMoreau1999183,_footnote-2] Jetté et al. 1999, p. 183, footnote.

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