Simon Morhier
Simon Morhier | |
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| 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 |
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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.