Simon de Melun

Simon de Melun (1250 – 11 July 1302 in Kortrijk) was a Marshal of France killed in the Battle of the Golden Spurs.

He was a younger son of Viscount Adam II of Melun and Constance of Sancerre.

Under King Philip III of France he served as Seneschal of the Périgord, Quercy, Limousin and Carcassonne.

In 1282 he participated in the Aragonese Crusade as Master of Crossbowmen (maître des arbalétriers).

In 1302 Simon went to war against Flanders, but was killed in the Battle of the Golden Spurs, together with most other French commanders.