Jan III van Montfoort

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Jan III van Montfoort
Montfoort coat of arms
Died	1522
Spouse(s)	Wilhelmina van Naaldwijk, Charlotte van Brederode
Father	Henry IV van Montfoort
Mother	Margretha van Croy

Jan III van Montfoort (or Johan van Montfoort), (c. 1448 – 28 March 1522) was Viscount of Montfoort, Free Lord of Zuid-Polsbroek, Free Lord of Purmerend-Purmerland, and a leader of the Hook Party in the Bishopric of Utrecht.

He was the son of Henry IV van Montfoort and Margretha van Croy.
Jan van Montfoort opposed the Burgundian rule of the Utrecht in the person of Bishop David of Burgundy. This led to the First Utrecht Civil War between 1470–1474 and the Second Utrecht Civil War between 1481–1483. After the Siege of Utrecht (1483) peace was concluded but Jan van Montfoort lost his Fiefs of Purmerend-Purmerland and Zuid-Polsbroek, which were confiscated and given to nobles close to Maximilian of Austria.
Van Montfoort supported Frans van Brederode during his failed rebellion between 1488–1490.

Van Montfoort died in 1522 and was buried in the church of Montfoort.