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Albigensian Crusade

1209 CE – 1229 CE · 20 years

Crusade launched against Cathar strongholds in Languedoc that devastated southern France and brought the region under much tighter Capetian control.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Kingdom of France and Papacy
  • Cathars, Count of Toulouse and Occitan lords

Key moments

Defining events in the Albigensian Crusade.

  1. 1209 Massacre at Beziers
  2. 1209 Siege of Carcassonne
  3. 1213 Battle of Muret

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1209 CE and 1229 CE.

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