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Simon de Montfort's Campaign in Languedoc
In 1211, Albigensian Crusade commander Simon de Montfort launched a series of sieges in Languedoc in southern France, expanding his personal domains …
Timeline
- 1211Carcassonne · LanguedocSimon de Montfort consolidated his command amid internal power struggles among the crusaders, mustering his army at Carcassonne to prepare a new offensive against castles of Cathar sympathizers in eastern Languedoc.
- 1211Lavaur · LanguedocMontfort besieged Lavaur; its commander Guy de Lavaur was executed even after surrendering, and a large number of the town's inhabitants were massacred. The event shocked the Languedoc nobility and spread the crusaders' reputation for brutality.
- 1211Castres · LanguedocAfter capturing Castres, Montfort distributed the seized castles as fiefs to his knights, effectively establishing a new seigneurial order centered on the Montfort family, and continued to covet the County of Toulouse, provoking open conflict with Raymond VI.
Sources
- Montfort, Simon de (c. 1170–1218) — Jonathan Sumption (2004)
- The Albigensian Crusades — Jonathan Sumption (1978)