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Launch of the Albigensian Crusade
In the summer of 1209, at Pope Innocent III's call, northern nobles and churchmen assembled at Lyon and formally launched the Albigensian Crusade aga…
Timeline
- 1209Lyon · Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesNorthern princes, bishops, and knights gathered at Lyon in response to the papal call; the papal legate Arnold Amalric declared the crusade formally launched, and the expedition received promises of remission of sins.
- 1209Languedoc · LanguedocThe crusaders marched south down the Rhône valley into Languedoc; Count Raymond VI of Toulouse was forced to show goodwill but remained suspected of sheltering heretics, as the expedition's forces pointed toward the heretic strongholds.
Sources
- The Albigensian Crusade: An Historical Essay — Jacques Madaule (1967)
- The Cathars: The Rise and Fall of the Great Heresy — Sean Martin (2005)