Treaty of Paris (end of the Albigensian Crusade)

Timeline

1. 1226–1229Meaux · Île-de-FranceAfter Louis VIII died following his southern campaign of 1226, Blanche's regency continued to press Toulouse. Exhausted militarily and financially, Raymond VII accepted terms offered by the queen mother at Meaux, then went to Paris to perform the ceremony.
2. 1229Paris · ParisThe treaty confirmed on 12 April: Raymond did homage to Louis IX; he ceded eastern Languedoc, including Béziers and Nîmes, to the royal domain, while the Marquisate of Provence went to the Church; the fortifications of Toulouse and other towns were to be demolished; Church property was restored and heretics were to be hunted down. His daughter Joan married Alfonso of Poitiers, and in the absence of heirs the lands would revert to the crown.
3. 1229Toulouse · LanguedocThe Albigensian Crusade thus ended in a military sense, and mechanisms for inquisiting heretics were strengthened in Languedoc. Raymond retained his remaining lands for life, but the dynastic clauses meant Toulouse was finally absorbed into the royal domain in 1271. The treaty also required the count to fund the establishment of the University of Toulouse, to combat heresy with orthodox theology.