Expansion of the Papal Inquisition (1240s)

Timeline

1. 1241–1246Toulouse and Narbonne · OccitanieAfter the Albigensian Crusade, the papacy established a permanent inquisitorial body in Languedoc; in the 1240s inquisitors interrogated the accused heretics according to the procedures of the heresy statutes, confiscated property, and carried out imprisonment or burning at the stake, forcing local nobles and townspeople to accept papal judicial jurisdiction.
2. 1244–1250Lombard cities · LombardyIn the 1240s the papacy extended the inquisitorial system to northern Italy and parts of the German dioceses, investigating Waldensians and religious groups accused of 'heresy,' with the rivalry between mendicant inquisitors, local bishops, and secular powers becoming increasingly prominent.