token attempt to capture Montségur, primarily to impress the King and the Catholic Church of his allegiance. At that time Montségur housed about 500 people...
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The Château de Montségur (English: Castle of Montsegur; Languedocien: Castèl de Montsegur) is a former fortress near Montségur, a commune in the Ariège...
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Montségur (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃seɡyʁ]; Languedocien: Montsegur) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. It is famous for its...
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successfully resisted Siege of Viterbo (1243) – Part of the wars between Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and the Lombard League Siege of Montségur (1243–1244) –...
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Massacre at Béziers (redirect from Siege of Beziers)
Advent. 1910. Retrieved April 8, 2022. Zoé Oldenbourg (2000). Massacre at Montségur. A History of the Albigension Crusade (1961). Phoenix, 2006. p. 109ff...
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Gaillon) and Brandin. De Taille et d'Estoc (The youth of Guilhem d'Ussel) Marseille, 1198 Paris, 1199 Londres, 1200 Montségur, 1201 Mercadier also made...
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government decided to crack down on the Cathars, resulting in the Siege of Montségur from 1243 to 1244. The twelve victims at Avignonet were: William Arnaud...
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Lavelanet (section Tour de France)
shelter in the Châteaux de Montségur. Next to Lavelanet, the castle of Montségur underwent two siege attempts during this period: Guy de Montfort-Castres made...
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The siege of Avignon was the principal military action of the Albigensian Crusade of 1226. King Louis VIII of France besieged the town of Avignon, which...
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persuaded to withdraw his army. Siege of Montségur: French forces (some 10,000 men) begin the siege of Château de Montségur to raze the stronghold held by...
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