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...

The Château de Montségur (English: Castle of Montsegur; Languedocien: Castèl de Montsegur) is a former fortress near Montségur, a commune in the Ariège...

Montségur (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃seɡyʁ]; Languedocien: Montsegur) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. It is famous for its...

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) –...

Advent. 1910. Retrieved April 8, 2022. Zoé Oldenbourg (2000). Massacre at Montségur. A History of the Albigension Crusade (1961). Phoenix, 2006. p. 109ff...

their leader, Simon IV de Montfort. In 1211 Simon IV de Montfort conducted his first siege of Toulouse, one that featured no siege engines and is widely...

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...

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...

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...

witnesses were Cathar parfaits or at least believers. In 1244, after the Siege of Montségur, the castle was partly razed but must have been rebuilt because it...