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The Albigensian Crusade — The crusade of 1209 to 1229 against the Cathars of Languedoc
The first time a crusade was preached against Christians, inside Christendom. Led first by northern lords, then taken up by the king, it ended in a treaty that prepared the south’s attachment to the royal domain — the kingdom’s unity came out of a war of religion. (Editorial synthesis)
The Albigensian Crusade began in 1209 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)
The Albigensian Crusade ended in 1229 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)
The Albigensian Crusade ended in the attachment of the south to the royal domain. (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)
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