Trencavel family

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The Trencavel family was a powerful medieval noble dynasty that ruled key territories in Languedoc, including Carcassonne, Béziers, and Albi, and played a central role in the politics of southern France before and during the Albigensian Crusade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble house
Occitan dynasty
medieval noble family
centerOfPower Albi NERFINISHED
Béziers NERFINISHED
Carcassonne NERFINISHED
conflictWith Crusaders of the Albigensian Crusade NERFINISHED
Simon de Montfort NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
declinePeriod early 13th century
dispossession lost viscounties during the Albigensian Crusade
dynasticOrigin derived from the name Trencavel used by early viscounts
floruit 11th century
12th century
heritage part of the high medieval nobility of southern France
historicalEvent Albigensian Crusade NERFINISHED
historicalReputation key actors in the politics of pre-crusade Languedoc
language Occitan NERFINISHED
legacy symbol of Occitan resistance to northern French expansion
lostTerritoriesTo French crown NERFINISHED
Simon de Montfort NERFINISHED
nobleRank viscount
notableMember Bernard Ato IV Trencavel NERFINISHED
Raymond I Trencavel NERFINISHED
Raymond II Trencavel NERFINISHED
Raymond-Roger Trencavel NERFINISHED
Roger I Trencavel NERFINISHED
Roger II Trencavel NERFINISHED
politicalAllegiance nominal vassals of the King of France
often aligned with the Crown of Aragon
politicalRole major power in Languedoc
rivals of the Counts of Toulouse
vassals of the Counts of Toulouse
region Languedoc NERFINISHED
Occitania NERFINISHED
religiousContext associated with Cathar presence in their lands
religiousPolicy tolerant of Cathar communities
ruled Viscounty of Albi NERFINISHED
Viscounty of Béziers NERFINISHED
Viscounty of Carcassonne NERFINISHED
Viscounty of Nîmes NERFINISHED
Viscounty of Razès NERFINISHED
titleHeld Viscount of Albi NERFINISHED
Viscount of Béziers NERFINISHED
Viscount of Carcassonne NERFINISHED
Viscount of Nîmes NERFINISHED
Viscount of Razès NERFINISHED

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lords of Languedoc associatedWith Trencavel family
subject surface form: Lords of Languedoc
Cité de Carcassonne UNESCO World Heritage Site controlledBy Trencavel family
subject surface form: Cité de Carcassonne