Siege of Toulouse
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The Siege of Toulouse was a major 1217–1218 military engagement during the Albigensian Crusade in which the forces of the Count of Toulouse successfully resisted the crusader army led by Simon de Montfort, resulting in Montfort’s death and a turning point in the campaign against the Cathars.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Toulouse canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attacker | crusader army led by Simon de Montfort ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Albigensian Crusade
ⓘ
surface form:
Albigensian Crusaders
County of Toulouse ⓘ Crusader army of Simon de Montfort ⓘ |
| commander |
Raymond VI of Toulouse
ⓘ
surface form:
Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse
Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse ⓘ
surface form:
Raymond VII of Toulouse
Simon IV de Montfort ⓘ
surface form:
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
|
| conflictOf | Albigensian Crusade ⓘ |
| conflictType |
medieval siege
ⓘ
religious war ⓘ |
| defender | forces of the Count of Toulouse ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Paris (1229) ⓘ |
| hasCasualty |
Simon IV de Montfort
ⓘ
surface form:
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
|
| hasCause | papally sanctioned crusade against Cathar heresy ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1218 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
Occitan
ⓘ
Old French ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
County of Toulouse
ⓘ
Occitania ⓘ Toulouse ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryTactic |
urban defense
ⓘ
use of siege engines ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Raymond VI of Toulouse
ⓘ
surface form:
Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse
Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse ⓘ
surface form:
Raymond VII of Toulouse
Simon IV de Montfort ⓘ
surface form:
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
citizens of Toulouse ⓘ southern French allies of Toulouse ⓘ |
| hasReligionContext |
Catharism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1217 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death of Simon de Montfort by stone from siege engine ⓘ |
| outcome |
strengthening of local resistance to crusaders
ⓘ
weakening of crusader control in Languedoc ⓘ |
| partOf | campaign against the Cathars ⓘ |
| precededBy |
siege of Béziers
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Lavaur
|
| result |
Toulousan victory
ⓘ
death of Simon de Montfort ⓘ failure of the crusader siege ⓘ |
| significance |
major setback for the Albigensian Crusade
ⓘ
turning point in French royal expansion into Languedoc ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Toulouse
ⓘ
suppression of Cathar stronghold ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
13th century
ⓘ
High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| turningPointIn | Albigensian Crusade ⓘ |
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