Albigensian Crusade

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crusade medieval conflict papal military campaign religious war

The Albigensian Crusade was a 13th-century papal military campaign in southern France aimed at eradicating the Cathar heresy and consolidating both religious and royal authority in the region.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Albigensian Crusade canonical	49
Albigensian Crusaders	2
Albigeois	1
Cathar Crusade	1
Crusade against the Cathars	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	crusade ⓘ medieval conflict ⓘ papal military campaign ⓘ religious war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Albigensian Crusade ⓘ surface form: Cathar Crusade
authorizedBy	Pope Innocent III ⓘ
belligerent	County of Toulouse ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Papal forces ⓘ lords of Languedoc ⓘ northern French crusader nobles ⓘ
cause	murder of papal legate Pierre de Castelnau ⓘ perceived spread of Cathar heresy in Languedoc ⓘ
conflictWith	Catharism ⓘ surface form: Cathar heresy
country	Kingdom of France ⓘ
endTime	1229 ⓘ
followedBy	institutionalization of the Medieval Inquisition in Languedoc ⓘ
goal	consolidation of papal authority in Languedoc ⓘ eradication of Cathar heresy ⓘ expansion of Capetian royal power in southern France ⓘ
historicalPeriod	13th century ⓘ
historicalRegion	Occitania ⓘ
languageContext	Occitan-speaking regions ⓘ
location	Occitania ⓘ surface form: Languedoc Southern France ⓘ surface form: southern France
notableCommander	Arnaud Amalric ⓘ Louis IX of France ⓘ Louis VIII of France ⓘ Raymond VI of Toulouse ⓘ surface form: Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse ⓘ Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ surface form: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
notableEvent	Battle of Muret ⓘ surface form: Battle of Muret (1213) Council of Lateran IV (context of condemnation of Cathars) ⓘ Massacre at Béziers ⓘ Siege of Carcassonne (1209) ⓘ Siege of Toulouse ⓘ Treaty of Paris (1229) ⓘ
partOf	medieval crusades ⓘ
precededBy	papal preaching campaigns against Cathars ⓘ
religiousContext	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church medieval heresy suppression ⓘ
religiousTarget	Catharism ⓘ Catharism ⓘ surface form: Cathars
result	defeat of Cathar political power ⓘ establishment of increased inquisitorial activity against heresy ⓘ integration of Languedoc into the French royal domain ⓘ strengthening of Capetian monarchy ⓘ suppression of open Cathar practice ⓘ
startTime	1209 ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Paris (1229) ⓘ

Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Middle Ages → hasMajorEvent → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Occitanie → hasCulturalRegion → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

this entity surface form: Albigeois

Pope Innocent III → launched → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Late Middle Ages → hasMajorEvent → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Saint Dominic → associatedWith → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Peter II of Aragon → participantIn → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Peter II of Aragon → notableEvent → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Peter II of Aragon → conflict → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Albigensian Crusade → alsoKnownAs → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathar Crusade

Crusades → majorCampaign → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Louis VIII of France → militaryConflict → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Lothar of Segni → involvedIn → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Crusaders → tookPartIn → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Count of Toulouse → significantEvent → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Count of Toulouse → conflict → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crusade against the Cathars

Counts of Foix → conflictInvolvement → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Albi → historicalEvent → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Occitania → historicalEvent → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Order of Preachers → historicalContextOfFoundation → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

County of Foix → playedRoleIn → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Catharism → targetOfCrusade → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

House of Montfort → participatedIn → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Peter I, Duke of Brittany → participatedIn → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Peter the Catholic → conflict → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Battle of Muret → partOf → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Battle of Muret → conflict → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Raymond VI of Toulouse → conflict → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Alix de Montmorency → participatedIn → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

House of Coucy → significantEvent → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy → participatedIn → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

lords of Languedoc → involvedIn → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

subject surface form: Lords of Languedoc

lords of Languedoc → lostAutonomyDuring → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

subject surface form: Lords of Languedoc

County of Toulouse → event → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Arnaud Amalric → notableEvent → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Arnaud Amalric → participatedIn → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Massacre at Béziers → hasPartOf → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Massacre at Béziers → conflict → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Massacre at Béziers → belligerent → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

this entity surface form: Albigensian Crusaders

Siege of Carcassonne (1209) → conflict → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Siege of Carcassonne (1209) → partOf → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Siege of Carcassonne (1209) → hasCause → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Treaty of Paris (1229) → endedConflict → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse → participatedIn → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Siege of Toulouse → conflictOf → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Siege of Toulouse → belligerent → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

this entity surface form: Albigensian Crusaders

Siege of Toulouse → turningPointIn → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Cité de Carcassonne UNESCO World Heritage Site → historicalEvent → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

subject surface form: Cité de Carcassonne

Cathar castle of Lastours → usedDuring → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ

Papal Crusade → hasNotableForm → Albigensian Crusade ⓘ