The conflict centering on this group was ended by a treaty at Meaux, which followed a series of defeats they suffered under Constable Humbert of Beaujeau.
The conflict centering on this group was ended by a treaty at Meaux, which followed a series of defeats they suffered under Constable Humbert of Beaujeau. Earlier, one of their strongholds at Belcaire had been besieged by Amaury, the son of their opposition's main leader, whose forces are depicted in a famous painting showing them being expelled from the walled city of Carcassonne. The campaign of violence against them was inspired by the assassination of Peter de Castelnau; and while Peter II of Aragon joined Raymond VI of Tolouse in leading their defense, many nobles in the north rallied against them because of Innocent III's promise of claims to their lands. Though Phillip Augustus was too busy with the Bouvines War to join the fight against them, his son Louis VIII did, enlisting the aid of Simon de Montfort. FTP, identify this group of French Cathars, the target of an early 13th Century crusade.
The conflict centering on this group was ended by a treaty at Meaux, which followed a series of defeats they suffered under Constable Humbert of Beaujeau.
{Albigense}s or {Albigensian}s (prompt on “{Cathars}” or “{Cathari}”)