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History of the Cathars

1165 Important meeting of cathars and catholics near Albi.

1167 Cathars' Council of Saint-FÈlix de Caraman (Lauragais).

Creation of four catharic bishoprics: Albi, Agen, Carcassonne and Toulouse.

1208 Assassination of the pontifical legate Pierre de Castelnau near St. Gilles

1209 Start of the crusade preached by pope Innocence III. against the cathars Plundering of BÈziers

Fall of Carcassonne; Betrayal and dead of the Vicomte de TrenÁavel

Simon de Montfort becomes commander of the crusade

The first cathars die at the stake

1210 Mutilation of the people of Bram

Fall of the fortress of Minerve, Termes and Puivert

1211 March: Fall of Cabaret

1st. April and 3rd May siege and stakes of Lavaur

Siege of CassÈs; 60 ´ parfaits ª die at the stake

The first siege of ends with a defeat;

August until October: Battle of Castelnaudary.

1212 Conquest of the regions Bas-Quercy, l'Agennais and Commingues.

1213 Battle of Muret; dead of Pedro II. d'Aragon

1215 IVth Lateran-Council. Raymond VI., Comte de Toulouse, is bereaved all his privileges which are transferred to Simon de Montfort

1216 Death of pope Innocence III. His successor is Honorius III.

1217 Return of Raymond VI. to Toulouse. Start of the 2nd siege.

1218 Simon de Montfort is killed in action near Toulouse.

1222 Death of Raymond VI. of Toulouse. Raymond VII. becomes Comte de Toulouse.

1223 Death of Philippe Auguste. Louis VIII. becomes king of France.

1226 Creation of the fifth cathar's bishopric: RazÈs

Start of the royal crusade

The Languedoc surrenders to the French crown

Dead of Louis VIII. Blanche of Castily becomes regent

1227 Death of pope Honorius III. Gregor IX. is his successor.

1229 Capitulation of the Comte de Toulouse. The cathars form a resistance movement.

The council of Toulouse corroberates the repression of the cathars in the Languedoc.

1233 Pope Gregor IX. entrusts the inqusitioners - dominicans - with the pursuit of the cathars. Inquisition!

1240 Fall of Peyrepetruse

1242 Assassination of 2 inquisitors in Avignonet.

1243 Beginning of the siege of the MontsÈgur

1244 Fall and stakes of MontsÈgur

1249 Death Raymond VII. of Toulouse.

1270 Death of Louix IX.

1271 The independant shire of Toulouse is annexed to the crown of France.

1321 Guillaume BÈlibaste, last of the parfaits, is killed at the stake in the castle of Villerouge-TÈrmenes.