00:00The Albigensian Crusade, 1209 to 1229, or crusade against the Albigensians, is a crusade
00:06proclaimed by the Catholic Church against heresy, primarily Catharism
00:10and to a small extent Waldensianism.
00:12From the 12th century onwards, and the Council of Ombres, texts of the time speak of heresy
00:16Albigensian without this region being more Cathar than its neighbors.
00:20The heresy was mainly established in Languedoc, which was dominated by two families,
00:24the house in Toulouse and the Tranquavelle house.
00:27Since they were unable to reach an agreement to present a united front, Count Raymond V.I. of Toulouse
00:32makes amends and crosses himself, while Raymond Roger Tranquavelle prepares
00:36to defend themselves against the crusade.
00:38Once Béziers and Carcassonne were taken and Tranquavelle imprisoned, the crusaders designated one
00:43of their own, Simon de Montfort, to continue the fight, 1209.
00:47This crusade quickly evolved into a war of conquest, initially for the Count of Montfort
00:52himself, then after his death in 1218, and the failure of his son Amaury, to the benefit
00:57of the crown.
00:58This did not prevent the fight against Catharism, initially led by local bishops.
01:03then under that of the Inquisition, from 1233.
01:07Finally, the viscounties of Carcassonne, Albi and Béziers were annexed to the domain
01:11royal in 1226.
01:13The county of Toulouse passed to Alphonse of Poitiers, a brother of Saint Louis, in 1249
01:18and was annexed in 1271.
01:21Languedoc, which at the beginning of the 13th century was in the sphere of influence
01:25the crown of Aragon passed entirely by the end of this century under that of the king
01:29from France.
01:30At that time, Catharism was eradicated in Languedoc, and only a few Cathars remained.
01:34were able to take refuge in Lombardy.
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