King Peter II of Aragon (and, as…

1211 CE

King Peter II of Aragon (and, as Peter I, Count of Barcelona), had responded to Pope Innocent III’s call for a crusade against the heretics in southern France by dispatching Christian crusaders into Aragonese-held Provence, where Albigensian heretics had garnered a large following.

With Montfort having turned the crusade into a political war to end the independence of the southern French nobles, Peter endeavors to placate the northern crusaders by arranging a marriage between his son James, now three years old, and Simon's daughter.

He entrusts the boy to be educated in Montfort's care in 1211.

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Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon France View →

People
Folquet de Marselha View → James I of Aragon View → Peter II of Aragon View → Pope Innocent III View → Raymond VI View → Raymond-Roger View → Simon IV de Montfort View →

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Jews View → Papal States (Republic of St. Peter) View → Toulouse, County of View → Barcelona, County of View → France, (Capetian) Kingdom of View → Christians, Roman Catholic View → Cistercians, Order of the (White Friars) View → Catharism (Albigenses) View → Waldenses View →

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Crusades, The View → Albigensian Crusade View →

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Weapons View →

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Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Mayhem View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View → Movements View →

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