What the records say
- When
- 22 Jun 1210 – 29 Jul 1210
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 43.35° N, 2.74° E
- Description
- 1210 siege of the Albigensian Crusade
Siege of Minerve
Part of Albigensian Crusade
The siege of Minerve was a military engagement which took place in June and July 1210 during the Albigensian Crusade in the town of Minerve in southern France. It was undertaken by the Catholic Crusaders against the Cathars in southern France, who were regarded as a heretical sect. The Crusaders, led by French nobleman Simon de Montfort, besieged and captured the town.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “siège et prise de Minerve (Hérault, France) par Simon IV de Montfort”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page