Siege of Montségur

When

May 1243 – 23 Mar 1244

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

42.88° N, 1.83° E

Description

1243 13th-century siege of Cathar fortress in France

1243 battle of the Albigensian Crusade

The siege of Montségur was a siege that took place during the Albigensian Crusade. It pitted the royal forces of Louis IX of France and those of the bishops of Albi and Narbonne against the forces of Pierre Roger de Mirepoix, who protected a community of Cathars in Montségur.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Siege of Montségur: French forces (some 10,000 men) begin the siege of Château de Montségur to raze the stronghold held by the rebellious Cathars”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Belagerung des Montségur, des letzten Rückzugortes der Katharer nach dem Ende des Albigenserkreuzzuges, beginnt unter dem Befehl von Hugues d’Arcis”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début du siège de Montségur sur décision du concile de Béziers (fin le 16 mars 1244)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “بدء حصار مونسيجور والذي استمر إلى مارس 1244”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page