The Château de Montségur (English: Castle of Montsegur; Languedocien: Castèl de Montsegur) is a former fortress near Montségur, a commune in the Ariège...
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in southwestern France. It is famous for its fortification, the Château de Montségur, that was built on the "pog" (mountain) on the ruins of one of the...
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The siege of Montségur (May 1243 – 16 March 1244) was a siege that took place during the Albigensian Crusade. It pitted the royal forces of Louis IX of...
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believers until Simon de Montfort took the town during the Albigensian Crusade in 1209. Guilhabert withdrew to the Château de Montségur and ministered from...
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Raymond de Péreille (Catalan: Ramon de Perella, Occitan: Raimon de Perelha) was an Occitan nobleman who was the lord of the Château de Montségur. Born about...
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used a number of inaccessible hilltop castles as refuges, such as Château de Montségur which stands on the summit of a steep rocky mountain. Like other...
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or bandits. Château d’Arques Château de Durfort Châteaux de Lastours Château de Montségur Château de Padern Château de Pieusse Château de Puivert Rennes-le-Château...
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Castle (redirect from Château-fort)
site, such as Chinon, Château de Coucy and Château Gaillard. When it was built in 992 in France the stone tower at Château de Langeais was 16 metres...
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Not far away is the Château de Donézan, where Cathars were still holding out eleven years after the fall of Montségur. Château d'Usson is listed as a...
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the Albigensian Crusade against Catharism, and the 1244 siege of Château de Montségur. The series is identified interchangeably by the publisher as The...
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