chronology of a crusade

1165	Important meeting of cathars and catholics near Albi.
1167	Cathars' Council of Saint-Félix de Caraman (Lauragais). Creation of four catharic bishoprics: Albi, Agen, Carcassonne and Toulouse.
1208	Assassination of the pontifical legate Pierre de Castelnau near St. Gilles
1209	Start of the crusade preached by pope Innocence III. against the cathars Plundering of Béziers Fall of Carcassonne; Betrayal and dead of the Vicomte de Trençavel Simon de Montfort becomes commander of the crusade The first cathars die at the stake
1210	Mutilation of the people of Bram Fall of the fortress of Minerve, Termes and Puivert
1211	March: Fall of Cabaret 1st. April and 3rd May siege and stakes of Lavaur Siege of Cassés; 60 « parfaits » die at the stake The first siege of ends with a defeat; August until October: Battle of Castelnaudary.
1212	Conquest of the regions Bas-Quercy, l'Agennais and Commingues.
1213	Battle of Muret; dead of Pedro II. d'Aragon
1215	IVth Lateran-Council. Raymond VI., Comte de Toulouse, is bereaved all his privileges which are transferred to Simon de Montfort
1216	Dead of pope Innocence III. His successor is Honorius III.
1217	Return of Raymond VI. to Toulouse. Start of the 2nd siege.
1218	Simon de Montfort is killed in action near Toulouse.
1222	Dead of Raymond VI. of Toulouse. Raymond VII. becomes Comte de Toulouse.
1223	Dead of Philippe Auguste. Louis VIII. becomes king of France.
1226	Creation of the fifth cathar's bishopric: Razés Start of the royal crusade The Languedoc surrenders to the French crown Dead of Louis VIII. Blanche of Castily becomes regent
1227	Dead of pope Honorius III. Gregor IX. is his successor.
1229	Capitulation of the Comte de Toulouse. The cathars form a resistance movement. The council of Toulouse corroberates the repression of the cathars in the Languedoc.
1233	Pope Gregor IX. entrusts the inqusitioners - dominicans - with the pursuit of the cathars. Inquisition!
1240	Fall of Peyrepetruse
1242	Assassination of 2 inquisitors in Avignonet.
1243	Beginning of the siege of the Montségur
1244	Fall and stakes of Montségur
1249	Dead Raymond VII. of Toulouse.
1270	Dead of Louix IX.
1271	The independant shire of Toulouse is annexed to the crown of France.
1321	Guillaume Bélibaste, last of the parfaits, is killed at the stake in the castle of Villerouge-Térmenes.