25.3 Battle of Muret 1213, Part 3, Simon de Montfort vs King Peter II of Aragon

A History of Europe, Key Battles

Carl Rylett

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🗓️ 24 April 2016

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In September 1213 in southwestern France two Christian armies faced each other off. One was led by King Peter II of Aragon, who after his glorious victory against a Muslim army at the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa the previous year, was not only one of the most respected monarchs of Christendom but a favoured son of the Church. The other army was composed of crusaders, mainly from northern France, fighting on behalf of the Pope to root out heresy from the French region of Languedoc

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1:03.7	In September 1213, in southwestern France, two Christian armies faced each other off.
1:19.6	One was led by King Peter the 2nd of Aragon, who after his glorious victory against a Muslim army at the Battle of Las Nevis de Toulosa the previous year, was not only one of the most respected monarchs of Christendom, but the favoured son of the church.
1:31.3	The other army was composed of crusaders, mainly from northern France, fighting on behalf of the Pope to root out heresy from the French region of Langdoc.
1:39.3	Pope Innocent III had originally instigated the Albigensian Crusade to root out heresy from southern France.
1:46.2	He was horrified on hearing the news that two Catholic armies were fighting against each other,
1:50.0	rather than working together against heretics or infidels.
1:56.4	As with the Fourth Crusade, Innocent had lost control of events despite his best efforts.
2:06.7	Simon DeMont thought, the leader of the Albergenzian crusade, would have had no desire for a direct confrontation with King Peter.
2:14.4	This hardly fitted with the image of a crusade against unbelievers, which Simon was eager to portray his campaign as.
2:19.4	Yet the truth is that the campaign had become twisted from its original objectives into a cynical exercise in empire building for Simon and his followers. And Simon's ambitions were
2:26.6	now in conflict, not only with the local lords of southern France, but also with the interests of the
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