Albigensian Crusade: Montfort Defeats Aragon at Muret
Peter II of Aragon had 4,000 knights. Simon de Montfort had around 1,000. The math looked straightforward until Peter rode into battle with his identity deliberately concealed — a medieval tradition of honor combat — and was killed before anyone realized who he was. The death of Aragon's king in an unrecognized cavalry charge ended the Aragonese bid to control southern France. The Cathars of Languedoc lost their most powerful protector. The Albigensian Crusade ground on without serious opposition for another 15 years.
September 12, 1213
813 years ago
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Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
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Albigensian Crusade
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Peter II of Aragon
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Battle of Muret
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Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
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Peter II of Aragon
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Albigensian Crusade
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Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse
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Battle of Muret
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Siège d'Avignon
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