Siege of Lavaur
| Siege of Lavaur (1211) | |||||||
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| Part of the Albigensian Crusade | |||||||
Giralda of Laurac is thrown into the well of Lavaur | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Crusaders | Lordship of Lavaur | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Simon de Montfort Peter II of Courtenay Bishop Fulk of Toulouse |
Aimeric of Montreal Giralda of Laurac Raymond-Roger, Count of Foix Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (covert military and political support) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Lavaur: Minimal Montgey: ~1500 killed |
80 knights executed ~400 cathars executed | ||||||
The Siege of Lavaur was a military engagement which took place from late March/early August to May 3rd 1211 during the Albigensian Crusade. It took place in the Languedoc region of southern France against the town of Lavaur. The Siege was led by Simon de Montfort as part of the Crusader effort to eliminate Catharism, a Christian sect regarded as heretical, from Southern France. After about a month of fighting, the garrison surrendered. 80 knights and around 400 cathars were executed.