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At the same time the order of St. Francis did much to instruct and quicken the consciences of the people; and at the universities  especially that of Paris  a great advance both in thought and learning was made. Louis IX.'s confessor, Henry de Sorbonne, founded, for the study of divinity, the college which was known by his name, and whose decisions were afterwards received as of paramount authority. AT THE SAME TIME THE ORDER OF SAINT FRANCIS DID MUCH TO INSTRUCT AND QUICKEN THE CONSCIENCES OF THE PEOPLE AND AT THE UNIVERSITIES ESPECIALLY THAT OF PARIS A GREAT ADVANCE BOTH IN THOUGHT AND LEARNING WAS MADE LOUIS THE NINTH CONFESSOR HENRY DE SABON FOUNDED FOR THE STUDY OF DIVINITY THE COLLEGE WHICH WAS KNOWN BY HIS NAME AND WHOSE DECISIONS WERE AFTERWARDS RECEIVED AS OF PARAMOUNT AUTHORITY
e forced on him that his people revolted. His country was granted to De Montfort, who laid siege to Toulouse, and was killed before he could take the city. The war was then carried on by _Louis the Lion_, who had succeeded his father as Louis VIII. in 1223, though only to reign three years, as he died of a fever caught in a southern campaign in 1226. His widow, Blanche, made peace in the name of her son, _Louis IX._, and Raymond was forced to give his only daughter in marriage to one of her younger sons. On their death, the county of Toulouse lapsed to the crown, which thus became possessor of all southern France, save Guienne, which still remained to the English kings. But the whole of the district once peopled by the Albigenses had been so much wasted as never to recover its prosperity, and any cropping up of their opinions was guarded against by the establishment of the Inquisition, which appointed Dominican friars to _inquire_ into and exterminate all that differed from the Church.  ON HIM THAT HIS PEOPLE REVOLTED HIS COUNTRY WAS GRANTED TO DE MONTFORT WHO LAID SIEGE TO TOULOUSE AND WAS KILLED BEFORE HE COULD TAKE THE CITY THE WAR WAS THEN CARRIED ON BY LOUIS THE LION WHO HAD SUCCEEDED HIS FATHER AS LOUIS THE EIGHTH IN TWELVE TWENTY THREE THOUGH ONLY TO REIGN THREE YEARS AS HE DIED OF A FEVER CAUGHT IN A SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN IN TWELVE TWENTY SIX HIS WIDOW BLANCHE MADE PEACE IN THE NAME OF HER SON LOUIS THE NINTH AND RAYMOND WAS FORCED TO GIVE HIS ONLY DAUGHTER IN MARRIAGE TO ONE OF HER YOUNGER SONS ON THEIR DEATH THE COUNTY OF TOULUS LAPSED TO THE CROWN WHICH THUS BECAME POSSESSOR OF ALL SOUTHERN FRANCE SAVE GUIENNE WHICH STILL REMAINED TO THE ENGLISH KINGS BUT THE WHOLE OF THE DISTRICT ONCE PEOPLED BY THE ALBIJANS HAD BEEN SO MUCH WASTED AS NEVER TO RECOVER ITS PROSPERITY AND ANY CROPPING UP OF THEIR OPINIONS WAS GUARDED AGAINST BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INQUISITION WHICH APPOINTED DOMINICAN FRIARS TO INQUIRE INTO AND EXTERMINATE ALL THAT DIFFERED FROM THE CHURCH
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