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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. 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 NIN
sect called the Albigenses, who held opinions other than those of the Church on the origin of evil. Pope Innocent III., after sending some of the order of friars freshly established by the Spaniard, Dominic, to preach to them in vain, declared them as great enemies of the faith as Mahometans, and proclaimed a crusade against them and their chief supporter, Raymond, Count of Toulouse. Shrewd old King Philip merely permitted this crusade; but the dislike of the north of France to the south made hosts of adventurers flock to the banner of its leader, Simon de Montfort, a Norman baron, devout and honourable, but harsh and pitiless. Dreadful execution was done; the whole country was laid waste, and Raymond reduced to such distress that Peter I., King of Aragon, who was regarded as the natural head of the southern races, came to his aid, but was defeated and slain at the battle of Muret. After this Raymond was forced to submit, but such hard terms were forced on him that his people revolted. N AND HERE AROSE A SECT CALLED THE ALBIJONS WHO HELD OPINIONS OTHER THAN THOSE OF THE CHURCH ON THE ORIGIN OF EVIL HOPE INNOCENT THE THIRD AFTER SENDING SOME OF THE ORDER OF FRIARS FRESHLY ESTABLISHED BY THE SPANIARD DOMINIC TO PREACH TO THEM IN VAIN DECLARED THEM AS GREAT ENEMIES OF THE FAITH AS MAHOMETANS AND PROCLAIMED A CRUSADE AGAINST THEM AND THEIR CHIEF SUPPORTER RAYMOND COUNT OF TOULS SHREWD OLD KING PHILIP MERELY PERMITTED THIS CRUSADE BUT THE DISLIKE OF THE NORTH OF FRANCE TO THE SOUTH MADE HOSTS OF ADVENTURERS FLOCK TO THE BANNER OF ITS LEADER SIMON DE MONTFORT A NORMAN BARON DEVOUT AND HONORABLE BUT HARSH AND PITILESS DREADFUL EXECUTION WAS DONE THE WHOLE COUNTRY WAS LAID WASTE AND RAYMOND PRODUCED TO SUCH DISTRESS THAT PETER THE FIRST KING OF ARAGON WHO WAS REGARDED AS THE NATURAL HEAD OF THE SOUTHERN RACES CAME TO HIS AID BUT WAS DEFEATED AND SLAIN AT THE BATTLE OF MURI AFTER THIS RAYMOND WAS FORCED TO SUBMIT BUT SUCH HARD TERMS WERE FORCED ON HIM THAT HIS PEOPLE REVOLTED
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