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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. 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
 next great step in the building up of the French kingdom was made by taking advantage of a religious strife in the south. The lands near the Mediterranean still had much of the old Roman cultivation, and also of the old corruption, and here arose a 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., LL TWELVE FORTY THE NEXT GREAT STEP IN BUILDING UP OF THE FRENCH KINGDOM WAS MADE BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A RELIGIOUS STRIFE IN THE SOUTH THE LANDS NEAR THE MEDITERRANEAN STILL HAD MUCH OF THE OLD ROMAN CULTIVATION AND ALSO OF THE OLD CORRUPTION 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
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