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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. 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
 was their enemy, made a league with the Emperor Otto IV. and his uncle King John, against Philip Augustus. John attacked him in the south, and was repulsed by Philip's son, Louis, called the "Lion;" while the king himself, backed by the burghers of his chief cities, gained at Bouvines, over Otto, the first real French victory, in 1214, thus establishing the power of the crown. Two years later, Louis the Lion, who had married John's niece, Blanche of Castile, was invited by the English barons to become their king on John's refusing to be bound by the Great Charter; and Philip saw his son actually in possession of London at the time of the death of the last of the sons of his enemy, Henry II. On John's death, however, the barons preferred his child to the French prince, and fell away from Louis, who was forced to return to France. 8. The Albigenses (1203--1240).--The next great step in the building up of the French kingdom was made by taking advantage of a religious strife in the south.  ENEMY MADE A LEAGUE WITH THE EMPEROR OTTO THE FOURTH AND HIS UNCLE KING JOHN AGAINST PHILIP AUGUSTUS JOHN ATTACKED HIM IN THE SOUTH AND WAS REPULSED BY PHILIP'S SON LOUIS CALLED THE LION WHILE THE KING HIMSELF BACKED BY THE BURGHERS OF HIS CHIEF CITIES GAINED BOUVAINE OVER OTTO THE FIRST REAL FRENCH VICTORY IN TWELVE FOURTEEN THUS ESTABLISHING THE POWER OF THE CROWN TWO YEARS LATER LOUIS THE LION WHO HAD MARRIED JOHN'S NIECE BLANCHE OF CASTILE WAS INVITED BY THE ENGLISH BARONS TO BECOME THEIR KING ON JOHN'S REFUSING TO BE BOUND BY THE GREAT CHARTER AND PHILIP SAW HIS SON ACTUALLY IN POSSESSION OF LONDON AT THE TIME OF THE DEATH OF THE LAST OF THE SONS OF HIS ENEMY HENRY THE SECOND ON JOHN'S DEATH HOWEVER THE BARONS PREFERRED HIS CHILD TO THE FRENCH PRINCE AND FELL AWAY FROM LEWIS WHO WAS FORCED TO RETURN TO FRANCE EIGHT THE ALBIJANCE TWELVE O THREE TILL 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
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