Guy II of Auvergne
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Guy II of Auvergne was the Count of Auvergne between 1199 and 1222. Like his predecessors, he was a vassal of the King of England during the first phase of his reign. In the second part of his reign,
Seal of Guy II
Philip II August of France in combat with Guy II, Count of Auvergne. (British Library, Royal 16 G VI f. 369v)
Albigensian Crusade
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The Albigensian Crusade, also known as the Cathar Crusade, was a military and ideological campaign initiated by Pope Innocent III to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc, what is now southern France. The
Massacre against the Albigensians by the Crusaders
This Pedro Berruguete work of the 15th century depicts a story of Saint Dominic and the Albigensians, in which the texts of each were cast into a fire, but only Saint Dominic's proved miraculously resistant to the flames.
Carcassonne with the Aude river in the foreground
Cathars being expelled from Carcassonne in 1209