Muret
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Muret is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called Muretains.
The centre of Muret with Saint Jacques Church and its octagonal medieval tower
The Hôtel de Ville
The Church of Saint-Jacques: Nave and choir
The Church of Saint-Jacques: Organ
Peter II of Aragon
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Peter II the Catholic was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1196 to 1213.
Muret
…September 1213 the Battle of Muret took place between Simon de Montfort and a coalition force under the control of Count Raymond of Toulouse, and King Peter II of Aragon. Muret entered history. That day, the battle changed the horizons of both sides of the Pyrenean border and saw the fate of Occitania decided. In an era…
The only known contemporary image of Peter, Liber feudorum Ceritaniae (1200–1209), pg. 64v.
Engraving of a sealing of Peter II, ca 1196 to 1213