The Southern French Nobility and the Albigensian Crusade

The Southern French Nobility and the Albigensian Crusade
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Publisher : Boydell Press
Total Pages : 222
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ISBN-10 : 1843831295
ISBN-13 : 9781843831297
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Book Synopsis The Southern French Nobility and the Albigensian Crusade by : Elaine Graham-Leigh

Download or read book The Southern French Nobility and the Albigensian Crusade written by Elaine Graham-Leigh and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study takes the case of the Trencavel Viscounts of Beziers and Carcassonne, who were the only members of the higher nobility to lose their lands to the crusade, and argues that an understanding of how the Occitan nobility fared in the crusade years must be based in the context of the politics of the noble society of Languedoc, not only in the thirteenth century but also in the twelfth."--BOOK JACKET.


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