1215 in France
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Events from the year 1215 in France
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Incumbents
Events
- January 8 â Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, is elected lord of Languedoc in a council at Montpellier, after his campaign against the Cathar heretics during the Albigensian Crusade. The Crusaders capture Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle and enter Toulouse; the town pays an indemnity of 30,000 marks and is gifted to Montfort.[2]
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- Louis VIII of France, fulfilling his father's vow to crusade against the Albigensians, is cautioned by a papal legate not to impede the crusade.[3]
- At Narbonne, Louis VIII of France ordered the destruction of the town's fortifications in response to a disagreement between Simon de Montfort and Arnaud Amalric and forced the viscount of Narbonne Aimery III of Narbonne and other authorities to swear loyalty to Simon.[3]
- October â First Barons' War: The Barons offer the English crown to Prince Louis VIII of France and invite him to England.[4]
- November â First Barons' War: Louis VIII of France sends the barons a contingent of knights to protect London. Louis agrees to an open invasion, despite the discouragement from his father King Philip II of France and from Pope Innocent III.
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- Using revenue form the royal demesne, King Philip II of France is the first Capetian king to build a French navy actively. In 1215, his fleet could carry a total of 7,000 men.[5]
Births
Deaths
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- Bertran de Born, French nobleman, poet and troubadour (c. 1140)[8]
- Esclarmonde of Foix, French noblewoman and Cathar
- Giraut de Bornelh (or de Borneil), French troubadour (b. 1138)[9]