Battle of Muret

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The Battle of Muret (1213) was a decisive medieval clash near Toulouse in which the forces of Simon de Montfort defeated and killed Peter II of Aragon, marking a turning point in the Albigensian Crusade and the balance of power in southern France.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Muret canonical 5
Bataille de Muret 1
Battle of Muret (1213) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bataille de Muret ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Muret
belligerent County of Toulouse ⓘ
Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Crusader forces ⓘ
forces of Simon de Montfort ⓘ
cause conflict over suppression of Cathar heresy in Languedoc ⓘ
intervention of Peter II of Aragon to support his vassals in Languedoc ⓘ
combatantSide Peter II of Aragon on the anti-Crusader coalition side ⓘ
Simon de Montfort on the Crusader side ⓘ
commander Peter II of Aragon ⓘ
Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse ⓘ
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester ⓘ
conflict Albigensian Crusade ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 12 September 1213 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy increased royal French intervention in Languedoc ⓘ
involvedEntity County of Toulouse ⓘ
Crusader barons from northern France ⓘ
Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ
killedInAction Peter II of Aragon ⓘ
locatedNear Toulouse ⓘ
longTermConsequence facilitated later annexation of Languedoc to the French crown ⓘ
outcome consolidation of Simon de Montfort’s position in Languedoc ⓘ
partOf Albigensian Crusade ⓘ
history of Occitania ⓘ
military history of Aragon ⓘ
military history of France ⓘ
place Muret ⓘ
precededBy earlier phases of the Albigensian Crusade ⓘ
primaryOpposingLeader Peter II of Aragon ⓘ
Simon de Montfort ⓘ
relatedTo Catharism ⓘ
County of Toulouse ⓘ
Crown of Aragon ⓘ
result death of Peter II of Aragon ⓘ
decisive victory for the Crusaders ⓘ
significance shifted balance of power in southern France ⓘ
strengthened Capetian and northern French influence in Languedoc ⓘ
turning point in the Albigensian Crusade ⓘ
weakened the Crown of Aragon’s influence north of the Pyrenees ⓘ
theater Languedoc ⓘ
year 1213 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peter II of Aragon → notableEvent → Battle of Muret ⓘ
Peter II of Aragon → participantIn → Battle of Muret ⓘ
Albigensian Crusade → notableEvent → Battle of Muret (1213) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Muret
Muret → historicalEvent → Battle of Muret ⓘ
Muret → battleName → Battle of Muret ⓘ
Muret → notableFor → Battle of Muret in 1213 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Muret
Peter the Catholic → battle → Battle of Muret ⓘ
Battle of Muret → alsoKnownAs → Bataille de Muret ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Muret