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Siege of Minerve

Siege of Minerve was a siege conducted on 15 June 1210 at Minerve, in what is now France; it lasted 37 days. It was part of the Albigensian Crusade, which ran from 1209 to 1229. The recorded result: Crusader victory.

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Minerve im Languedoc (Frankreich)
Minerve im Languedoc (Frankreich). Christoph Wagener, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought15 June 1210lasted 37 days
WhereMinerve, France43.350N, 2.735E
OutcomeCrusader victory
BelligerentsCrusadersagainstCathars
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown amount killed during siege; 140 Cathars burned to death
Part ofAlbigensian Crusade1209 to 1229

Where it sits in the Albigensian Crusade

Siege of Bigaroque, 1209Siege of Casseneuil, 1209Massacre at Béziers, 1209Siege of Carcassonne, 1209Siege of Puisserguier, 1210Siege of Puivert, 1210Siege of Bram, 1210Siege of Miramont Castle, 1210Siege of Preixan, 1210Siege of Montlaur, 1210Siege of Minerve, 1210Siege of Termes, 1210Siege of Auterive, 1211Siege of Montferrand, 1211Siege of Cassés, 1211Siege of Lavaur, 1211Siege of Toulouse, 1211Siege of Castelnòu d'Arri, 1211Siege of Penne-d'Agenais, 1212Siege of Cahuzac, 1212Siege of Briatexte, 1212Siege of Puylaurens, 1212Siege of Saint-Antonin, 1212Siege of Saint-Michel-de-Lanès, 1212Siege of Moissac, 1212Siege of Saint-Marcel, 1212Battle of Muret, 1213Siege of Casseneuil, 1214Siege of Marmande, 1214Siege of Severac, 1214Siege of Beaucaire, 1216Siege of Crest, 1217Battle of Salvetat, 1217Siege of Toulouse, 1217Siege of Meilhan, 1218Siege of Marmande, 1219Siege of Toulouse, 1219Siege of Lavaur, 1220Siege of Castelnaudary, 1220Siege of Puylaurens, 1220Siege of Montréal, 1221Siege of Carcassonne, 1223Siege of Lombers, 1223Siege of Mirepoix, 1223Siege of Auterive, 1226Siege of Avignon, 1226Siege of Labécède, 1227Siege of Castro Sarreceno, 1228Siege of Montségur, 1243Battle of Montjuèi, 141112091411Siege of Minerve, 1210
50 placed engagements of the Albigensian Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date15 June 1210
to 22 July 1210
PlaceMinerve, France
43.350N, 2.735E
KindSiege, medieval
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown amount killed during siege; 140 Cathars burned to death
Commanders
  • Guilhem de Minerve
Siege of MinerveSiege of MinerveSiege of Miramont CastleSiege of NarbonneBattle of Orbiel RiverSiege of NarbonneSiege of MontlaurSiege of NarbonneBattle of Orbiel RiverSiege of MontlaurToulouseAndorraMontpellierNîmesAgenPerpignan100 km43.350N, 2.735E
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Siege of Minerve is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q587163, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Minerve, revision 1370743546, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.