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Treaty of Paris

 

(1229) Treaty by which Raymond VII of Toulouse conceded defeat to Louis IX of France after the Albigensian Crusade. It arranged the marriage of Raymond's daughter and Louis's brother and provided for the eventual return of Languedoc to the crown, thus destroying the independence of the princes of the south.

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The Treaty of Paris was signed on April 12, 1229 between Raymond VII of Toulouse and Louis IX of France. The agreement officially ended the Albigensian Crusade in which Raymond conceded defeat to Louis IX. Based on the terms of the treaty, Raymond's daughter was to be married to Louis' brother. Moreover, Raymond ceded the northern provinces of his lands, as well as Languedoc, to Louis.

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