Siege of Montségur

Siege of Montségur
Part of Albigensian Crusade

The limestone rock of Montségur
DateMay 1243 – 16 March 1244
Location
Château de Montségur, Pays d'Olmes, Occitania
42°52′32″N 1°49′57″E / 42.8756°N 1.8325°E / 42.8756; 1.8325 Siege of Montségur
Result French victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of France
Crusaders		 Faitdits
Commanders and leaders
Hugues des Arcis
Pere Amiel
Durand de Belcaire		 Pierre Roger de Mirepoix
Strength
~2,000 ~100
Casualties and losses
At least 9 dead
Location of Montségur within France

The siege of Montségur (May 1243 – 16 March 1244) was a siege that took place during the Albigensian Crusade. It pitted the royal forces of Louis IX of France and those of the bishops of Albi and Narbonne against the forces of Pierre Roger de Mirepoix, who protected a community of Cathars in Montségur.

The castle surrendered after a nine-month siege. About 210 perfecti and unrepentant credentes were burned in a bonfire at the foot of the mountain on 16 March 1244.

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