Editing Louis VIII of France (section)

==Legacy==
Louis left the French monarchy in control of Gascony and much of Languedoc.{{sfn|Strayer|1992|p=130}}{{sfn|Barber|2014|p=140}} His decision to divert the payment of loans from Jewish moneylenders to lords in authority over them, led to a Parisian financial crisis which was averted by the introduction of Lombard moneylenders into Paris.{{sfn|Farmer|2017|p=141}} Louis' crusade, which did not start until 1226, against the Cathars was largely successful taking Béziers, Carcassonne, Beaucaire, and Marseille. The costly victory at Avignon, however, rendered his army incapable of taking Toulouse.{{sfn|Strayer|1992|p=135}} After his death, his wife, Blanche of Castile continued the crusade resulting in [[Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse]], signing the [[Treaty of Paris (1229)]],{{sfn|Lock|2006|p=165}} which brought the monarchy the [[county of Toulouse]] in 1271 following the death of Louis' son Alphonse.{{sfn|Gardner|2005|p=125}}