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==== Europe ====
* [[June]] &ndash; King [[Louis VIII of France|Louis VIII]] ('''the Lion''') leads a Crusade against the [[Catharism|Cathars]] ('''Albigensians''') and [[Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse|Raymond VII]], count of [[County of Toulouse|Toulouse]]. The Crusaders capture the cities of [[Béziers]], [[Carcassonne]], [[Beaucaire, Gard|Beaucaire]] and [[Marseille]]. Louis forces [[Languedoc]] into submission, and reasserts his authority upon the autonomous municipalities of his estates. Most cities have to accept the authority of [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence|Ramon Berenguer IV]], count of [[Provence]], but Marseille and [[Nice]] rebel.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dell'Umbria|first=Alèssi|title=Histoire universelle de Marseille. De l'an mil à l'an deux mille|year=2006|publisher=Agone|location=Marseille|isbn=2-7489-0061-8|page=19}}</ref>
* [[Siege of Avignon (1226)|Siege of Avignon]]: Crusader forces under Louis VIII besiege [[Avignon]]. They dig trenches facing the city walls – which are connected on both sides of the [[Rhône]] with pontoon bridges. On [[August 8]], Louis launches an assault led by Count [[Guy II, Count of Saint-Pol|Guy II of Saint-Pol]], but the attackers are repulsed. After negotiations, the consuls agree to pay an indemnity of 6,000 marks. On [[September 9]], the gates are opened and Louis enters the city without violence.<ref>Strayer, Joseph R. (1992). ''The Albigensian Crusades'', pp. 133–134. London, England: Faber. {{ISBN|0-571-11064-9}}.</ref>
* [[November 8]] &ndash; Louis VIII dies of [[dysentery]] at [[Château de Montpensier]] during his return from the [[Albigensian Crusade]]. He is succeeded by his 12-year-old son [[Louis IX of France|Louis IX]] ('''the Saint'''), who becomes king of [[Kingdom of France|France]]. His mother, Queen [[Blanche of Castile]], rules the kingdom as [[regent]] during his minority. She has Louis crowned at [[Reims Cathedral]] on [[November 29]], and forces the rebellious southern French nobles to swear allegiance to him.
* The [[Teutonic Order|Teutonic Knights]] undertake a new Crusade, attempting to subdue the pagan [[Old Prussians|Prussians]], who occupy a part of the Baltic coast. They are invited to [[Greater Poland|Poland]] by High Duke [[Konrad I of Masovia|Konrad I]], a grandson of [[Bolesław III Wrymouth|Bolesław III]] ('''Wrymouth'''). Their task is to defend [[Duchy of Masovia|Masovia]] against raids of the Prussians. After defeating them, the German knights set up their own state, which they named after the pagan people they have all but annihilated – [[Prussia]].<ref>Brezinski, Richard (1998). ''History of Poland: Old Poland – The Piast Dynasty'', pp. 22–23. {{ISBN|83-7212-019-6}}.</ref>
* King [[Sancho II of Portugal|Sancho II]] ('''the Pious''') launches an offensive against the [[Almohad Caliphate]] during the [[Reconquista]], and takes the city of [[Elvas]].<ref name=picard2000>{{cite book|last=Picard|first=Christophe|title=Le Portugal musulman (VIIIe-XIIIe siècle. L'Occident d'al-Andalus sous domination islamique|year=2000|publisher=Maisonneuve & Larose|location=Paris|isbn=2-7068-1398-9|page=110}}</ref>
* [[Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson]] is overthrown as ruler of the [[Kingdom of the Isles]], and is replaced by his half-brother, [[Olaf the Black]].