Editing 1211 (section)

==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Albigensian Crusade]]: Crusader forces led by [[Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester|Simon de Montfort]] conquer [[Toulouse]] and besiege [[Lavaur, Tarn|Lavaur]] in southern [[France in the Middle Ages|France]]. On [[May 3]], the city is retaken; on orders of Montfort the senior knights are hanged and some 400 [[Catharism|Cathars]] are burned alive.<ref>Peter of les Vaux de Cernay (1998). ''The History of the Albigensian Crusade: Peter of les Vaux-de-Cernay's Historia Albigensis'', p. 215. {{ISBN|0-85115-807-2}}.</ref>
* [[March 26]] &ndash; King [[Sancho I of Portugal]] ("the Populator") dies after a 25-year reign at [[Coimbra]]. He is succeeded by his son [[Afonso II of Portugal|Afonso II]] ("the Fat") as ruler of [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]]. During his reign, he designs the first set of Portuguese written laws.
* [[Livonian Crusade]]: Battles of [[Battle of Viljandi|Viljandi]] and [[Battle of Turaida (1211)|Turaida]] &ndash; The Crusaders fail to conquer the [[Viljandi]] stronghold, but manage to baptize [[Sakala County|Sakala]] and [[Ugandi County|Ugandi]] counties (Southern [[Estonia]]).
* September &ndash; The 16-year-old [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]] is elected ''in absentia'' as German king by rebellious nobleman (supported by [[Pope Innocent III]]) at the [[Diets of Nuremberg|Diet of Nuremberg]] ([[Kingdom of Germany|Germany]]).<ref>Williams Hywel (2005). ''Cassell's Chronology of World History'', p. 133. {{ISBN|0-304-35730-8}}.</ref>