#puilaurens

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Château de PUILAURENS, Languedoc, France

[catharcountry]

The Château de Puilaurens, Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Aude, Occitanie, France.

www.catharcountry.info

The Château de Puilaurens (Occitan: lo Castèl de Puèg-Laurenç) is one of the Cathar Castles of the Languedoc in what is now the South of France. The castle here had belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before it was acquired by the King of Aragon in 1162.  As Aragonese property it was outside the territory ravaged by the Crusaders during the Cathar wars.  Like Queribus it therefore provided a refuge for those fleeing from the invading forces.  Those who took refuge there included Cathar faidits, that is to say those who had forfeited their property because of their opposition to the invaders.  These faidits included high nobles, such as Guilhem de Peyrepertuse.

Places still available on the Spring tour of Cathar Castles: see http://www.catharcountry.info/Week.html

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Castello di Puilaurens di Lapradelle-Puilaurens,Aude, Occitania

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Château de Puilaurens. https://instagram.com/p/BiHxKwEl-6j/

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Château de Puilaurens, one of the Cathar fortresses in southern France.

[catharcountry]

The Château de Puilaurens, Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Aude, Occitanie, France.

www.catharcountry.info

The Château de Puilaurens (Occitan: lo Castèl de Puèg-Laurenç) is one of the Cathar Castles of the Languedoc in what is now the South of France. The castle here had belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before it was acquired by the King of Aragon in 1162.  As Aragonese property it was outside the territory ravaged by the Crusaders during the Cathar wars.  Like Queribus it therefore provided a refuge for those fleeing from the invading forces.  Those who took refuge there included Cathar faidits, that is to say those who had forfeited their property because of their opposition to the invaders.  These faidits included high nobles, such as Guilhem de Peyrepertuse.

[catharcountry]

Castèl de Puèg-Laurenç (Château de Puilaurens) Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Aude, Occitanie, France.

www.catharcountry.info

The Château de Puilaurens is one of the Cathar Castles of the Languedoc - a refuge for Cathars persecuted by Crusaders and Inquisitors. The castle here had belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Cuxa before it was acquired by the King of Aragon in 1162. As Aragonese property it was outside the territory ravaged by the Crusaders during the Cathar wars. Like Queribus it therefore provided a refuge for those fleeing from the invading forces. Those who took refuge there included Cathar faidits, that is to say those who had forfeited their property because of their opposition to the invaders. These faidits included high nobles, such as Guillaume de Peyrepertuse.

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"Châteaux cathares"

Puilaurens