Vassal, Jean-François, “Pierre de Voisins: l’histoire, au cœur de la Croisade en Albigeois, d’un seigneur du Nord”, in: Paul Duffy, Tadhg OʼKeeffe, and Jean-Michel Picard (eds), From Carrickfergus to Carcassonne: the epic deeds of Hugh de Lacy during the Albigensian Crusade, Turnhout: Brepols, 2017. 211–228.
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A native of northern France, in the current department of Yvelines, Pierre de Voisins as much as Hugh II de Lacy is an often overlooked witness to the Albigensian Crusade. This article attempts to illustrate that minor lords such as Pierre de Voisins, although often lost in in the shadow of the major players of the period, deserve to be recognized as crucial actors in the medieval history of Western Europe. Simon IV de Montfort’s lieutenant, Pierre de Voisins, a brave and loyal knight, played an important role in this episode of the history of France. Returning from crusade in Jerusalem, he arrived at Castres, during the winter of 1211, with Guy de Montfort, Simon’s brother, and became a constant presence throughout all of the gains and reverses of the Crusade. He was before the walls of Toulouse in 1218 when Simon de Montfort fell. He returned to the south of France with Louis VIII in 1226, and in 1230, he was one of the last remaining lieutenants of the ‘old guard’ in Occitania. In 1231, the king confirmed his titles for lands lying between Carcassonne and Bugarach. From this point on, Pierre des Voisins would not return to Voisins-le-Bretonneux, his native lands located in Île-de-France, settling permanently in the County of Razes. Planting roots in Occitania, his descendants would go on to give rise to many of the great family names of the locality such as the lords of Limoux, Alzau, Arques and many others.
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