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From the 10th to the 13th century, this mighty and independent region controlled most of
southernFrance.Theultimateinmean-spiritedcrusadesagainsttheCathars(orAlbigensi-
ans) began here in 1208, igniting Languedoc-Roussillon's meltdown and eventual incor-
poration into the state of France.
