Castres-en-Albigenses was a dependence of the Viscount of Albi. The Viscounts of Albi granted Castres a city charter establishing a commune with the city, headed by consuls. During the Albigensian Crusade, the city quickly surrendered to Simon de Montfort, who gave it to his brother Guy de Montfort.

Lords of Castres

House of Montfort-l'Amaury

1211-1228 : Guy de Montfort († 1228), Lord of Ferté-Allais et de Bréthecourt, son Simon III de Montfort, Lord of Montfort and d'Amicie de Beaumont. :First marriage in 1204 to Helvis d'Ibelin († avant 1216) :Second marriage in 1224 to Briende de Beynes 1228-1240 : Philip I of Montfort († 1270), Lord of Castres, and later Lord of Tyre and Toron, son of Guy de Montfort and d'Helvis d'Ibelin. :Married to Éléonore de Courtenay († avant 1230), daughter of

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and

Yolanda of Flanders Yolanda (french: Yolande de Hainault; 1175 – August 1219), often called Yolanda of Flanders, was Empress of the Latin Empire in Constantinople, first as the wife of Emperor Peter from 1216 to 1217 and thereafter as regent until her death in 1 ...

. :Second marriage in 1240 to Marie d'Antioche, Lady of Toron, daughter of Raymond-Roupen d'Antioche and Helvis de Lusignan 1240-1270 : Philip II of Montfort († 1270), Lord of Castres, son of Philip of Montfort and d'Éléonore de Courtenay. :Married to Jeanne de Lévis-Mirepoix († June 30, 1284), daughter of Guy I de Lévis, Lord of Mirepoix and Guibourge of Montfort. 1370-1300 :

John of Montfort John of Montfort ( xbm, Yann Moñforzh, french: Jean de Montfort) (1295 – 26 September 1345,Etienne de Jouy. Œuvres complètes d'Etienne Jouy'. J. Didot Ainé. p. 373. Château d'Hennebont), sometimes known as John IV of Brittany, and 6th E ...

(† 1300), Lord of Castres, Count of Squillace, son of Philip II of Montfort and Jeanne de Levis-Mirepoix. :Married Isabella Maletta :Married Giovanna di Fasanella :Married in 1273 to Marguerite de Beaumont († 1307) 1300-1338 : Éléonore de Montfort († après 1338), Lady of Castres, sister of John of Montfort. :Married to John V († 1315),

Count of Vendôme Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

House of Vendôme-Montoire

1300-1315 : John V († 1315), Count de Vendôme, Lord of Castres. :Married Éléonore de Montfort, Lady of Castres 1338-1354 : Bouchard VI de Vendôme († 1354), Count of Vendôme and Lord of Castres, son of John V of Vendôme. :Married Alice of Brittany († 1377), daughter of Arthur II,

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and Yolande de Dreux 1354-1356 : Jean VI de Vendôme († 1364), Count of Vendôme and Lord of Castres, son of Bouchard VI. :Married Jeanne de Ponthieu († 1376), daughter of John de Ponthieu, Count d'Aumale, and Catherine d'Artois. In 1356, King

John II of France John II (french: Jean II; 26 April 1319 – 8 April 1364), called John the Good (French: ''Jean le Bon''), was King of France from 1350 until his death in 1364. When he came to power, France faced several disasters: the Black Death, which kill ...

raises Castres to a county.

Counts of Castres

Maison de Vendôme-Montoire

1354-1364 :

John VI of Vendôme John VI de Vendôme (died 1365), Count of Vendôme and Castres (1354–1365) was a member of the House of Montoire and was the son of Bouchard VI (1290–1354) and Alix de Bretagne (1297–1377). He lived mostly in Castres and fought at Poitie ...

(† 1364), Count of Vendôme and Castres :Married Jeanne de Ponthieu († 1376), daughter of John of Ponthieu, Count d'Aumale, and Catherine d'Artois. 1364-1371 : Bouchard VII of Vendôme († 1371), Count of Vendôme and Castres, son of John VI. :Married in 1368 Isabelle of Bourbon, daughter of

James I James I may refer to: People *James I of Aragon (1208–1276) *James I of Sicily or James II of Aragon (1267–1327) *James I, Count of La Marche (1319–1362), Count of Ponthieu *James I, Count of Urgell (1321–1347) *James I of Cyprus (1334–13 ...

Count of La Marche The County of La Marche (; oc, la Marcha) was a medieval French county, approximately corresponding to the modern ''département'' of Creuse. La Marche first appeared as a separate fief about the middle of the 10th century, when William III, D ...

and Jeanne de Châtillon 1371-1372 : Jeanne of Vendôme († 1372), Countess of Vendôme and Castres, daughter of Bourchard VII. 1372-1403 :

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(† 1411), Countess of Vendôme and Castres, aunt of Jeanne, daughter of Jean VI, Count of Vendôme. :Married in 1364 to John of Bourbon-La Marche († 1393), Count of La Marche.

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1362-1393 :

John I of Bourbon John of Bourbon (1381–1434) was Duke of Bourbon, from 1410 to his death and Duke of Auvergne since 1416. He was the eldest son of Louis II and Anne of Auvergne. Through his mother, John inherited the County of Forez. During the Armagnac ...

, Count of La Marche, Vendôme and Castres. :Married

Catherine of Vendôme Catherine de Vendôme (1354 – 1 April 1412) was a ruling countess of Vendôme and of Castres from 1372 until 1403. Life She was the daughter of John VI of Vendôme and Jeanne of Ponthieu. She married John I, Count of La Marche, in 1364. In 13 ...

(† 1411), Countess of Vendôme and Castres. 1393-1435 : James II (1370 † 1438), Count of La Marche and Castres, son of John I. :Married in 1406 to Béatrice d'Évreux (1392 † 1414) :Married in 1415 to Joan II (1375 † 1435),

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. 1435-1462 : Éléonore of Bourbon (1412 † ap.1464), Countess of La Marche, Castres and

Duchess of Nemours Duke of Nemours was a title in the Peerage of France. The name refers to Nemours in the Île-de-France region of north-central France. History In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Lordship of Nemours, in the Gatinais, France, was a possession of the ...

, daughter of James II. :Married in 1429 to Bernard d'Armagnac († 1462),

Count of Pardiac The Count of Pardiac was a title in the French nobility. It was held by: * Bernard d'Armagnac, Count of Pardiac (1424–1462) * Jacques d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours (1462–1477) * Jean d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours (1484–1500) * Louis d'Armagnac, ...

House d'Armagnac

1438-1462 : Bernard de Pardiac, Bernard d'Armagnac († 1462),

, of La Marche, Castres and Duke of Nemours. :Married in 1429 to Éléonore de Bourbon, daughter of James II and Béatrice d'Évreux. 1462-1476 :

Jacques d'Armagnac Jacques d'Armagnac (4 August 1477), duke of Nemours, was the son of Bernard d'Armagnac, count of Pardiac, and Eleanor of Bourbon-La Marche. As the Count of Castres, Jacques served under Charles VII of France in Normandy in 1449 and 1450, and af ...

(1433 † 1477), Count of Pardiac, La Marche and Duke of Nemours. :Married in 1462 to Louise d'Anjou (1445 † 1477). * In 1476, Jacques d'Armagnac is tried for treason and his property confiscated by

Louis XI Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (french: le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revol ...

. He bestows the county of Castres to one of his officers, Boffille de Juge.

House de Juge

1476-1494 :

Boffille de Juge Boffille de Juge (died 1502), French-Italian adventurer and statesman, belonged to the family of del Giudice, which came from Amalfi, and followed the fortunes of the Angevin dynasty. When John of Anjou, duke of Calabria, was conquered in Italy (14 ...

(† 1502)Cuttler, S.H., ''The Law of Treason and Treason Trials in Later Medieval France'', (Cambridge University Press, 2003), 111. :Married in 1480 to Marie d'Albret, daughter of John I d'Albret, sire d'Albret, and Catherine de Rohan. :In 1494, in litigation with the heirs of Jacques d'Armagnac, Boffile yields Castres to his brother-in-law, Alain d'Albret.

House d'Albret

1494-1519 : Alain, sire d'Albret (1440 † 1522), son of John I d'Albret, sire d'Albret, and Catherine de Rohan. :Married to

Frances, Countess of Périgord Frances de Châtillon (died 1481) was Countess of Périgord, Viscountess of Limoges, and Dame of Avesnes and Châlus. She was the eldest daughter of William, Viscount of Limoges and Isabelle de La Tour d'Auvergne. In 1470, she married Alain t ...

From 1502 to 1519, possession of Castres is challenged by the daughter of Boffille de Juge. Finally, in 1519, irritated by the argument,

Francis I of France Francis I (french: François Ier; frm, Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once ...

reunites the county of Castres to the royal domain.

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References

* Crowe, Eyre Evans, ''The History of France'', Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1858. * Cuttler, S.H., ''The Law of Treason and Treason Trials in Later Medieval France'', Cambridge University Press, 2003. * ''Dictionnaire de la noblesse'', 2nd Ed, Editor: François Alexandre Aubert de la Chenaye Desbois, 1772.