Amanieu V was the
Lord of Albret from 1209 to 1255. He was the son of Amanieu IV, lord of Albret, and participated in the
Albigensian Crusade
The Albigensian Crusade or the Cathar Crusade (; 1209–1229) was a military and ideological campaign initiated by Pope Innocent III to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc, southern France. The Crusade was prosecuted primarily by the French crow ...
, being at the siege of Termes in 1210.
Amanieu was originally an ally of the English against the French in the
Anglo-French War (1213–1214)
The Anglo-French War was a major medieval conflict which pitted the Kingdom of France against the Kingdom of England and various other states. It was fought in an attempt to curb the rising power of King Philip II of France and regain the Ange ...
, but in December 1253 he made peace with
Louis IX of France. He received a royal pardon. Then, in August 1254,
Henry III of England
Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry as ...
declared peace between him and all his
Gascon vassals, Amanieu included.
He had issue:
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Amanieu VI
Amanieu VI (? — after April 1272) was a French nobleman, the Lord of Albret (French: ''Seigneur d’Albret''). The lordship (''seigneurie'') of Albret, in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the Mid ...
lord of Albret.
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Year of birth unknown
1255 deaths
House of Albret
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