478266 Entry of Louis VIII and the Papal Legate, Cardinal St. Angelo into Avignon in 1226, from \'Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages\' by Paul Lacroix, published London c.1880 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entry of Louis VIII (1187-1226), King of France, and the Papal Legate, Cardinal St. Angelo into Avignon in 1226. The city had just capitulated after a 3 month siege during the Albigensian Crusade or Cathar Crusade (1209??255) initiated by Pope Innocent III to stamp out Catharism in Languedoc.); French, out of copyright.