Minerve, the town of the Minervois on its rock between two gorges, is a castle town of Cathar believers.
Its lord's name is known from the siege of 1210; who held on 1 January 1200 is not pinned.
Who he is
- Name
- William of Minerve (Guilhem de Menerba)
- Title
- Lord of Minerve
- Since
- Not pinned; lord when Minerve was besieged in 1210
- Born
- Not pinned
- Family
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
General knowledge of the crusade (the siege of Minerve, 1210); no source read gives his holding in 1200.
Overlord
The viscount of Beziers and Carcassonne (as usually stated).
What it holds
- The castle town of Minerve and nearby villages
How things stand that morning
Held under the Trencavel; holder not pinned.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Holder known for 1210 only.
On the map: Rough castellany.
Primary sources for Trencavel
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Deeds of the Counts of Barcelona, Anonymous (monks of Santa Maria de Ripoll) (first version 1162 to 1184; continued in the later 13th century; final version 1303 to 1314). The house chronicle of the counts of Barcelona.
- The Great Book of Fiefs, Various; compiled by Ramon de Caldes for Alfonso II of Aragon (compiled 1192 to 1194). The register of the count-king's feudal rights, finished a few years before 1200 and in use at Peter II's court: some 900 charters of homage, convention, oath, sale and marriage arranged by county and lineage, covering Catalonia, Roussillon, Cerdanya, Pallars, Urgell, the Carcassonne and Beziers lands of the Trencavels, Provence and Aragon.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.