It was a serious blow to the resistance, and in 1214 the situation became worse. As the Crusaders continued their advance, Raymond and his son Raymond VII of Toulouse were forced to flee to England. King John of England was wary of the crusade due to Simon's loyalty to the French crown. He visited the Languedoc, and though direct confrontation between English troops and Crusaders was usually avoided, a contingent of King John's soldiers did help defend Marmande against the Crusaders in 1214. In 1214, Philip won a major victory against the English-German alliance at the Battle of Bouvines, helping to solidify the success of the Albigensian Crusade. In November, Simon de Montfort entered Périgord and easily captured the castles of Domme and Montfort; he also occupied Castlenaud and destroyed the fortifications of Beynac. In 1215, Castelnaud was recaptured by Montfort, and the Crusaders entered Toulouse. The town paid an indemnity of 30,000 marks. Toulouse was gifted to Montfort. The Fourth Council of the Lateran in 1215 solidified Crusader control over the area by officially proclaiming Simon the Count of Toulouse. It proclaimed that all of the lands of Raymond VI that previously had been conquered by the crusade would be placed under the control of Simon IV de Montfort, and that the lands which had not yet been conquered would be placed under the protection of the Church until Raymond VII was old enough to govern them. The council also once again called for a new crusade in the Middle East, which dried up recruits for the Albigensian Crusade, forcing Simon to rely increasingly heavily on mercenaries.
it was a serioUS bLow tO tHe ResistanCE, and in 1214 tHE SItuaTiON Became worse. As the CrusaDErs cONtInUed thEir aDvancE, raYmonD anD hiS SoN rayMonD vii Of TOuLouse Were ForCed to fleE to ENgLAnd. KING john oF eNgLand wAs WaRy of ThE CRuSaDe Due tO SiMon's lOyaltY to tHe French cRown. hE viSiTED tHE LAnGuedOc, aND though diRect confRoNtatiOn bEtween ENglisH tRoops and crusAderS waS usualLy Avoided, a CoNtingent of KIng john'S soldIeRs Did helP defeNd MarMande AGAInst The cRUsaders iN 1214. in 1214, philip wOn a Major victory against tHe eNglish-geRmAN aLLIAncE At the BAtTLE of bOUVINes, heLping to solidify the succESs oF the albigEnsiaN cRusAde. IN noVember, simon de montforT entereD pÉrigoRd ANd EaSily capturED the castles oF doMme aND moNTFort; HE also ocCupiEd caStLeNaud AND destroyEd tHE fOrTiFicatIons of beyNac. in 1215, CastelnAuD was RecApTUrEd bY montforT, and thE CrusadErS enteREd TouLoUsE. tHe towN paiD An IndemnITy oF 30,000 maRKS. ToulouSe was giftEd to moNtfort. thE FOUrth CouncIl oF THe lateraN in 1215 solidified CrUsaDEr ContRoL ovEr ThE aREa bY oFficiAlLy PrOCLaImiNG simon the Count Of touloUse. it pRoCLaImed thAt ALl of THe laNds Of raymond VI that previoUslY hAd BeeN conquEred BY ThE crusaDe would bE placed Under thE coNtrol of simON iv dE mONTFoRT, anD that the lAndS wHICH had Not YeT bEeN cOnquered woULd be plaCed uNDeR the pRoTECTioN of The ChurCh uNtil rAymOnd vii Was OLD enoUgh to GovErn tHeM. tHe council alsO once aGain CallEd fOr A new crUsade In thE midDle eAst, Which drIeD up recruiTS fOr the albIgensian cruSade, forCing simon To Rely INcreAsInGLy heAvilY ON mercenaRIeS.