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Events in November 1210 3
1210Siege of TermesCrusaders starve out a Cathar fortress in the CorbièresSimon de Montfort's crusading army besieged the heavily fortified castle of Termes for nearly four months. The garrison abandoned the stronghold in late November 1210 after its water supply failed, and Termes fell to the Albigensian Crusade.
1210Otto IV invades the Kingdom of SicilyThe emperor marches against his own ward, Frederick IIHoly Roman Emperor Otto IV crossed into southern Italy and occupied much of the Kingdom of Sicily, a papal fief ruled by the child king Frederick II. The campaign provoked Pope Innocent III, who excommunicated Otto before the year was out.
1210Excommunication of Emperor Otto IVPope Innocent III breaks with the emperor he had crownedPope Innocent III excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV after Otto invaded the papal-protected Kingdom of Sicily. The rupture undermined Otto's authority in Germany and opened the way for the young Frederick II to contest the imperial throne.