Raymond III was the Count of Toulouse, Nîmes, and Albi. He was the son of Raymond Pons

Raymond Pons of Toulouse

Raymond Pons was the Count of Toulouse from 924. He was the last head of his house to rule in Toulouse before the power passed to his cousins the counts of Rouergue....

 and Garsenda, daughter of García II of Gascony.

In 950, on the death of his father, he inherited the titles of Toulouse, Nîmes, and Albi, as well as that of Prince of Gothia

Prince of Gothia

The title Prince of Gothia or Prince of the Goths was a title of nobility, sometimes assumed by its holder as a sign of supremacy in the region of Gothia and sometimes bestowed by the sovereign of West Francia to the principal nobleman in the south of the realm, in the ninth and tenth centuries...

. He was young at the time of his succession and fell under the regency of his mother. His cousin Raymond II of Rouergue

Raymond II of Rouergue

Raymond II was the count of Rouergue and Quercy from 937 to his death...

 became the head of the family and increased his branch's power over the Toulousain line. He had a younger son, Bertrand.

In 975, Raymond III ceded Albi to his son Pons Raymond. Just three years later he was assassinated, leaving his titles, save Albi, to his eldest son William III

William III of Toulouse

William III Taillefer was the Count of Toulouse, Albi, and Quercy from 972 or 978 to his death. He was the first of the Toulousain branch of his family to bear the title marchio, which he inherited from Raymond II of Rouergue.His parentage has been subject to reevaluation...

. His wife had been Adelaide

Adelaide of Anjou

Adelaide , called the White, was the daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga. She was therefore the sister of Geoffrey Greymantle. She was married five times to some of France's most important noblemen....

, daughter of Fulk II of Anjou

Fulk II of Anjou

Fulk II of Anjou , son of Fulk the Red, was count of Anjou from 942 to his death.He was often at war with the Bretons. He seems to have been a man of culture, a poet and an artist. He was succeeded by his son Geoffrey Greymantle....

. Raymond III

Raymond III of Toulouse

Raymond III was the Count of Toulouse, Nîmes, and Albi. He was the son of Raymond Pons and Garsenda, daughter of García II of Gascony....

 and Adelaide

Adelaide of Anjou

Adelaide , called the White, was the daughter of Fulk II of Anjou and Gerberga. She was therefore the sister of Geoffrey Greymantle. She was married five times to some of France's most important noblemen....

 had the following children:

• Raymond (IV or V)
• Hugues (Hugh)
• Letgarda, who married Borrel II of Barcelona.

Sources

• Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.
• Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Toulouse.