Raymond V of Toulouse
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Raymond V was count of Toulouse
from 1148 until his death in 1194.
He was the son of Alphonse-Jordan
. When Alphonse died in the Holy Land
in 1148, the county of Toulouse
passed to his son Raymond, at the time 14 years old.
Raymond was implicated in the Cathar
crisis. In 1176, Guilhem, the Bishop of Albi organized the council of Lombers, attended by both clerics and princes, including Raymond of Trencavel, Raymond V, and his wife Constance, and the representatives of the Cathars. The crisis later led to the Albigensian Crusade
.
and his second wife Adélaide de Maurienne
. Constance was the widow
of Eustace IV of Boulogne
. Because Raymond was related to her within prohibited degrees, they were separated by ecclesiastical authority in 1165. They had five children:
His second wife was Richeza of Poland, widow of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence
.
Raymond also had an illegitimate daughter:
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Counts of Toulouse
The first Counts of Toulouse were the administrators of the city and its environs under the Merovingians. No succession of such royal appointees is known, though a few names survive to the present...
from 1148 until his death in 1194.
He was the son of Alphonse-Jordan
Alphonse I of Toulouse
Alfonso Jordan was the Count of Tripoli from 1105 until 1109 and thereafter Count of Toulouse until his death. He was the son of Raymond IV of Toulouse by his third wife, Elvira of Castile, was born in the castle of Mont-Pelerin, Tripoli, in today's Lebanon...
. When Alphonse died in the Holy Land
Holy Land
The Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Kingdom of Israel as defined in the Tanakh. For Jews, the Land's identifiction of being Holy is defined in Judaism by its differentiation from other lands by virtue of the practice of Judaism often possible only in the Land of Israel...
in 1148, the county of Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
passed to his son Raymond, at the time 14 years old.
Raymond was implicated in the Cathar
Cathar
Catharism was a name given to a Christian religious sect with dualistic and gnostic elements that appeared in the Languedoc region of France and other parts of Europe in the 11th century and flourished in the 12th and 13th centuries...
crisis. In 1176, Guilhem, the Bishop of Albi organized the council of Lombers, attended by both clerics and princes, including Raymond of Trencavel, Raymond V, and his wife Constance, and the representatives of the Cathars. The crisis later led to the Albigensian Crusade
Albigensian Crusade
The Albigensian Crusade or Cathar Crusade was a 20-year military campaign initiated by the Catholic Church to eliminate Catharism in Languedoc...
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Family
In 1154, Raymond married Constance of France, daughter of king Louis VI of FranceLouis VI of France
Louis VI , called the Fat , was King of France from 1108 until his death . Chronicles called him "roi de Saint-Denis".-Reign:...
and his second wife Adélaide de Maurienne
Adélaide de Maurienne
Adelaide of Savoy was the second spouse but first Queen consort of Louis VI of France.-Biography:...
. Constance was the widow
Widow
A widow is a woman whose spouse has died, while a widower is a man whose spouse has died. The state of having lost one's spouse to death is termed widowhood or occasionally viduity. The adjective form is widowed...
of Eustace IV of Boulogne
Eustace IV of Boulogne
Eustace IV was a Count of Boulogne and the son and heir of King Stephen of England. He became the Heir Apparent to his father's lands by the death of an elder brother before 1135, and inherited Boulogne through his mother, Matilda of Boulogne.In 1137, he did homage for Normandy to Louis VII of...
. Because Raymond was related to her within prohibited degrees, they were separated by ecclesiastical authority in 1165. They had five children:
- Raymond VIRaymond VI of ToulouseRaymond VI was count of Toulouse and marquis of Provence from 1194 to 1222. He was also count of Melgueil from 1173 to 1190.-Early life:...
, who succeeded his father - Aubri, died 1180
- Adelaide or Azalais of ToulouseAzalais of ToulouseAzalais of Toulouse was the daughter of count Raymond V of Toulouse and Constance of France. Her maternal grandparents were Louis VI of France and his second wife Adélaide de Maurienne....
, who married Roger II TrencavelRoger II TrencavelRoger II Trencavel was the Viscount of Carcassonne, Béziers, Razès, and Albi from 1167 or 1171 until his death. Until 1177 he used the title proconsul, usually as proconsul de Bitteris , but he abandoned the usage when he became a vassal of the Crown of Aragon...
in 1171 and died in 1199 - Baldwin, born 1165, executed on the orders of Raymond VI in 1214
His second wife was Richeza of Poland, widow of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence
Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence
Ramon Berenguer II was the count of Provence from 1144 to his death. His uncle, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, was the regent until 1157....
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Raymond also had an illegitimate daughter:
- Indie (July 1192-27 September 1249), who married firstly Guilabert de Lautrec (d.1215), and secondly Bernard de L'Isle-Jourdain (d.1228), and had issue.
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