Raymond I of Toulouse
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Raymond I was the Count of Limoges (from 841), Rouergue and Quercy
(from 849), and Toulouse and Albi (from 852). He was the younger son of Fulcoald of Rouergue
and Senegund, niece of William of Gellone
through his sister Alda.
In 852, on the death of his brother Fredelon
, he, already count of Limoges, Quercy, and Rouergue, received Toulouse and Albi. In 862, he was attacked by Humfrid
, Count of Barcelona, and forced to abdicate Limoges. In 863, he was likewise forced to abdicate Rouergue and Toulouse. He died in 865 while fighting for his possessions against the new count Sunifred I.
Raymond married Bertha and had five children:
Quercy
Quercy is a former province of France located in the country's southwest, bounded on the north by Limousin, on the west by Périgord and Agenais, on the south by Gascony and Languedoc, and on the east by Rouergue and Auvergne....
(from 849), and Toulouse and Albi (from 852). He was the younger son of Fulcoald of Rouergue
Fulcoald of Rouergue
Fulcoald, Foucaud, Fulguald or Fulqualdus is sometimes called the Count of Rouergue and founder of that dynasty of counts which ruled Toulouse and often all of Gothia for the next four centuries...
and Senegund, niece of William of Gellone
William of Gellone
Saint William of Gellone was the second Count of Toulouse from 790 until his replacement in 811. His Occitan name is Guilhem, and he is known in French as Guillaume d'Orange, Guillaume Fierabrace, and the Marquis au court nez.He is the hero of the Chanson de Guillaume, an early chanson de geste,...
through his sister Alda.
In 852, on the death of his brother Fredelon
Fredelon of Toulouse
Fredelon, Freddon, or Fredol was the first Count of Toulouse of the dynasty of Rouergue.Son of Fulcoald of Rouergue and Senegund, daughter of Alda, sister of William of Gellone, Fredeon was related to the families of the counts of Rouergue and Toulouse.In 840, Fulcoald died, but Fredelon was not...
, he, already count of Limoges, Quercy, and Rouergue, received Toulouse and Albi. In 862, he was attacked by Humfrid
Humfrid
Humfrid was the Count of Barcelona, Girona, Empúries, Roussillon, and Narbonne from 858 to 864. He also bore the title Margrave of Gothia , as he held several frontier counties....
, Count of Barcelona, and forced to abdicate Limoges. In 863, he was likewise forced to abdicate Rouergue and Toulouse. He died in 865 while fighting for his possessions against the new count Sunifred I.
Raymond married Bertha and had five children:
- Bernard IIBernard II of ToulouseBernard II , called the Calf, was the Count of Toulouse, Rouergue, Limoges, Nîmes, Carcassonne, Razès, and Albi. He was the son of Raymond I and Bertha. The dates of his reign are disputed: either 865–877 or 864–872....
, count at one time or another of Toulouse, Rouergue, Quercy, Albi, and Nîmes - Fulgaud, viscount of Limoges
- OdoOdo of ToulouseOdo was the Count of Toulouse from 872 to 918 or 919, when he died.He was a son of Raymond I of Toulouse and Bertha or of Bernard II of Toulouse....
, count at one time or another of Toulouse, Rouergue, and Quercy and duke of Septimania - Aribert, abbot of Vabres
- a daughter who married Lupo I of Bigorre