Raymond Pons (I) (died after 944

944

Year 944 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Africa :* The city of Algiers is founded by the Zirid king Buluggin ibn Ziri....

) was the Count of Toulouse from 924

924

Year 924 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Emperor Taizu of Liao leads another campaign to the west, reaching the former Uyghur capital on the Orkhon River...

. He was the last head of his house to rule in Toulouse before the power passed to his cousins the counts of Rouergue

Counts of Rouergue

This is a list of the counts of Rouergue.*Gilbert c. 790 – c. 810 or 820*Fulcoald c. 810 or 820 – c. 836 or 849*Raymond I c. 836 or 849 – 864*Fredol c...

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In 932

932

Year 932 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* After an initial defeat, Mardavij took Tabaristan and Gurgan. Makan, whose attempts to recover his territories failed, entered the service of the Samanids.- Europe :* St...

, he did homage to Rudolph of France

Rudolph of France

Rudolph was the Duke of Burgundy between 921 and 923 and King of Western Francia from thereafter to his death. Rudolph inherited the duchy of Burgundy from his father, Richard the Justiciar...

 and was created Duke of Aquitaine

Duke of Aquitaine

The Duke of Aquitaine ruled the historical region of Aquitaine under the supremacy of Frankish, English and later French kings....

, Count of Auvergne, and Margrave of Gothia, even though William Towhead

William III of Aquitaine

William III , called Towhead from the colour of his hair, was the "Count of the Duchy of Aquitaine" from 959 and Duke of Aquitaine from 962 to his death. He was also the Count of Poitou from 935 and Count of Auvergne from 950...

 claimed the ducal title as well.

In 936

936

Year 936 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* King Taejo of Goryeo defeats Hubaekje....

, he founded the monastery of Chanteuges

Chanteuges

Chanteuges is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Loire department...

. Between 940

940

Year 940 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Saadia Gaon compiles his siddur in Iraq.* Narita-san Temple is founded in Chiba, Japan....

 and 941

941

Year 941 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.- Births :* Charles d'Outremer, son of Louis IV of France* Brian Bórumha mac Cennétig, High-King of Ireland...

, he controlled Auvergne

Auvergne (province)

Auvergne was a historic province in south central France. It was originally the feudal domain of the Counts of Auvergne. It is now the geographical and cultural area that corresponds to the former province....

. In 944, when Hugh the Great

Hugh the Great

Hugh the Great or Hugues le Grand was duke of the Franks and count of Paris, son of King Robert I of France and nephew of King Odo. He was born in Paris, Île-de-France, France. His eldest son was Hugh Capet who became King of France in 987...

 and King Louis IV

Louis IV of France

Louis IV , called d'Outremer or Transmarinus , reigned as King of Western Francia from 936 to 954...

 entered Aquitaine, the former met Raymond at Nevers

Nevers

Nevers is a commune in – and the administrative capital of – the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne region in central France...

 and confirmed his titles while the Toulousain returned with the king to the royal court.

He married a daughter of García II of Gascony, who was either the same person as his wife Gersenda or a distinct earlier wife, and was succeeded by his son Raymond III (or IV)

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....

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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.