{"slug": "county-of-toulouse", "label": "County of Toulouse", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Toulouse", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1334322", "qid": "Q1334322", "description": "countship", "entries": 17, "years": 17, "span": [816, 1271], "span_label": ["816 CE", "1271 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 4}, {"title": "Births", "count": 3}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 3}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}], "related": [{"slug": "raymond-iv-of-toulouse", "label": "Raymond IV of Toulouse", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "provence", "label": "Provence", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "albigensian-crusade", "label": "Albigensian Crusade", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "paris", "label": "Paris", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "louis-viii-of-france", "label": "Louis VIII of France", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "county-of-tripoli", "label": "County of Tripoli", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "jerusalem", "label": "Jerusalem", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "antioch", "label": "Antioch", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "duchy-of-normandy", "label": "Duchy of Normandy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bohemond-i-of-antioch", "label": "Bohemond I of Antioch", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "robert-curthose", "label": "Robert Curthose", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 816, "year_label": "816 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 28", "text": "October 28 – Beggo, count of Toulouse and Paris", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340941190#Deaths", "title": "816", "revid": 1340941190, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 832, "year_label": "832 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Berengar the Wise, count (or duke) of Toulouse, attacks the Frankish domains of Bernard of Septimania, taking Roussillon (along with Vallespir, Razès, and Conflent).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267075509#Europe", "title": "832", "revid": 1267075509, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 849, "year_label": "849 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Frankish forces under King Charles the Bald invade southern France, and conquer the territory of Toulouse. He appoints Fredelo as count (comté) of Toulouse, who founds the Rouergue dynasty. Aquitaine is submitted to the West Frankish Kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341129155#Europe", "title": "849", "revid": 1341129155, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 944, "year_label": "944 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Raymond III (or Pons I), count of Toulouse, travels to Nevers (southeast of Paris) to declare his fidelity to king Louis IV (\"d'Outremer\"). He is granted the title 'prince of the Aquitanians' by the king.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341512279#Europe", "title": "944", "revid": 1341512279, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 991, "year_label": "991 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Pons II (or Pons William), count of Toulouse (d. 1060)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365261005#Births", "title": "991", "revid": 1365261005, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1094, "year_label": "1094 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "July 28", "text": "July 28 – William Bertrand dies, and his margravial title of Provence is inherited by Raymond IV (\"Saint-Gilles\"), who becomes count of Toulouse (until 1105).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365267917#Europe", "title": "1094", "revid": 1365267917, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1096, "year_label": "1096 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "October", "text": "October – Raymond IV (\"Saint-Gilles\"), count of Toulouse, sets off to join the First Crusade. He travels with his army, accompanied by his wife Elvira and Bishop Adhemar of Le Puy, via Provence through the Balkan route (along the coast of Croatia). He arrives at Dyrrachium to march to Thessaloniki.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365266324#First_Crusade", "title": "1096", "revid": 1365266324, "section": "Events › By place › First Crusade"}}, {"year": 1099, "year_label": "1099 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 16", "text": "January 16 – The Crusaders, under Raymond IV, count of Toulouse (Raymond of Saint-Gilles), leave Antioch, and head south towards Jerusalem. They are joined by forces of Tancred (a nephew of Bohemond I) and Robert II, duke of Normandy. Raymond is given free passage and supplies, and accepts guides from the Emir of Shaizar (modern Syria), who conducts the army (6,000 men) across the Orontes River (between Shaizar and Hama).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365265715#First_Crusade", "title": "1099", "revid": 1365265715, "section": "Events › By place › First Crusade"}}, {"year": 1103, "year_label": "1103 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Alfonso I, count of Tripoli and Toulouse (d. 1148)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365265973#Births", "title": "1103", "revid": 1365265973, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1105, "year_label": "1105 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 28", "text": "February 28 – Raymond IV dies at his castle of Mons Peregrinus (\"Pilgrim's Mountain\") near Tripoli. Raymond leaves his 2-year-old son Alfonso I by his third wife, Elvira of Castile, to rule the County of Tripoli. Raymond's nephew William-Jordan, count of Cerdagne, becomes regent over Alfonso. Bertrand, the eldest son of Raymond, inherits the title 'Count of Toulouse'.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365268232#Levant", "title": "1105", "revid": 1365268232, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1134, "year_label": "1134 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Raymond V, count of Toulouse (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1321069056#Births", "title": "1134", "revid": 1321069056, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1144, "year_label": "1144 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The city of Montauban in southern France is founded by Count Alfonso Jordan of Toulouse.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362160711#Europe", "title": "1144", "revid": 1362160711, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1208, "year_label": "1208 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 15", "text": "January 15 – Pierre de Castelnau is murdered by heretics supported by Raymond VI, count of Toulouse. He is held responsible and excommunicated by Pope Innocent III, leading to the Albigensian Crusade.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371078934#Europe", "title": "1208", "revid": 1371078934, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1216, "year_label": "1216 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 24", "text": "July 24 – Albigensian Crusade: French forces under Raymond VII, count of Toulouse, besiege Castle Beaucaire in May. After three months, the occupants are running low on supplies and surrender to Raymond.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371079230#Europe", "title": "1216", "revid": 1371079230, "section": "Events › By continent › Europe"}}, {"year": 1218, "year_label": "1218 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 25", "text": "June 25 – Siege of Toulouse: During a counter-assault, Simon de Montfort is killed by a stone from one of the defender's siege engines. The leadership of the Albigensian Crusade falls to Simon's son Amaury de Montfort, who lifts the siege a month later. Raymond VI is restored as count of Toulouse after a popular rebellion.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347207200#Europe", "title": "1218", "revid": 1347207200, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1226, "year_label": "1226 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 7", "text": "June 7 – King Louis VIII of France begins the Crusade against the Cathars (Albigensians) in southern France and against Raymond VII, count of Count of Toulouse. Over the next three months, the Crusaders capture the cities of Béziers, Carcassonne, Beaucaire and Marseille and by Avignon's surrender on September 9, Louis forces the region of Languedoc into submission, and reasserts his authority upon the autonomous municipalities of his estates. Most cities have to accept the authority of Ramon Berenguer IV, count of Provence, but Marseille and Nice rebel.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372695704#April_–_June", "title": "1226", "revid": 1372695704, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1271, "year_label": "1271 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 21", "text": "August 21 – The counties of Poitou and Toulouse are absorbed into the French domains following the death of Alphonse, Count of Poitiers, son of the late King Louis VIII of France.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351320596#Europe", "title": "1271", "revid": 1351320596, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}]}