County of Toulouse

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The County of Toulouse was a powerful medieval principality in southern France, centered on the city of Toulouse, that played a major role in Occitan culture and politics before being gradually absorbed into the French crown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf feudal principality
former administrative territorial entity
medieval county
absorbedBy French crown
absorptionProcess gradual integration into royal domain
borderedBy County of Barcelona
County of Foix
County of Provence
Duchy of Aquitaine
capital Toulouse
continent Europe
country Kingdom of France
endTime 1271
event Albigensian Crusade
Treaty of Paris 1229
annexation by the French crown
followedBy Crown lands of the King of France
linked to: French royal domain

Royal province of Languedoc
linked to: Languedoc
governmentForm feudal monarchy
includedTerritory Albi
Albigeois
Cahors
Nîmes
Quercy
Rodez
Rouergue
Toulouse
language Occitan
locatedIn Languedoc
Occitania
southern France
notableRuler Alphonse of Poitiers
Raymond IV of Toulouse
Raymond V of Toulouse
Raymond VI of Toulouse
Raymond VII of Toulouse
partOf Duchy of Aquitaine
Kingdom of France
politicalStatus semi-independent principality
precededBy Visigothic rule in Gaul
religion Roman Catholicism
rulingDynasty House of Toulouse
linked to: House of Rouergue

Raymondine dynasty
linked to: Ramnulfid dynasty
significantFor Cathar movement
linked to: Catharism

development of Occitan culture
troubadour poetry
startTime 8th century
circa 778
vassalOf Carolingian Empire
Duchy of Aquitaine
Kingdom of France

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Albigensian Crusade belligerent County of Toulouse
Comtat Venaissin previousRuler County of Toulouse
Muret battleBelligerent County of Toulouse
Rouergue historicalAllegiance County of Toulouse
Count of Toulouse appliesToJurisdiction County of Toulouse
Count of Toulouse associatedWithTerritory County of Toulouse
Occitania historicalPoliticalEntity County of Toulouse
County of Foix borderedBy County of Toulouse
Battle of Muret belligerent County of Toulouse
Battle of Muret relatedTo County of Toulouse
Battle of Muret involvedEntity County of Toulouse
Raymond VI of Toulouse deathPlace County of Toulouse
Raymond VI of Toulouse ruledRegion County of Toulouse
Treaty of Paris (1229) party County of Toulouse
Treaty of Paris (1229) affectedRegion County of Toulouse
Siege of Toulouse hasLocation County of Toulouse
Siege of Toulouse belligerent County of Toulouse
Alphonse, Count of Poitiers heldFrom County of Toulouse
Siege of Damascus (1148) belligerent County of Toulouse
Count of Foix borderedBy County of Toulouse
Raymond of Saint-Gilles associatedWith County of Toulouse
Raymond I of Tripoli countryOfCitizenship County of Toulouse
Raymond I of Tripoli birthPlace County of Toulouse
Pons of Toulouse territoryRuled County of Toulouse
Pons of Toulouse associatedWith County of Toulouse
Almodis de la Marche regionOfActivity County of Toulouse
Duke of Narbonne associatedWith County of Toulouse
Elvira of Castile residedIn County of Toulouse
Elvira of Castile associatedWith County of Toulouse
Bertrand of Toulouse countryOfOrigin County of Toulouse
Alfonso Jordan allegiance County of Toulouse
Isabelle of Melgueil realm County of Toulouse
Alphonse Jourdain countryOfCitizenship County of Toulouse
Alphonse Jourdain associatedWith County of Toulouse
Treaty of Meaux-Paris stipulated County of Toulouse would pass to the French crown if Joan and Alphonse died without heirs
linked to: County of Toulouse
Treaty of Meaux-Paris affected County of Toulouse
Countess of Toulouse associatedWith County of Toulouse
Countess of Toulouse jurisdiction County of Toulouse
Raymond V of Toulouse ruledTerritory County of Toulouse
Raymond II of Toulouse territoryRuled County of Toulouse
William III of Toulouse realm County of Toulouse
Raymond III of Toulouse realm County of Toulouse
Cross of Toulouse associatedWith County of Toulouse
Counts of Comminges borderedBy County of Toulouse
County of Comminges borders County of Toulouse
Bourgogne de Lusignan associatedWith County of Toulouse
Baldwin of Toulouse countryOfCitizenship County of Toulouse
Baldwin of Toulouse placeOfBirth County of Toulouse
Baldwin of Toulouse associatedWith County of Toulouse