Coins of Toulouse - catalog with values
County of Toulouse
denier
Raymond VII (1222-1249)
denier no date
silver
RAMON COMES
TOLOSA CIVI
~ 40-50 USD
obole (1/2 denier) no date
silver
RAMON COMES
TOLOSA CIVI
~ 40-50 USD
Alphonse count of Poitiers (1249-1271)
Alphonse (1220-1271) was the third son of Louis VIII and Blanca of Castile. In 1241, according to his father's will, he received Poitou. At the same time he was married to the daughter and heiress of Count Raymund VII of Toulouse. Since part of the land transferred to Alphonse formally belonged to the English king, the latter did not fail to defend his rights, and in the army of Henry III there was a new father-in-law Raymond with his army :). This, however, is not surprising, because the marriage was a consequence of the Treaty of Paris 1229, under which the defeated count, in addition to territorial concessions, ceded his daughter to the prince. The French royal army defeated this coalition and Count Raymund submitted to King Louis IX (Alfonso's older brother).
In 1249, Alphonse, together with his resigned father-in-law, left for another crusade organized by Louis (who, by the way, earned the nickname "Saint" not only for the crusades. But that's another story :). On the way, Raymond died and Alphonse became Count of Toulouse.
In 1250 he, together with Charles of Anjou, returned to France, where in the absence of the king and after the death of Blanca of Castile (1252), the brothers became regents. Alphonse lived in Paris, but paid great attention to his possessions in southern France - he divided the territory into seneschalities, tried to unify city law, and protected the townspeople from the feudal lords. He supported the Inquisition, in 1249 organized in Poitou the first in the history of the county persecution of Jews. As they write, Alphonse de Poitiers was characterized by despotic nature. In those days, there were few lambs among feudal lords in general, but apparently this one stood out even against their background.
In 1270 Alphonse went on another crusade, in which died and Louis IX, and he himself. Alphonse had no children and his estates were added to the royal domain.
denier no date
silver
A COFILIVS REX
THOLOSA CIVI
~ 40-50 USD
Other coins of French Feudalist
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