Toulouse coins catalog
County of Toulouse
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Raymond VII (1222-1249)
Raymond VII (1197-1249) was the son of
Raymond VI and Joanna daughter of King Henry II of England.
Raymond VI, by the way, was married six times (!), but had
children only in his marriage with Joanna.
So, after the death of Simon de Montfort, Raymond continued his
struggle with Amaury de Montfort, Simon's son. Amaury appealed
to the king for help, and in 1219 he sent an army under the
command of the future Louis VIII. He besieged Toulouse, where
Raymond son himself was locked up, but could not take it. In
1222, Raymond VI died and Raymond VII became the rightful master
of his lands, most of which, however, still had to be
recaptured.
In 1224 Amaury VI de Montfort, tired of fighting, gave up his
rights in favor of the French crown. In 1225 the Council of
Bourges excommunicated Raymond.
In 1226 Louis VIII went on a new crusade against the Albigoyans,
but fell ill with dysentery and died. Louis VIII's widow Blanca
of Castile became regent under the minor Louis IX and the
crusade continued. The forces were clearly not equal, Raymond
repented and was accepted back into the fold of the church.
Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris (or treaty at Meaux,
1229) he lost Boker, Carcassonne, the Marquisate of Provence,
and about half of his possessions. In addition, he pledged to
marry his only daughter Jeanne to the king's younger brother,
Alphonse de Poitiers, and if the marriage was childless, all his
estates would go to the crown (which is exactly what happened
later). Raymond pledged to persecute the Cathars and establish
the Inquisition. After that, he tried several times to marry
(having previously divorced his existing wife) so that possible
heirs could claim his estates, but each time the case ended in
nothing because of the opposition of the king and the Popes.
In 1249 Raymond went on a crusade organized by Louis IX, but
died on the way. Alphonse de Poitiers succeeded him.
denier no date
silver
RAMON COMES
TOLOSA CIVI
Value - 40-50 USD
obole (1/2 denier) no date
silver
RAMON COMES
TOLOSA CIVI
Value - 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
Value - 40-50 USD
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