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A depiction of Raymond VI at the Salle des Illustres in Toulouse. Raymond VI (Occitan: Ramon; 27 October 1156 – 2 August 1222) was Count of Toulouse and Marquis of Provence from 1194 to 1222. He was also Count of Melgueil (as Raymond IV) from 1173 to 1190.
Apr 3, 2024 · Raymond VI was the count of Toulouse from 1194, who at first tolerated the heretical Cathari in Languedoc, then (1209) joined the Albigensian Crusade against them and afterward fought the crusaders to save his own dominions.
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Raymond V of Toulouse died, and his son Raymond VI became Count of Toulouse. Raymond VI was 38 years old when he became Count, and his rule was markedly different to that of his father. Where Raymond V had been willing to bend to the authority of the Pope, Raymond VI was more liberal and tolerant in his acceptance of other religions.
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Raymond VI (Occitan (post 1500);: Ramon; October 27, 1156 – August 2, 1222) was Count of Toulouse and Marquis of Provence from 1194 to 1222. He was also Count of Melgueil (as Raymond IV) from 1173 to 1190. Early life. Raymond was born at Saint-Gilles, Gard, the son of Raymond V and Constance of France.
Raymond VI, COUNT OF TOULOUSE, b. 1156; d. 1222; succeeded his father, Raymond V, in 1195. He was a debauched and sceptical prince, who successively put away three wives, taking as his fourth Jeanne, sister of Richard Cur de Lion. Loaded with all the benefits of the Church, he showed the greatest benevolence to the heretical Cathares or ...
views 3,667,017 updated. Raymond VI, 1156–1222, count of Toulouse (c.1194–1222). His tolerant attitude toward the Albigenses resulted in his repeated excommunication, although he temporarily made peace with the church in 1209.
Raymond VI, defender of Provence against the A1bigensian Crusade; b. Oct. 27, 1156; d. August 1222. Raymond inherited the County of Toulouse from his father, Count Raymond V (1134 – 94), and in the early years of his reign secured a settlement of the war begun by his father with richard i, King of England. In 1207 innocent iii excommunicated ...
