County of Toulouse - Wikipedia
The County of Toulouse (Occitan: Comtat de Tolosa, Latin: Comitatus Tolosanus, Middle French: Conté de Thoulouse) was a territory in southern France consisting of the city of Toulouse and its environs, ruled by the Count of Toulouse from the late 9th century until the late 13th century.
Count of Toulouse - Wikipedia
The count of Toulouse (Occitan: comte de Tolosa, French: comte de Toulouse) was the ruler of Toulouse during the 8th to 13th centuries. Originating as vassals of the Frankish kings, [1] the hereditary counts ruled the city of Toulouse and its surrounding county …
Toulouse - Wikipedia
Toulouse is the central city of one of the 22 metropolitan councils of France. Between the 2014 and 2020 censuses, its metropolitan area was the third fastest growing among metropolitan areas larger than 500,000 inhabitants in France. [9]
Toulouse History: A Brief Overview! - French Moments
Feb 14, 2022 · Located in the Occitania region, Toulouse is a very ancient city. Its origins can be found in Antiquity, around the 8th century BC. Whilst little from this period remains, buildings from successive inhabitants have been recovered.
Toulouse | Garonne River, Occitan Culture, Catharism | Britannica
Toulouse, medieval county of southern France from the 8th to the 13th century. The countship can be dated from ad 778, when Charlemagne attempted to create bulwarks against the Muslims of Spain. The great dynasty, however, dates from 849, when Count Fredelon, a …
The Counts of Toulouse ( Coms de Toloza) - midi-france.info
The hereditary Counts of Toulouse ruled the city of Toulouse and its surrounding County from the late 9th century until 1270. They and other family members were also at various times Counts of Quercy, Rouergue, Albi, and Nîmes, and Marquis of Gothia and Provence.
Count of Toulouse
The Count of Toulouse was the ruler of Toulouse and its surrounding county from the 8th to 13th centuries. The hereditary counts were also at times counts of Quercy, Rouergue, Albi, and Nîmes, and sometimes margraves of Septimania and Provence. After the Albigensian Crusade, the county fell to the Kingdom of France in 1229 and de facto in 1271.
Counts of Toulouse - Tacitus
The county of Toulouse was created 778 by Charlemagne and became hereditary in the house of Rourgue in the middle of the 9th century. In their hands Toulouse became one of the most important principalities in southern France and it had supremacy over the counties of Quercy, Albi, Carcassonne, Nimes, Béziers and Foix.
The Counts of Toulouse - midi-france.info
The Counts of Toulouse were the first rulers to found European foundations for both the Knights Templars and Knights Hospitaller. Many of the Counts were named Ramon , a name which is the same in modern Spanish, more familiar as Raymond in English and …
House of Toulouse - Wikipedia
The House of Toulouse, sometimes called House of Saint-Gilles or Raimondines, is a family of Frankish origin established in Languedoc having owned the County of Toulouse.