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Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse
French noble (c. –)
Raymond of Saint-Gilles (c. &#; 28 February ), also called Raymond IV of Toulouse or Raymond I of Tripoli, was the count of Toulouse, duke of Narbonne, and margrave of Provence from , and one of the leaders of the First Crusade from to He spent the last five years of his life establishing the County of Tripoli in the Near East.[1][2]
Early years
Raymond was a son of Pons of Toulouse and Almodis de La Marche.
He received Saint-Gilles with the title of "count" from his father and displaced his niece Philippa, Duchess of Aquitaine, his brother William IV's daughter, in from inheriting Toulouse.
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In , William Bertrand of Provence died and his margravial title to Provence passed to Raymond. A bull of Urban's dated 22 July names Raymond comes nimirum Tholosanorum ac Ruthenensium et marchio Provintie Raimundus ("Raymond, count of Toulouse and Rouergue, margrave of Provence").
The First Crusade
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