After the Visigothic Kings of Aquitaine (409-508), the Merovingian kings were kings and dukes in Aquitaine and dukes of Toulouse. The Visigoths, one of the two main branches of the Goths (of which the Ostrogothi were the other), were one of the loosely-termed Germanic tribes that disturbed the late Roman Empire. ... The persons who held the title of Duke of Aquitaine (which became part of France in 1449 but was an independent duchy before then), with the years they held it, were: See also: Dukes of Aquitaine family tree Categories: Dukes of Aquitaine | French nobility ... For other uses of the term Merovingian, see Merovingian (disambiguation). ... Capital Bordeaux Area 41,309 km² Regional President Alain Rousset ( PS) (since 1998) Population   - 2004 estimate   - 1999 census   - Density (Ranked 6th) 3,049,000 2,908,359 74/km² (2004) Arrondissements 18 Cantons 235 Communes 2,296 Départements Dordogne Gironde Landes Lot-et-Garonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques Aquitaine... The Capitole, the 18th century city hall of Toulouse and best known landmark in the city; in the foreground is the Place du Capitole, a hub of urban life at the very center of the city Toulouse (pronounced in standard French, in local Toulouse accent) ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced ) is a...

The Carolingians appointed counts of Toulouse, 790-848:

• Torson, designated comte de Toulouse by Charlemagne, 778, regent for Louis I; deposed 790
• Saint William of Gellone, second count of Toulouse 790-811 (died 812/4)
• Raymond Raphinel, designated by Charlemagne, 811
• Bérenger le Sage, duc de Toulouse, 814 - died 835; son of Hugues, comte de Tours
• Warin, duc de Toulouse, 835, designated by Louis I (King in 814)
• Pépin ler, king of Toulouse and Aquitaine, died 849 here begins the lineage of the counts of Toulouse.

The hereditary Counts of Toulouse ruled the city of Toulouse and its surrounding county from the late 9th century until 1270. The counts and other family members were also at various times counts of Quercy, Rouergue, Albi, and Nîmes, and Marquis of Gothia and Provence. Also, Raymond IV founded the crusader state of Tripoli, and his descendants were counts there. A Frankish king, like Charlemagne, (center) depicted in the Sacramentary of Charles the Bald (about 870) Charlemagne (c. ... Louis the Pious (also known as Louis I, Louis the Fair and Louis the Debonaire, German form: Ludwig der Fromme, French form: Louis le Pieux or Louis le Débonnaire, Spanish form: Ludovico Pío) (April 16, 778 - June 20, 840) was Emperor and King of the Franks from 814... Saint William of Gellone (755 - traditionally May 28, ca. ... The Capitole, the 18th century city hall of Toulouse and best known landmark in the city; in the foreground is the Place du Capitole, a hub of urban life at the very center of the city Toulouse (pronounced in standard French, in local Toulouse accent) ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced ) is a... ( 8th century - 9th century - 10th century - other centuries) Events Beowulf might have been written down in this century, though it could also have been in the 8th century Reign of Charlemagne, and concurrent (and controversially labeled) Carolingian Renaissance in western Europe Viking attacks on Europe begin Oseberg ship burial The... Events The Eighth Crusade is launched against Tunis, and ends when its leader, Louis IX of France, dies. ... Quercy coat of arms Quercy (pronounced in French;  pronunciation) (Occitan: Carsin, pronounced , locally ) is a former province of France located in the southwest of France, bounded on the north by Limousin, on the west by Périgord and Agenais, on the south by Gascony and Languedoc, and on the east... Rouergue is an old province of France, bounded on the north by Auvergne, on the south and southwest by Languedoc, on the east by Gevaudan and on the west by Quercy. ... Albi is also a municipality in the comarca (county) of Garrigues, in Catalonia. ... Location within France Nîmes is a city and commune of southern France, préfecture (capital) of the Gard département. ... The term Gothia, also called the Hispanic March, was frequently assigned to an area made up of lands south of the Pyrenees as well as in the north (Septimania). ... Provence is a former Roman province and is now a region of southeastern France, located on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Frances border with Italy. ... The Crusader states, c. ... The County of Tripoli was the last of the four major Crusader states in the Levant to be created. ...

• Bernard of Septimania, assassinated in 844
• Freddon (d. 852)
• Raymond I (852-862)
• Bernard (862-872)
• Eudes (872-919)
• Raymond II (919-924)
• Raymond III Pons (924 - ~950)
• Raymond IV (~950 - 961)
• Hugh (961-972)
• Raymond (972-978) [recent research suggests adding this previously unknown count to solve the problem of the otherwise extraordinary lifespan of William Tallifer; this would of course necessitate renumbering the succeeding Raymond's, though this is not done here.]
• William III Tallifer (d. 1037)
• Pons (1037-~1061)
• William IV (~1061-~1093)
• Raymond IV (~1093-1095)
• Bertrand (1095-1112)
• Alphonse-Jordan (1112-1148)
• Raymond V (1148-1194)
• Raymond VI (1194-1222)
• Raymond VII (1222-1249)
• Joan of Toulouse & Alphonse of Poitiers (1249-1271)

At that point Toulouse passed to the Crown of France, by the terms of the Treaty of Languedoc. Raymond IV of Toulouse (c. ... Bertrand of Toulouse (died 1112) was count of Toulouse, and was the first count of Tripoli to rule in Tripoli itself. ... Alphonse I (1103 - 1148), Count of Toulouse, son of Count Raymond IV by his third wife, Elvira of Castile, was born in the castle of Mont-Pelerin, Tripoli, in todays Lebanon. ... Raymond V (1134-1194) was count of Toulouse from 1148 until his death in 1194. ... Raymond VI of Toulouse (October 27, 1156 - August 2, 1222) was count of Toulouse from 1194 to 1222. ... Raymond VII of Saint-Gilles (July, 1197 - September 27, 1249) was count of Toulouse, duke of Narbonne and marquis of Provence. ... Alphonse, Count of Toulouse and of Poitiers (November 11, 1220 - August 21, 1271). ...

External links

• 'Les Régnants Toulousains" (http://membres.lycos.fr/ignacel/comtes.html): list (in French)
• The Counts of Toulouse, the Cathars of the Languedoc, Occitan and Occitania. (http://www.languedoc-france.info/1210_ramon.htm): (in English)