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Raymond VII, seal, 13th century; in the Archives Nationales, Paris
Raymond VII, seal, 13th century; in the Archives Nationales, Paris

Raymond VII

count of Toulouse
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Born:
July 1197, Beaucaire, Fr.
Died:
Sept. 27, 1249, Millau (aged 52)
Role In:
Crusades
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Raymond VII (born July 1197, Beaucaire, Fr.—died Sept. 27, 1249, Millau) was the count of Toulouse from 1222, who succeeded his father, Raymond VI, not only in the countship but also in having to face problems raised by the Albigensian Crusade against the heretical Cathari. Under his rule, the de facto independence of Toulouse from the French kingdom was permanently curtailed. After helping to recover lands of which his father had been dispossessed by the fourth Lateran Council (1215), Raymond became count and then negotiated a truce (1223) with the land-hungry crusaders from the North of France. For failing to ...(100 of 241 words)

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