Raymond IV of Toulouse

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Raymond IV of Toulouse was a prominent 11th-century French nobleman and one of the principal leaders of the First Crusade, noted for his piety, military influence, and role in the capture of Jerusalem.

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Raymond IV of Toulouse canonical 13
Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Count of Toulouse
crusader
human
leader of the First Crusade
medieval noble
alsoKnownAs Raymond I of Tripoli
Raymond of Saint-Gilles
birthDate c. 1041
birthPlace Toulouse
causeOfDeath illness
child Alfonso Jordan
Bertrand of Toulouse
contemporaryOf Adhemar of Le Puy
Bohemond I of Antioch
Godfrey of Bouillon
countryOfCitizenship France
deathDate 28 February 1105
deathPlace near Tripoli
era High Middle Ages
father Pons of Toulouse
languageSpoken Occitan
led Provençal contingent of the First Crusade
militaryRank army commander
mother Almodis de la Marche
nobleFamily House of Rouergue
notableWork leadership in the First Crusade
notedFor military leadership
piety
role in the capture of Jerusalem
participatedIn Battle of Dorylaeum (1097)
First Crusade
Siege of Antioch
Siege of Arqa
Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
Siege of Nicaea
Siege of Tripoli
politicalAlignment supporter of the papal reform movement
refusedTitle King of Jerusalem (titular)
surface form: King of Jerusalem
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
spouse Elvira of Castile
Isabelle of Melgueil
Matilda of Sicily
supportedBy Pope Urban II
sworeOathTo Alexios I Komnenos
surface form: Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos
title Count of Toulouse
Count of Tripoli (de facto, during the siege)
Duke of Narbonne
Margrave of Provence
yearOfCrusadeDeparture 1096

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First Crusade commandedBy Raymond IV of Toulouse
Council of Clermont significantPerson Raymond IV of Toulouse
Gesta Francorum associatedWith Raymond IV of Toulouse
Outremer notableRuler Raymond IV of Toulouse
Siege of Antioch commander Raymond IV of Toulouse
Battle of Dorylaeum (1097) commander Raymond IV of Toulouse
Siege of Nicaea commandedBy Raymond IV of Toulouse
Count of Toulouse hasTitleHolder Raymond IV of Toulouse
County of Toulouse notableRuler Raymond IV of Toulouse
County of Tripoli foundedBy Raymond IV of Toulouse
County of Tripoli notableRuler Raymond IV of Toulouse
Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles namedAfter Raymond IV of Toulouse
this entity surface form: Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse
Siege of Jerusalem (1099) commander Raymond IV of Toulouse
Siege of Jerusalem (1099) attackerCommander Raymond IV of Toulouse