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Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse

1156 - 1222

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Raymond VI (Occitan: Ramon; 27 October 1156 – 2 August 1222) was Count of Toulouse and Marquis of Provence from 1194 to 1222. He was also Count of Melgueil (as Raymond IV) from 1173 to 1190. Raymond's conflicts with Pope Innocent III over his tolerance of the Cathars led into his excommunication and the beginning of the Albigensian Crusade. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse is the 4,117th most popular politician (down from 3,245th in 2019), the 1,229th most popular biography from France (down from 1,036th in 2019) and the 291st most popular French Politician.

Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, is most famous for his role in the Albigensian Crusade. The Albigensian Crusade was a military campaign against the Cathars of the Languedoc region of France. The Cathars were a Christian sect that opposed the Catholic Church and its teachings. Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, was one of the leaders of the Cathars. He was captured by Simon de Montfort, who led the crusade.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse ranks 4,117 out of 19,576. Before him are Thamphthis, Leopold Berchtold, Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder, Louis, Count of Évreux, Petar Mladenov, and Emperor Ping of Han. After him are Archidamus II, Stefan the First-Crowned, Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, Lee Jae-myung, Yolande of Aragon, and Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia.

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Among people born in 1156, Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse ranks 4. Before him are Magnus V of Norway, Kuchlug, and Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony. After him is Hōjō Masako. Among people deceased in 1222, Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse ranks 4. Before him are Constance of Aragon, Alexios I of Trebizond, and John I of Sweden. After him are William I, Count of Holland, Michael Choniates, and Vladislaus III, Duke of Bohemia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse ranks 1,229 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Nodier (1780), Jules de Polignac (1780), Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737), Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (1767), Étienne-Louis Malus (1775), and Louis, Count of Évreux (1276). After him are Maurice Ronet (1927), Charles-Émile Reynaud (1844), Pepin II of Aquitaine (823), Gottfried von Strassburg (1180), Étienne Gilson (1884), and Bertrade de Montfort (1070).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse ranks 291. Before him are Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (1754), Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (1785), Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy (1756), Isabella of Valois (1389), Jules de Polignac (1780), and Louis, Count of Évreux (1276). After him are Pepin II of Aquitaine (823), Honoré III, Prince of Monaco (1720), Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895), Jean de Dunois (1402), Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (1334), and Francis III, Duke of Brittany (1518).

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