Raymond V, Count of Toulouse

Who was Raymond V, Count of Toulouse?

Raymond V was Count of Toulouse from 1148 until his death in 1194.

He was the son of Alphonse I of Toulouse. When Alphonse died in the Holy Land in 1148, the county of Toulouse passed to his son Raymond, then aged 14.

Raymond was implicated in the Cathar crisis. In 1176, Guilhem, the Bishop of Albi organized the council of Lombers, attended by both clerics and princes - including Raymond V, and his wife Constance - and representatives of the Cathars. The crisis later led to the Albigensian Crusade.