Raymond Pons (''Regimundus Pontio''; died after 944), who may be numbered Raymond III or Pons I,
[He has traditionally been called Raymond III, but with the discovery of at least one and perhaps two additional Raymonds, this numerical designation is used by some authors to refer to his newly discovered son] was the
count of Toulouse
The count of Toulouse ( oc, comte de Tolosa, french: comte de Toulouse) was the ruler of Toulouse during the 8th to 13th centuries. Originating as vassals of the Frankish kings,
the hereditary counts ruled the city of Toulouse and its surroundin ...
from 924.
In 932, Raymond Pons travelled north with his uncle Count
Ermengol of Rouergue Ermengol (or Ermengaud) (870-937) was a son of Odo of Toulouse and Garsindis. His father gave him the County of Rouergue and Quercy in 906 and he governed it to his death. His brother was Raymond II of Toulouse and together they governed the vast ...
and Duke
Sancho IV Garcés of Gascony to do homage to
King Rudolph.
In 936, Raymond Pons founded the monastery of
Chanteuges. Between 940 and 941, he controlled
Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; oc, label= Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Au ...
. In 944, when
Hugh the Great
Hugh the Great (16 June 956) was the duke of the Franks and count of Paris.
Biography
Hugh was the son of King Robert I of France and Béatrice of Vermandois.Detlev Schwennicke, '' Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der E ...
and
King Louis IV entered Aquitaine, the former met Raymond at
Nevers
Nevers ( , ; la, Noviodunum, later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is the prefecture of the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France. It was the principal city of the former province of Nivernais. It is sou ...
and confirmed his titles while the Toulousain returned with the king to the royal court.
Raymond Pons married a daughter of Duke
García II of Gascony, who was either the same person as his known wife Gersenda or a distinct earlier wife. His successor was another
Raymond
Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...
, probably his son.
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Counts of Toulouse
10th-century French people