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Raimond Roger (french: Raymond-Roger; Occitan: ''Ramon Roger'') (died 27 March 1223) was the sixth count of Foix from the House of Foix. He was the son and successor of Roger Bernard I and his wife Cécilia Trencavel.
When Raimond-Roger and Arnaud, viscount of Castelbon, wished to join their possessions, the Count 
He had with Philippa of Montcada;
*
Ermengol VIII of Urgell Ermengol (or Armengol) VIII (1158 – 1208), known as ''el de Sant Hilari'', was the Count of Urgell from 1184 to his death. He was a son of Ermengol VII and Dulce, daughter of Roger III of Foix.
In 1178, he married Elvira of Subirats, with whom h ...
and Bernard de Villemur
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname.
The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...
, bishop of Urgell, saw in this a threat and declared war. Overcome and captured, the count of Foix and Arnaud were imprisoned from February to September 1203. King Peter II of Aragón intervened, however, wishing to spare them for his fight to conquer Languedoc. Moreover, Peter II gave as a fief the castles of Trenton and Quérigut
Quérigut (; oc, Quergut) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Population
Inhabitants are called ''Quérigutois''.
See also
*Communes of the Ariège department
The following is a list of the 327 Communes of Fra ...
(1209) to Raimond-Roger, after having already given various other Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
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seigniories (1208).
Raimond Roger was a close relative of Raymond VI of Toulouse
Raymond VI ( oc, Ramon; October 27, 1156 – August 2, 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.
Early life
Raymond was born at Saint-Gilles, Gard, ...
and a staunch ally. He was famed for his generalship, chivalry, fidelity, and affection for ''haute couture''. He was, besides a patron of troubadours, an author of verse himself. Though not a Cathar himself, several of his relatives were. His wife, Philippa of Montcada, even became a ''parfaite''. His sister, Esclarmonde de Foix, was also a ''parfaite'', receiving the ''Consolamentum'' at Fanjeaux in 1204. Raimond Roger was a great orator, and attended the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215 to defend Raymond of Toulouse before Innocent III and the council. He himself was accused of having murdered priests and did not deny it, instead he informed the pope that he regretted not having murdered more.
He had with Philippa of Montcada;
*Roger Bernard
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ...
who became his heir.
*Cécile de Foix, who married (c.1224) Count Bernard V of Comminges.
He also had two illegitimate children.
Notes
References
* * 1223 deaths House of Foix Counts of Foix Christians of the Third Crusade People of the Albigensian Crusade Occitan nobility Year of birth unknown {{France-noble-stub