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from 924. In 932, Raymond Pons travelled north with his uncle Count

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and Duke

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to do homage to King Rudolph. In 936, Raymond Pons founded the monastery of Chanteuges. Between 940 and 941, he controlled

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. In 944, when

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and King Louis IV entered Aquitaine, the former met Raymond at

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and confirmed his titles while the Toulousain returned with the king to the royal court. Raymond Pons married a daughter of Duke

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, who was either the same person as his known wife Gersenda or a distinct earlier wife. His successor was another

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, probably his son.

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* {{Toulouse Counts Counts of Toulouse 10th-century French nobility