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She was married to Roger II Trencavel, count of Béziers and Carcassonne, in 1171; [2] she was the mother of Raymond Roger Trencavel, who died in captivity after the siege of Carcassonne in 1209. Azalais herself died in 1199. Azalais of Toulouse is named in the poems of several troubadours, including Pons de la Gardia, Giraut de Salignac.
The Cité de Carcassonne (Occitan: Ciutat de Carcassona [siwˈtat de kaɾkaˈsunɔ]) is a medieval citadel located in the French city of Carcassonne, in the Aude department, Occitania region. It is situated on a hill on the right bank of the river Aude , in the south-eastern part of the city proper.
Arsinde de Carcassonne was born c. 920 to d'Acfred de Carcassonne. Her father was head of the ruling house of Carcassonne and had no surviving sons. When he died in 934 the title and land was given to his daughter. She married Arnaud de Comminges, a local nobleman with whom she had at least four children.
1592-1594 Jean-Louis de Nogaret, duc d'Épernon; 1592–1594 Gaspard de Pontevès, comte de Carcès (the Catholic League counter appointment to the office). [2] 1594–1631 Charles de Lorraine, duc de Guise; 1631–1637 Nicolas de L'Hôpital, marquis de Vitry; 1637–1653 Louis-Emmanuel de Valois, comte d'Alais; 1653–1669 Louis de Bourbon ...
Acfred I (died 906) was the Count of Razès from 837 and Count of Carcassonne from 877. Acfred was the younger son of Oliba I of Carcassonne and part of the Bellonid Dynasty . He inherited Razès on his father's death, while his elder brother Oliba II inherited Carcassonne.
The romanesque entrance in the north façade The choir of the basilica in the cité of Carcassonne. The sandstone basilica's floor plan is based on a Latin cross, internally measuring 59 m in total length, 16 m in nave width, and 36 m along the transept. The oldest part of the church is the Romanesque tripartite nave. The main entrance in its ...
The Cathedral of Saints-Nazaire-et-Celse at Carcassonne was rebuilt toward the end of the eleventh century, the first work upon it being blessed by Pope Urban II, who had come to Carcassonne in 1088 to urge the Viscount Bernard Ato IV de Trincavel to join the Crusade. In 1295 Pope Urban addressed a letter to Bishop Pierre, confirming the ...
Bello (c. 755 – 810) was Count of Carcassonne from 790 until his death. He was the founder of the Bellonid Dynasty of Carcassonne and Razès which reached its apex in Wilfred the Hairy, progenitor of the House of Barcelona. It is not known who Bello married, but several children have been suggested for him: Guisclafred, his successor in ...