Back Grawe van Toulouse Afrikaans كونت تولوز Arabic Спіс графаў Тулузы Byelorussian Konted Toloza Breton Llista de comtes de Tolosa Catalan Listo de grafoj de Tuluzo Esperanto Anexo:Condes de Tolosa Spanish Toulouse'i krahv Estonian Zerrenda:Tolosako kondeak Basque Liste des comtes de Toulouse French
| County of Toulouse | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Coat of arms of the Counts of Toulouse. | |
| Creation date | 778 (fief) 1681 (courtesy title) |
| Peerage | Peerage of France |
| First holder | Chorso (fief) Louis Alexandre de Bourbon (courtesy title) |
| Last holder | Joan of Toulouse (fief) Louis Alexandre de Bourbon (courtesy title) |
| Status | Extinct |
| Extinction date | 1 December 1737 |
The count of Toulouse (Occitan: 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,[1] the hereditary counts ruled the city of Toulouse and its surrounding county from the late 9th century until 1270. The counts and other family members were also at various times counts of Quercy, Rouergue, Albi, and Nîmes, and sometimes margraves (military defenders of the Holy Roman Empire) of Septimania and Provence. Count Raymond IV founded the Crusader state of Tripoli, and his descendants were also counts there.[2] They reached the zenith of their power during the 11th and 12th centuries, but after the Albigensian Crusade the county fell to the kingdom of France, nominally in 1229 and de facto in 1271.
Later the title was revived for Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, a bastard of Louis XIV (1678–1737).
- ^ L. Ariste and L. Brand, Histoire populaire de Toulouse depuis les origines jusqu'à ce jour (Toulouse, 1898).
- ^ "The Counts of Toulouse (Coms de Toloza)". Midi-france.info. Retrieved 2012-11-05.