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Raymond IV of Toulouse

c. 1041–1105 · 11th century · Also known as Raymond of Saint-Gilles

Raymond of Saint-Gilles, count of Toulouse, was one of the leaders of the First Crusade. After the capture of Jerusalem he turned to the Lebanese coast and from 1102 besieged Tripoli from a castle he built on Mount Pilgrim. He died in 1105, and his son Bertrand took the city in 1109, founding the County of Tripoli.

Raymond IV of Toulouse
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County of ToulouseBanu Ammar of TripoliCounty of Tripoli

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