Death of Raymond of Toulouse, to be succeeded by William Jordan of Cerdagne

Summary:
Raymond of Toulouse died and was buried in his new castle, the Mount of the Pilgrims. As he was breathing his last, sick with a mortal disease as he still tried to conquer Tripoli, he sent for his nephew William Jordan of Cerdagne and bequeathed to him as his inheritance all the castles he had seized, making him heir and commander of his troops, When Alexios I heard of this, he instructed the doux of Cyprus Konstantinos Katakalon Euphorbenos to send Niketas Chalintzes to William Jordan with large amounts of money to ensure his goodwill towards the empire and have him swear the oath to Alexios which his uncle Raymond had loyally kept  
Dates:
1105 
Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (Alexios 1)
Konstantinos Katakalon Euphorbenos, military man and diplomat (Konstantinos 123)
  • When William Jordan 4001 inherited the possessions of Raymond 61, Alexios 1 instructed Konstantinos, as doux of Cyprus, to send Niketas 15002 to Tripoli, to ensure the good will of the new leader, and have him confirm the oath which Raymond had loyally kept (:) Anna Komnene 348.16-22
Niketas Chalintzes, envoy to William Jordan, count of Tripoli (Niketas 15001)
Raymond of Saint-Gilles, count of Toulouse (Raymond 61)
  • He died and was buried in his new castle, the "Mount of the Pilgrims" Albert of Aachen IX.32
  • As he was breathing his last, sick with a mortal disease as he still tried to conquer Tripoli, he sent for his nephew William Jordan 4001 and bequeathed to him as his inheritance all the castles he had seized, making him heir and commander of his troops (:) Anna Komnene 347.13-348.16
William Jordan, count of Cerdagne (William Jordan 4001)
  • Isangeles (Raymond 61), his uncle, bequeathed him all of his conquered territories and command of his troops on his death-bed (:) Anna Komnene 347.13-348.16
  • He succeeded Raymond 61 to the land of Camolla around Tripoli, and was pursuing the attack on the city of Tripoli from the Mount of the Pilgrims (:) Albert of Aachen IX.50
  • He succeeded his uncle Raymond 61, on the latter's death at Mt Pilgrim, outside Tripoli (February 28, 1105:Anno Domini MoCoVo ... II. Kal. Martii) Fulcher of Chartres 2.30.1