County of Razès

County of Razès

The County of Razès was a feudal jurisdiction in Occitania, south to Carcassonne, in what is now southern France. It was founded in 781, after the creation of the Kingdom of Aquitania, when Septimania was separated from that state.

History

The county had its seat in Rhedae, a Roman and later Visigoth town conquered by the Franks in 756, together with Septimania. In 781 Charlemagne created the Kingdom of Aquitaine, giving the county of Toulouse as a duchy to his cousin William of Gellone. Around 790 Razès went to his son Bera, along with the county of Conflent. After the latter conquered Barcelona, he delegated the two counties to his son Guillemundus in around 820. mir Guillemundus he rebelled against Bernard of Septimania, named by the emperor lord of his lands, but was defeated and went into exile in Córdoba. Razès and Conflent went to Bernard. When the latter was deposed by Pepin the Short, and his lands assigned to Berengar the Wise, count of Toulouse. Bernard, however, returned in 835.

In 844 Argila, son of Bera and brother of Guillemundus, was restored in Rezès and Conflent. He died short afterwards, to be succeeded by Bera II and then by the latter's son, Miro the Elder. Miro was deposed after rebelling against Charles the Bald. At around 850 Razès was united to the county of Carcassonne.


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