Puylaurens

Who he is

Title

Lords of Puylaurens

Since

Not pinned

Confidence

low

A castle of the Lauragais-Albigeois border, home of the chronicler William of Puylaurens (born about 1200). No 1200 holder found in the sources read.

Overlord

The Trencavel or the count of Toulouse (not pinned).

What it holds

• The castle of Puylaurens

How things stand that morning

Holder not pinned.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Named in the assignment; no source read gives the lords in 1200.

On the map: The commune only.

Primary sources for Trencavel

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

• Deeds of the Counts of Barcelona, Anonymous (monks of Santa Maria de Ripoll) (first version 1162 to 1184; continued in the later 13th century; final version 1303 to 1314). The house chronicle of the counts of Barcelona.
• The Great Book of Fiefs, Various; compiled by Ramon de Caldes for Alfonso II of Aragon (compiled 1192 to 1194). The register of the count-king's feudal rights, finished a few years before 1200 and in use at Peter II's court: some 900 charters of homage, convention, oath, sale and marriage arranged by county and lineage, covering Catalonia, Roussillon, Cerdanya, Pallars, Urgell, the Carcassonne and Beziers lands of the Trencavels, Provence and Aragon.