Sabran

Who he is

Name

Rainon (Rainier III) of Sabran

Title

Lord of Le Caylar and Ansouis, co-lord of Uzes

Since

not pinned

Born

not pinned

Family

Widower of Garsenda of Forcalquier (d. before 1193), William IV's daughter, who brought La Tour-d'Aigues and Ansouis; father of Garsenda (wife of Alfonso II of Provence) and Beatrice (future wife of the Dauphin). Whether he is alive on 1 January 1200 is not pinned. The Sabran are hereditary constables of the counts of Toulouse.

Confidence

low

fr.wikipedia Maison de Sabran; Guillaume IV de Forcalquier (marriage in 1178).

Overlord

The count of Forcalquier for Ansouis and the Pays d'Aigues; the count of Toulouse for Sabran and their lands west of the Rhone

What it holds

• Ansouis and La Tour-d'Aigues (Pays d'Aigues)
• Sabran castle near Bagnols (west of the Rhone, under Toulouse)
• A share of Uzes; Le Caylar

How it was acquired

Ansouis and La Tour-d'Aigues by Rainon's marriage with Garsenda of Forcalquier (1178); the rest by inheritance.

Allies and rivals

Kin by marriage of both Alfonso II and William IV; servants of Toulouse.

How things stand that morning

Their Provencal lands sit inside the county of Forcalquier; their part in the 1199 war is not recorded.

Wealth

Farmland and castles of the Pays d'Aigues; tolls and lands of the Uzege.

Military

Castles of Ansouis and La Tour-d'Aigues.

Threats

• Being caught between Provence and Forcalquier as the succession dispute grows

Places of note

• Sabran: Castle of the lineage, west of the Rhone (Toulouse's ground)

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: The family and the marriages are attested; Rainon's life dates are not.

On the map: Only the Provencal lands are drawn; the Uzege lands belong to the Toulouse map.

Primary sources for Forcalquier

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.