Termes

Who he is

Name

Raymond of Termes (Raimon de Termes)

Title

Lord of Termes

Since

Not pinned; lord in 1209-1210

Born

Not pinned (an old man by 1210, as usually stated)

Family

The lords of Termes are known from the later eleventh century.

Confidence

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French Wikipedia (Chateau de Termes) names him vassal of the viscount of Carcassonne in 1209 and host to many Cathars. That he already holds on 1 January 1200 is likely but not pinned.

Overlord

The viscount of Carcassonne (Trencavel).

What it holds

• The castle of Termes and the Termenes villages (Mouthoumet, Davejean, Laroque-de-Fa, Vignevieille and others)

How things stand that morning

Held under the Trencavel.

Military

Termes, one of the strongest castles of the south. No numbers.

Threats

• Church pressure over the Cathars he shelters

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Attested for 1209-1210; the 1200 holder is inferred.

On the map: Rough extent of the Termenes.

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.