An abbey town on the Agout whose relics of Saint Vincent drew pilgrims; under the Trencavel, at the gate of the Montagne Noire.
Who holds it
- Name
- Raymond Roger Trencavel, beside the abbey of Saint-Benoit
- Title
- Viscount
- Since
- 1194
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
The Trencavel viscount, with the Benedictine abbey that founded the town.
How things stand that morning
Trencavel.
Trade and crafts
Wool and cloth of the Montagne Noire (as usually stated).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: General knowledge.
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.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.