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Alfonso Jordan, Count of Toulouse

Type Figure Region County of Toulouse Time 1103–1148 Also known as Alfonso II of Toulouse

Alfonso Jordan (1103–1148), Count of Toulouse, son of First Crusade leader Raymond IV;…

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  1. 1103Tripoli (Holy Land) · County of TripoliAlfonso was born during the First Crusade while his father Raymond IV was besieging Tripoli. According to records he was baptized in the Jordan River, earning the nickname 'Jourdain', which thereafter became his common designation.
  2. 1112–1148Toulouse · Southern FranceAfter his father Raymond IV died in the Holy Land in 1112, Alfonso Jordan returned to Toulouse to succeed as count. During his reign he had territorial and inheritance disputes with neighboring Aragon, the English Plantagenets (Aquitaine), and Castile, while deeply participating in the urban league politics of southern France.
  3. 1147–1148Caesarea · Kingdom of JerusalemIn 1147 Alfonso Jordan answered the pope's call to join the Second Crusade, leading his forces to the Holy Land. Shortly after arriving in the Levant in 1148 he died suddenly, aged only 45. Historical records describe his cause of death as suspicious; some believe he was poisoned by rivals, but the truth remains unresolved. His son Raymond V subsequently inherited the countship.

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