What is Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse?
'''Raymond VII of Saint-Gilles''' (July 1197 – [[27 September]] [[1249]]) was [[Counts of Toulouse|Count of Toulouse]], [[Duke of Narbonne]] and [[Marquis of Provence]] from 1222 until his death. He was the son of [[Raymond VI of Toulouse]] and [[Joan of England, Queen of Sicily|Joan of England]]. During the [[Albigensian Crusade]] in May of 1216, he set out from [[Marseille]] and besieged [[Beaucaire, Gard|Beaucaire]], which he captured on [[August 24]]. He fought to get the county of Toulouse back from [[Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester]] and later Simon's son [[Amaury VI of Montfort]]. When Raymond died, [[Alphonse of Toulouse|Alphonse]] became count of Toulouse, and after Alphonse's death the county was captured by [[France]]. Raymond VII was buried beside his mother Joan in [[Fontevrault Abbey]]. [[Category:1197 births]] [[Category:1249 deaths]] [[Category:French nobility]]