The county of Agde ( fr. Comté de Agde ) is a fief in the south of France with its capital in the city of Agde .
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 The city of Agde among the Occitan possessions in the Languedoc | |||
←   →? - 1217 | |||
| Capital | Agde | ||
| Languages) | Occitan | ||
| Continuity | |||
| ← Bishop Agde | |||
| Toulouse County → | |||
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Agde County History
In the book of records Agda between 824 and 1147 years there is almost no information about the existence of graphs Agda. Only once in a document dated 872 is the count Apollonius mentioned. It is assumed that during all this time, Bishop Agda , besides the power over the local diocese, also had secular power in the county, and his vassals were the Viscounts of Agda, although this hypothesis cannot yet be confirmed on the basis of primary sources.
It can be assumed that in the middle of the 10th century Agde County fell under the influence of Earls Ruerg and even came under their authority, as evidenced by the charter of July 2, 972 , which fixes the hearings in Agde, attended by Count Raymond, although it is not clearly proven Which one of Raimund, Raimund III of Ruerg or the Count of Toulouse Raimund V [1] refers to this document.
After the death of Bertha , daughter of Hugo of Ruergsky , who did not leave direct heirs, around 1063, Agde county together with Beziers , Narbonne , Uzes and Rouergh passed to Guillome IV of Toulouse .
The degree of influence of the Toulouse house in Agde county was limited at the beginning of the XII century , as evidenced by Viscount Bernard's bishop Agde's vassal oath in 1101 [2] . The end of the semi-independent rule of the Viscounts of Agda can be dated on May 2, 1214 , when Bernard Aton VI , Viscount Agda, Nîmes , Albi , Beziers, and Carcassonne transferred all his possessions to Simon de Montfort [3] .
After the loss of the acquired possessions and power over them by the house of de Montfort in 1217 , Agde and other counties went over to the county of Toulouse , where Raymond VI rules at that time. Since that time, Agde has completely lost its independence.
History of Viscountry Agde
Viscountry Agde was subject to the Counts or Bishops of Agda. While almost nothing is known about the graphs of this formation, the first mention of the title of the Viscount Agda falls on the 10th century . Bezier viscount was often mentioned with the title of Viscount Agda. Most likely, both viscounts were inherited. In 1074, Agde passed along with Bezier to Viscount Albi and Nîmes .
List of Viscounts of Agda and Beziers
- See List of Viscounts Beziers
See also
- Viscountus Beziers
- Toulouse County
- Señoria de Montfort-l'Amori
Notes
- ↑ Devic, Dom C., Dom Vaissete, Dulaurier, E. (1875) Histoire Générale de Languedoc 3rd Edn. (Toulouse), Tome V, Preuves, Chartes et Diplômes, 121, col. 267.
- ↑ Rouquette, J. (1925) Cartulaire de l'église d'Agde, Cartulaire du Chapitre, Tome I (Montpellier) ("Agde") XLII, p. 60
- ↑ Devic, Dom C. & Dom Vaissete (1840-42) Histoire Générale de Languedoc 2nd Edn. (Toulouse), Tome V, Preuves, LXXV, p. 591.