  {{infobox former country |native_name =  |conventional_long_name = county of toulouse |common_name = county of toulouse |continent = europe |region = western europe |country = france |era = middle ages |life_spam = 849-1271 |status = |status_text = |empire = kingdom of france |government_type = feudal monarchy |event_start = established by charlemagne |date_start = |year_start = 778 |event_end = reverts to french crown |date_end = |year_end = 1271 |year_exile_start = |year_exile_end = |event1 = |date_event1 = |event2 = |date_event2 = |event3 = |date_event3 = |event4 = |date_event4 = |event_pre = |date_pre = |event_post = |date_post = |p1 = visigothic kingdom |flag_p1 = |image_p1 = |p2 = |flag_p2 = |p3 = |flag_p3 = |p4 = |flag_p4 = |p5 = |flag_p5 = |s1 = kingdom of france |flag_s1 = pavillon_royal_de_la_france.svg |image_s1 = |s2 = |flag_s2 = |s3 = |flag_s3 = |s4 = |flag_s4 = |s5 = |flag_s5 = |image_flag = |flag_alt = |flag = |flag_type = |image_coat = blason languedoc.svg |coat_alt = |symbol = |symbol_type =coat of arms of the counts of toulouse in the 13th century the first known cross of toulouse is shown on count raimond vi's seal, dated from 1211. then widely used all over languedoc, the cross of toulouse appeared on the municipal arms of toulouse and the provincial arms of languedoc in the 14th century. pierre saliÃ¨s (archistra, december 1994) claims that the cross of toulouse is a modification of the latin cross, attributed to count raimond vi. in 1099, raimond vi took part to the reconquest of jerusalem with the crusaders. as a crusaders' chief, raimond would have adapted a cross slightly different from the latin cross bore by the low-rank crusaders. according to this theory, the edges of the arms of the cross were cut into two pieces and curved. to be fixed on a shield, such a cross required twelve rivets. the design would have progressively evolved towards the cross of toulouse. (ivan sache, 24 april 2003, crwflags.com) |image_map = tolosa.png |image_map_alt = |image_map_caption = county of tolosa ca. 1160 dark green : comtal lands green : vassal lands yellow : limits of trencavel demesne |image_map2 = |image_map2_alt = |image_map2_caption = |capital = tolosa |capital_exile = |latd= |latm= |latns= |longd= |longm= |longew= |national_motto = |national_anthem = |common_languages = medieval latin old occitan |religion = roman catholicism (official) catharism |currency = tolosan dener melgorÃ©s sol |leader1 = corso |leader2 = anfÃ³s de peitieus |leader3 
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