Alphonse of Poitiers inherited the County of Toulouse through his wife Jeanne in 1249 following the death of Raymond VII, and his administration of the region — including Albi — was shaped entirely by the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade. Coinage struck in the name of "Raymond" during his rule was a deliberate continuity gesture, preserving the dynastic name of the Raymondine counts to ease political transition in a region still raw from decades of crusading violence and inquisitorial pressure.
Alphonse died without legitimate heirs in 1271, and the county reverted to the French crown — ending feudal coinage of this type abruptly.
Alphonse of Poitiers inherited the County of Toulouse through his wife Jeanne in 1249 following the death of Raymond VII, and his administration of the region — including Albi — was shaped entirely by the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade. Coinage struck in the name of "Raymond" during his rule was a deliberate continuity gesture, preserving the dynastic name of the Raymondine counts to ease political transition in a region still raw from decades of crusading violence and inquisitorial pressure.
Alphonse died without legitimate heirs in 1271, and the county reverted to the French crown — ending feudal coinage of this type abruptly.