Trencavel postcard

Raimond-Roger Trencavel, Viscount of Béziers, rides his trusty steed armed with his finest spear to joust on the front of this postcard. This card illustrates an honorable figure who ruled Béziers during the Crusades.

Raimond-Roger Trencavel, born in 1185 and died on November 10, 1209, was a member of the House of Trencavel. He was Viscount of Albi, Ambialet and Béziers (fiefs held by the Count of Toulouse), and Viscount of Carcassonne and Razès (fiefs held by the Count of Barcelona, who was at the same time King of Aragon). He was one of the heroes and early victims of the Albigensian Crusade. Raimond-Roger Trencavel had adopted a liberal attitude to religious matters among the lords of Languedoc. He was the most compromised of the region’s great vassals. Tolerant, he relied on the Jewish community to administer Béziers, his capital and principal fief in order of importance.

SIZE: W105 X H148 mm
PAPER: 350g semi-matt coated, free space on reverse side