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He was the eldest son of Raymond IV of Toulouse, and had ruled Toulouse since Raymond left on the First Crusade in 1095. He officially became count of Toulouse when Raymond died in 1105, and in 1108 he headed to Tripoli to take control there as well. He deposed Raymond's nephew William-Jordan as nominal count of Tripoli in 1109, and with Baldwin I, king of Jerusalem, and a fleet of Genoan ships he captured Tripoli on June 10.
Bertrand ruled in Tripoli until his death in 1112. He was succeeded by his son PonsPons of Tripoli (c. 1098- 1137 was the son of Bertrand of Tripoli, and was count of Tripoli from 1112 to 1137. During the First Crusade the Normans had quarrelled with the Provencals, but Pons healed this rift by marrying Cecile of France, the widow of Ta in Tripoli, and by his brother Alphonse-JordanAlphonse I ( 1103 1148), Count of Toulouse, son of Count Raymond IV by his third wife, Elvira of Castile, was born in the castle of Mont-Pelerin, Tripoli, in today's Lebanon. He was surnamed Jourdain on account of his being baptized in the Jordan River. in Toulouse.
| Preceded by: Raymond IV | Count of Toulouse | Succeeded by: Alphonse IAlphonse I ( 1103 1148), Count of Toulouse, son of Count Raymond IV by his third wife, Elvira of Castile, was born in the castle of Mont-Pelerin, Tripoli, in today's Lebanon. He was surnamed Jourdain on account of his being baptized in the Jordan River. |
| Count of Tripoli | PonsPons of Tripoli (c. 1098- 1137 was the son of Bertrand of Tripoli, and was count of Tripoli from 1112 to 1137. During the First Crusade the Normans had quarrelled with the Provencals, but Pons healed this rift by marrying Cecile of France, the widow of Ta |