Count of Toulouse, he succeeded his brother William IV in 1088. He was the first of the crusaders (1095), the most powerful and the most distinguished by his talents and his loyalty. He made a vow when he left Toulouse to devote the rest of his life to fighting the infidels. He left at the end of October 1096 at the head of the third army of the crusaders after having entrusted his son Bertrand with the administration of his estates. He took the road by Italy and found the other troops in Constantinople. He took part in the siege of Jerusalem and returned to Constantinople. In 1103 he went to lay siege to Tripoli where he died in 1105.
Adopted son of the Emperor Claudius, Nero takes over from his father when the latter dies, poisoned; he is only 17 years old. His decisions are strongly inspired by Seneca or his mother, Agrippina. But he is gaining confidence. Threatened by his half-brother, Britannicus, legitimate son of Claude, h