His mother Gerberge, daughter of Bernard of Terrasson-Lavilledieu, became a nun at the Abbey of Saint-Martin de Tulle in 1103 and died in the same year.
During the Battle of Antioch that followed the siege, Raymond de Saint-Gilles decided to defend the fort of Mahomerie, the most attacked by Kerbogha's army, to put an end to the accusations of “laziness and avarice”.
The Count of Toulouse sent various detachments to fetch supplies in the country, and Raymond of Turenne, accompanied by Pierre, Viscount of Castillon, and more than 14 other knights.
Despite the inequality in numbers, the Christians attacked the Muslims, killed six of them, took as many horses, and took the booty they were bringing to Tripoli and prisoners were released.
[3] Later on, Raymond Pilet d'Alès and the viscount of Turenne, having been detached with 100 cavalry and 200 foot soldiers, advanced as far as the town of Tartus and besieged it.
[7] He returned from the Holy Land seven years later in 1103, then he paid donations to abbeys and monasteries in Limousin, and founded a leprosarium in Nazareth.