Bernard le Louche, comte d'Armagnac

The county of Armagnac was formed in the 960s when it was granted as an appanage to Bernard, younger son of Guillaume Garcia Comte de Fezensac, in the eastern part of the county of Fezensac. The family of the earliest comtes d´Armagnac is set out in Part A. of this chapter. The history of Armagnac outshone that of its parent county, the family of the latter becoming extinct in the male line with the death of Astenove [II] Comte de Fezensac in 1098, after which his daughter and heiress married Gérard [III] Comte d´Armagnac who acquired the Fezensac territory and title. The combined territory of Armagnac and Fezensac covered most of the present-day French département of Gers and the easternmost part of the département de Landes. Its main town was Auch. The male line of Comte Gérard [III] became extinct in the early 13th century when the county passed, through the female line, into the family of the vicomtes de Lomagne. The descendants of Bernard de Lomagne Vicomte de Fezensaguet, whose son Géraud inherited Armagnac from his paternal grandmother´s nephew, are shown in Part B. of this chapter. Part C. of this chapter shows the vicomtes de Corneillan, who appear to have been vassals of the comtes d´Armagnac although this vassal relationship has not been confirmed beyond doubt from the information contained in the primary sources so far consulted during the preparation of the present document. BERNARD "le Louche", son of GUILLAUME García de Gascogne Comte de Fezensac & his wife --- (-after 1029). The Codex de Roda names "Regemundus de Fedenzac, et Oton, ac Fridolo, et Bernardo, at domna ---" as the children of "Gilelmo Garsies" and his unnamed wife[357]. The Genealogica Comitum Guasconiæ names "Ottonem cognomina Fultam et Bernardum Luscum" as children of "Guillelmus-Garsias Consul Fidentiaci", stating that they divided their territories between them, Bernard taking "Armaniacum" and also commenting that Bernard built "Monasterium S. Orientii"[358]. Comte d'Armagnac et d'Aignan [965]. Monlezun names "Othon et Bernard" as the two sons of Guillaume Garcia, specifying that Bernard succeeded his father in "l'occident sous le nom d'Armagnac…[comprenant] les cantons actuels de Riscle, d'Aignan, de Nogaro et de Cazaubon" but does not cite the primary source on which this is based[359]. "Bernardus Luscus" founded the monastery of Saint-Orens at Auch, with the advice of "uxoris suæ Emerinæ", by charter dated to [956][360]. "Oddo comes" donated property to Sainte-Marie d´Auch by charter dated to [960] "regnante tres fratres germanos Oddo comite, Bernardo comite, Fredelone comite"[361]. m ([956] or before) EMERINA, daughter of ---. "Bernardus Luscus" founded the monastery of Saint-Orens at Auch, with the advice of "uxoris suæ Emerinæ", by charter dated to [956][362]. Comte Bernard [I] & his wife had one child. [357] Lacarra, J. M. 'Textos navarros del Códice de Roda', Estudios de Edad Media de la Corona de Aragón Vol. I (Zaragoza, 1945) 31, p. 250. [358] Genealogia Comitum Guasconiæ, RHGF XII, p. 386. [359] Monlezun Histoire de Gascogne, Tome I, p. 368. [360] Jaurgain (1902), p. 143, quoting Brugeles (1736), Preuves de la seconde partie, p. 47. [361] Jaurgain (1902), p. 134, quoting Cartulaire noir de Sainte-Marie d´Auch, fos. 77 vo.-79 vo.. [362] Jaurgain (1902), p. 143, quoting Brugeles (1736), Preuves de la seconde partie, p. 47. Sources: - personne : A.Euverte( O'Gilvy Nobiliaire de Guienne et Gascogne tome I)21.i.2008, J-P.de Palmas (FMG) 3 i 2014

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