This is a list of counts of the County of

Comminges The Comminges (; Occitan/ Gascon: ''Comenge'') is an ancient region of southern France in the foothills of the Pyrenees, corresponding closely to the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens in the department of Haute-Garonne. This natural region is nor ...

Counts of Comminges

House of Comminges

House of Lescun

''In 1462, the king of France

Louis XI Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (french: le Prudent), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revol ...

detached the county of Comminges from the royal domain and gave it to his friend.'' * 1462–1472 :

Jean de Lescun Jean de Lescun d'Armagnac (died 1473?), known as "the bastard of Armagnac", was an ally of king Louis XI of France from before the latter's accession to the throne. He was the illegitimate son of Arnaud Guillaume of Lescun, Bishop of Aire, and Ann ...

(illegitimate son of Arnaud-Guillaume of Lescun,

bishop of Aire The Diocese of Aire and Dax ( Latin'':'' ''Dioecesis Adurensis et Aquae Augustae''; French: ''Diocèse d'Aire et Dax'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It comprises the ''département' ...

, and of

Anne of Armagnac Anne of Armagnac, Dame d'Albret, Countess of Dreux (1402 – before March 1473) was a French noblewoman and a member of the powerful Gascon Armagnac family which played a prominent role in French politics during the Hundred Years War and were th ...

, born ? – died 1472, known as the ''Bastard of Armagnac'',

Marshal of France Marshal of France (french: Maréchal de France, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished ( ...

)

House of Aydie

''At the death of John of Lescun in 1472, the county of Comminges passed to:'' * 1472–1498 :

Odet of Aydie The Odet ( br, Oded) is a river in western France (Finistère department), which runs from Saint-Goazec (near Leuhan, in the Montagnes Noires of Brittany) into the Atlantic Ocean at Bénodet. The name of the town of Bénodet comes from the river ...

(husband of Marie of Lescun, heiress of Lescun as daughter of Mathieu of Lescun, himself probably a cousin of John of Lescun, born c. 1425 – died 1498, constable of France, supreme commander of the French army and close advisor of Louis XI) ''In 1498, at the death of Odet of Aydie, who did not have a son, king

Louis XII of France Louis XII (27 June 14621 January 1515), was King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples from 1501 to 1504. The son of Charles, Duke of Orléans, and Maria of Cleves, he succeeded his 2nd cousin once removed and brother in law at the time ...

definitely reunited the county of Comminges to the French crown. The descendants of Odet of Aydie's daughter continued to carry the title of count of Comminges.

House of Foix-Lautrec

* Jean of Foix-Lautrec, count of Comminges (1472–1494). *

Odet de Cominges The Odet ( br, Oded) is a river in western France (Finistère department), which runs from Saint-Goazec (near Leuhan, in the Montagnes Noires of Brittany) into the Atlantic Ocean at Bénodet. The name of the town of Bénodet comes from the river ...

, count of Comminges, Marshal of France (1494–1528). *

Enrique de Foix-Lautrec Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, He ...

, count of Comminges (1528–1540). * Claudia de Foix-Lautrec, contesse of Rethel, of Cominges, of Beaufort in Champagne, vicecontesse of Lautrec (1540–1553).

House of La-Barthe

* Paul of La Barthe, lord of Termes in Couserans, Marshal of France. count of Comminges (1552–1565).

House of Comminges-Guitaut

* Gaston of Comminges, count of Comminges (1638–1670). * Louis of Comminges, count of Comminges (1670–1712).

House of Comminges-Lastronque

Roger James of Comminges Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...

, count of Comminges (1718–1785). * Roger Louis of Comminges, count of Comminges (1785–1789). * Roger Aymeric of Comminges, count of Comminges (1789–1840).

House of Comminges-Saint-Lary

* Elie de Comminges-Péguilhan, count of Comminges and Baron Saint-Lary (1840–1894). * Aimery Elie de Comminges-Péguilhan, count of Comminges and Baron Saint-Lary (1894–1925). * Bertrand de Comminges-Péguilhan, count of Comminges (1925–1987). * Jean-Odon de Comminges-Péguilhan, count of Comminges (1987–2015).

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Counts of Comminges. Genealogy

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