Bernard d'Armagnac (1155–1202) was Lord of Firmacon then Viscount of Fezensaguet from 1182 to 1202. He was the son of Gerald, Count of Armagnac.
Albigensians
In 1171, in support of the
Albigensians
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Denounced as a her ...
, Bernard's troops pillaged and partially destroyed the cathedral of
Auch
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. Upon his return, he was banned from entering the city and had to seek refuge at St. Martin's. Later, Count Raymond of Toulouse captured Auch and burned the cathedral.
Inheritance
In 1182, his uncle,
Bernard IV,
Count of Armagnac
The following is a list of rulers of the County of Armagnac:
House d'Armagnac, House of Armagnac
*William of Fesenzac, William Count of Fézensac and Armagnac ?–960
*Bernard the Suspicious, first count privative of Armagnac 960–?
*Gerald ...
and Fézensac, declared him heir to his county and gave him the manor of Fezensaguet.
However, shortly after this, Bernard IV had a son,
Gerald IV, who succeeded his father. After Gerald IV died without issue, the eldest son of Bernard Fezensaguet, Gerald V, inherited the counties of Armagnac and the Fézensac.
Marriage and children
Bernard Fezensaguet married to 1172 Géralda, daughter of
Roger-Bernard I Count of Foix
The Count of Foix ruled the County of Foix, in what is now Southern France, during the Middle Ages. The House of Foix eventually extended its power across the Pyrenees mountain range, joining the House of Bearn and moving their court to Pau in B ...
and Cecile Trencavel.
They had;
* Bernard († 1200).
*
Gerald V Gerald V d'Armagnac (died 1219), Count of Armagnac and Fézensac from 1215 to 1219, was the son of Bernard d'Armagnac, Viscount of Fézensaguet and Geralda of Foix.''Bulletin de la Section de géographie'', Vol.15, Ed. Comité des travaux historiq ...
(1175 † 1219), Viscount of Fézensaguet, then Count of Armagnac and Fézensac.
* Arnaud-Bernard d'Armagnac († 1226).
* Odon d'Armagnac († 1229).
*
Roger I Roger I may refer to:
:''In chronological order''
* Roger I of Carcassonne (died 1012), Count of Carcassonne
* Roger I of Tosny (), Norman noble
* Roger I "de Berkeley" (died 1093), Norman noble, possibly the son of Roger I of Tosny - see Baron Ber ...
(1190 † 1245), Viscount of Fézensaguet
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1155 births
1202 deaths
Lords in France
Viscounts of France