The Count of Pardiac was a title in the

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. The county of Pardiac is a part of the County of Astarac, including the lands of Rivière-Basse. The title was created by Arnold II of Astarac fr">:fr:Arnaud_II_d'Astarac">frand given to his younger son, Bernard the 1st, from which, the title was passed down into the families of Montlezun and Armagnac.

House Astarac

1023 - After 1043: Bernard I ''Pelagos'', Count of Pardiac, son of Arnaud II,

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, married to Biverne

House Montlezun

After 1043 - After : Oger I d'Montlezun, son of Bernard I, first to take the surname of Montlezun after the castle in the county At least after - After 1142: Guillame I d'Montlezun, son of Oger I, married to Marie. Before at least 1174 - March 1182: Bernard II d'Montlezun, son of

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I, married to Amelie. March 1182 - At least before : Oger II of Montlezun - 1275 : Arnaud-Guilhem I, son of Oger II Before July 1275 - 1300 : Arnaud-Guilhem II(died 1309), son of Arnaud-Guilhem I 1300 - 1340 : Arnaud-Guilhem III, son of Arnaud-Guildhem II, married to Geraude, Dame of Biran and d'Ordan, before the Pentacost of 1309 1340 - : Arnaud-Guilhem IV, son of Arnaud-Guildhem III # married to a Countess of Durfort (without posterity); she died of an apparent addiction to medicine while he was away in the King's wars. He received a marriage pardon on . # married to Eleanor de Peralta, Navarraise # married to Mabille d'Albert, daughter of Amanieu d'Albert, Lord of Verteuil (without posterity) -

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: Jean I, son of Arnaud-Guilhem IV and Elenora of Peralta, unmarried, died in 1380

- 1401 : Anne d'Montlezun, sister of previous, married to Géraud IV d'Armagnac, Viscount of Fézensaguet fr">:fr:Fézensaguet">fron

House Armagnac

- 1401 : Géraud d'Armagnac, Viscount of Fésenzaguet, married to Anne de Montlezun, daughter of Arnaud Guillaume IV and Eleanor de Peralta. 1401 - 1402 : Jean II d'Armagnac (died 1402), Viscount of Fésenzaguet, Count of Pardiac, son of Géraud d'Armagnac, married to

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(1363-1443), Countess of Comminges (without posterity); Prisoner of Bernard VII 1402 - 1418 : Bernard VII of Armagnac (1360 - 1418), Count of Armagnac, married to Bonne de Berry, daughter of Jean de France, Duke of Berry, and Joan of Armagnac. 1418 - 1462: Bernard VIII of Armagnac, Count of Pardiac (1400–1462),

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, and

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, son of Bernard VII. Married in 1429 to Éléonore de Bourbon fr">:fr:Éléonore_de_Bourbon-La_Marche">fr(1412 - apx. 1464), Duchess of Nemours and Countess of Marche, daughter of James II of Bourbon, king consort of Naples, Count of Marche and Castres, and Beatrice of Evreux, Duchess of Nemours. 1462 - 1477 :

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(1433–1477), Count of Paridac, Castres, and Marche. Son of Bernard VIII. Married in 1462 to Louise d'Anjou fr">:fr:Louise_d'Anjou">fr daughter of

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, and Isabella of Luxembourg. Executed in 1477 after being tried for treason. Property was confiscated by Charles VIII, but the counties of Pardiac and

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were returned to his son, Jean of Armagnac, in 1484.

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- 1500 : Jean d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours (1467–1500), Count of Pardiac. Son of Jacques and Louise d'Anjou. 1500 - 1503 : Louis d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours, Count of Pardiac and Guise. Second son of Jacques and Louise d'Anjou. 1503 - 1504 : Charlotte d'Armagnac (d. 1504), daughter of Jacques and Louise d'Anjou. Married to Charles de Rohan-Gié fr">:fr:Charles_de_Rohan-Gié">fr Lord of Gie (without posterity). At Charles' death, the county of Pardiac returned to the crown.

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Counts of Pardiac

Sources

* (fr) This article is partially or wholly derived from the French Wikipedia article entitled " Liste des comtes de Pardiac" {{France-noble-stub