Berengar of Gascony
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Berengar was the eldest son of Alausia, daughter of Sancho VI of Gascony, and Hilduin, Count of Angoulême. He succeeded to the Duchy of Gascony on Sancho's death in 1032.
He was either opposed immediately by his cousin Odo
or acted as regent
on his behalf. Either way, he appears to have been in power until his death in 1036, when Odo succeeded him.
In a charter dated to the episcopate of Geoffrey of Bordeaux
, Berengar appears as Belengarius comes Vuasconiçe ac burdegalensis provinçie. Some have attempted to identify him with Berengar Raymond I of Barcelona, who was married to Sancho's sister Sancha (or Garcie), but this is impossible.
Though he is titled only as count in this and in the cartulary of Sain-Seurin, his charter contains a lozenge-shaped place for the attaching of a seal at the lower right, implying that he ruled in his own right as duke. He donated all the land of the Cadaujac
with it dependencies to the church of Bordeaux
, which appears to have been united still to Gascony at that time.
He was either opposed immediately by his cousin Odo
Eudes of Aquitaine
Odo was Duke of Gascony from 1032 and then Duke of Aquitaine and Count of Poitou from 1038.He was a member of the House of Poitiers, the second son of William V of Aquitaine, the eldest by second wife Prisca, daughter of William II of Gascony and sister of Sancho VI.The Chronicle of Saint-Maixent...
or acted as regent
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
on his behalf. Either way, he appears to have been in power until his death in 1036, when Odo succeeded him.
In a charter dated to the episcopate of Geoffrey of Bordeaux
Geoffrey II, Archbishop of Bordeaux
Geoffrey II was a Frankish archbishop of Bordeaux. He was selected by William V of Aquitaine and Sancho VI of Gascony at Blaye in 1027....
, Berengar appears as Belengarius comes Vuasconiçe ac burdegalensis provinçie. Some have attempted to identify him with Berengar Raymond I of Barcelona, who was married to Sancho's sister Sancha (or Garcie), but this is impossible.
Though he is titled only as count in this and in the cartulary of Sain-Seurin, his charter contains a lozenge-shaped place for the attaching of a seal at the lower right, implying that he ruled in his own right as duke. He donated all the land of the Cadaujac
Cadaujac
Cadaujac is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
with it dependencies to the church of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, which appears to have been united still to Gascony at that time.
Sources
- Higounet, Charles. Bordeaux pendant le haut moyen age. Bordeaux, 1963.
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Gascony.