Bernard IV Jordan of L'Isle-Jourdain
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Bernard IV Jordan (died 1340) was the Lord of L'Isle-Jourdain (Insule iordani) from 1303 or 1304 to his death. He was the son and successor of Jordan IV
and his first wife Faidiva. Bernard Jordan maintained an alliance with Gaston I of Foix.
He may have taken part in the Aragonese Crusade
in 1284. For five years from his accession to 1309, Bernard Jordan served as seneschal
of Languedoc
for Philip IV of France
. Between 1328 and 1331, he was interested in accompanying Philip VI of France
on a Reconquista
against the Kingdom of Granada, but nothing ever came of it.
On 29 April 1319, Pope John XXII
called him "son" when writing to complain of the recent Ghibelline ascendancy in Lombardy
.
Jordan IV of L'Isle-Jourdain
Jordan IV was the Lord of L'Isle-Jourdain and a vassal of Alfonso of Poitou. He was a crusader during the Italian crusades of Guelph against Ghibelline...
and his first wife Faidiva. Bernard Jordan maintained an alliance with Gaston I of Foix.
He may have taken part in the Aragonese Crusade
Aragonese Crusade
The Aragonese Crusade or Crusade of Aragon, a part of the larger War of the Sicilian Vespers, was declared by Pope Martin IV against the King of Aragon, Peter III the Great, in 1284 and 1285...
in 1284. For five years from his accession to 1309, Bernard Jordan served as seneschal
Seneschal
A seneschal was an officer in the houses of important nobles in the Middle Ages. In the French administrative system of the Middle Ages, the sénéchal was also a royal officer in charge of justice and control of the administration in southern provinces, equivalent to the northern French bailli...
of Languedoc
Languedoc
Languedoc is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day régions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées in the south of France, and whose capital city was Toulouse, now in Midi-Pyrénées. It had an area of approximately 42,700 km² .-Geographical Extent:The traditional...
for Philip IV of France
Philip IV of France
Philip the Fair was, as Philip IV, King of France from 1285 until his death. He was the husband of Joan I of Navarre, by virtue of which he was, as Philip I, King of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1284 to 1305.-Youth:A member of the House of Capet, Philip was born at the Palace of...
. Between 1328 and 1331, he was interested in accompanying Philip VI of France
Philip VI of France
Philip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the King of France from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Anjou, Maine, and Valois from 1325 to 1328...
on a Reconquista
Reconquista
The Reconquista was a period of almost 800 years in the Middle Ages during which several Christian kingdoms succeeded in retaking the Muslim-controlled areas of the Iberian Peninsula broadly known as Al-Andalus...
against the Kingdom of Granada, but nothing ever came of it.
On 29 April 1319, Pope John XXII
Pope John XXII
Pope John XXII , born Jacques Duèze , was pope from 1316 to 1334. He was the second Pope of the Avignon Papacy , elected by a conclave in Lyon assembled by Philip V of France...
called him "son" when writing to complain of the recent Ghibelline ascendancy in Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
.