List of counts of Comminges
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This is a list of counts of the County of Comminges
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The County of Comminges was divided up for a short while, and was co-ruled.
The County of Comminges was reunited under a single count.
At the death of Mathieu of Foix in 1453, Comminges was reunited to the French crown by King Charles VII of France
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detached the county of Comminges from the royal domain
and gave it to his friend.
In 1498, at the death of Odet of Aydie, who did not have a son, king Louis XII of France
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.
Comminges
The Comminges 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...
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Ancestors
- Lop IILop II of GasconyLupo II is the third-attested historical duke of Gascony , appearing in history for the first time in 769...
, was duke of GasconyGasconyGascony is an area of southwest France that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution. The region is vaguely defined and the distinction between Guyenne and Gascony is unclear; sometimes they are considered to overlap, and sometimes Gascony is considered a...
around 770. The ancestors of Lop II are not known. It is often claimed that Lop II was related to dukes Odo of AquitaineOdo of AquitaineOdo the Great , Duke of Aquitaine, obtained this dignity by 700. His territory included the Duchy of Vasconia in the south-west of Gaul and the Duchy of Aquitaine , a realm extending from the Loire to the Pyrenees, with capital in Toulouse...
and Hunald of AquitaineHunald of AquitaineHunald , Duke of Aquitaine , succeeded his father Odo the Great in 735....
, some people even saying that Lop II was the son of Duke Odo of Aquitaine; but no medieval document telling us the family of Lop II has survived. - Sans I Lop , son of Lop II, duke of Gascony by 801, died circa 812.
- Aznar Sans, son of Sans I Lop, was made count of Vasconia Citerior (i.e. Gascony) by King Pippin I of Aquitaine in 820 and died in 836.
House of Comminges
- 836–846 : 1st Gassia S. and F. Garcia (son of Aznar I Sans of Gascony) viscount of Comminges and viscount of Couserans], also count of Aragon and count of confluent)
- 870–905 : 2nd Aznard II (son of Gassia of Comminges)
- 3rd Lop I Aznar – L. Lupus I Asnarius or F. Loup I Aznard – (son of)
- 4th Aznar II – L. Asnarius II (son of)
The County of Comminges was divided up for a short while, and was co-ruled.
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- 5th Roger IBernard-Roger of FoixBernard Roger was the count of Couserans, in which capacity he was lord of parts of Comminges and Foix.He was the son of count Roger I of Carcassonne. His elder brother, Raymond I of Carcassonne inherited the county of Carcassonne and the remaining part of the lordship of Comminges...
(son of), count of part of Comminges, count of Couserans, establishes the House of Foix, the House of Bigorre and the House of Couserans - 5th Arnaud of Comminges (son of) count of part of Comminges, originates the House of Carcassonne
- 5th Roger I
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- 6th Arnaud I (son of Arnaud of Comminges), count of part of Comminges
- 6th Pierre of Comminges (son of Arnaud of Comminges), count of part of Comminges
- 6th Roger of CommingesRoger I of CarcassonneRoger I of Carcassonne , also known as Roger II of Cominges the Elder, was the count of Carcassonne, Couserans and Comminges.Associated to the government of Comminges in 957, he inherited the county of Couserans in 983 at the death of his father Aznar II. At around 1000 he inherited the county of...
, count of part of Comminges - 6th Raimond of Comminges, count of part of Comminges
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- 7th Roger II (son of Roger of Comminges), count of part of Comminges
- 6th Roger I of CarcassonneRoger I of CarcassonneRoger I of Carcassonne , also known as Roger II of Cominges the Elder, was the count of Carcassonne, Couserans and Comminges.Associated to the government of Comminges in 957, he inherited the county of Couserans in 983 at the death of his father Aznar II. At around 1000 he inherited the county of...
, count of part of Comminges - 7th Bernard of Comminges, (son of Raimond of Comminges) count of part of Comminges
The County of Comminges was reunited under a single count.
- 1012–1035 : 7th Bernard of Comminges, (son of Raimond of Comminges and only count of Comminges)
- 1058–1070) : 8th Arnaud II (son of previous)
- Roger III (son of previous), count of Comminges (ca. 1073-ca. 1100/1110)
- Bernard I (son of previous), count of Comminges (ca. 1114-ca. 1144)
- Bernard II (son of previous), count of Comminges (ca. 1144-ca. 1153)
- Bernard III (a.k.a. Dodon of Samatan) (brother of previous) (born ca. 1120 – died ca. 1176), count of Comminges (ca. 1153–1175), abdicated in 1175 and became a Knight TemplarKnights TemplarThe Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...
. - Bernard IV (son of previous) (born ca. 1150 – died February 22, 1225), count of Comminges (1175–1225)
- Bernard V (son of previous) (born ca. 1195 – died November 30, 1241), count of Comminges (1225–1241)
- Bernard VI (son of previous) (born ca. 1224 – died after 1295), count of Comminges (1241–1295), abdicated in 1295.
- Bernard VII (son of previous) (born 1246 – died July 21, 1312), count of Comminges (1295–1312)
- Bernard VIIIBernard VIII of CommingesBernard VIII of Comminges was count of Comminges in what is now southern France. He was the son and successor of Count Bernard VII with Laure de Montfort ....
(son of previous) (born ca. 1285 – died 1336), count of Comminges (1312–1336) - Jean I Posthumus (son of previous) (born 1336 – died 1339), count of Comminges (1336–1339)
- Pierre-Raimond I (brother of Bernard VIII) (born ca. 1295 – died April 16, 1341), count of Comminges (1339–1341)
- Pierre-Raimond II (son of previous) (born ca. 1325 – died October 19, 1375), count of Comminges (1341–1375)
- Marguerite (daughter of previous) (born ca. 1363 – died 1443), countess of Comminges (1375–1443), 3rd marriage in 1419 with Mathieu of Foix (younger brother of Count Jean I of Foix, see: List of counts of Foix) (born ? – died 1453), count of Comminges (1419–1453), count of Couserans. Co-ruler of Comminges with his wife, Mathieu of Foix inherited the county for the duration of his life only.
At the death of Mathieu of Foix in 1453, Comminges was reunited to the French crown by King Charles VII of France
Charles VII of France
Charles VII , called the Victorious or the Well-Served , was King of France from 1422 to his death, though he was initially opposed by Henry VI of England, whose Regent, the Duke of Bedford, ruled much of France including the capital, Paris...
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House of Lescun
In 1462, the king of France Louis XILouis XI of France
Louis XI , called the Prudent , was the King of France from 1461 to 1483. He was the son of Charles VII of France and Mary of Anjou, a member of the House of Valois....
detached the county of Comminges from the royal domain
Crown lands of France
The crown lands, crown estate, royal domain or domaine royal of France refers to the lands, fiefs and rights directly possessed by the kings of France...
and gave it to his friend.
- 1462–1472 : Jean de LescunJean de LescunJean de Lescun d'Armagnac , known as “the bastard of Armagnac”, was an ally of king Louis XI of France from before his ascension to the throne....
(illegitimate son of Arnaud-Guillaume of Lescun, bishop of Aire, and of Anne of Armagnac-Termes, born ? – died 1472, known as the Bastard of Armagnac, Marshal of FranceMarshal of FranceThe Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
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House of Aydie
At the death of John of Lescun in 1472, the county of Comminges passed to:- 1472–1498 : Odet of Aydie (husband of Marie of Lescun, heiress of Lescun as daughter of Mathieu of Lescun, himself probably a cousin of John of Lescun, born ca. 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 of France
Louis proved to be a popular king. At the end of his reign the crown deficit was no greater than it had been when he succeeded Charles VIII in 1498, despite several expensive military campaigns in Italy. His fiscal reforms of 1504 and 1508 tightened and improved procedures for the collection of taxes...
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, count of Comminges , Marshall of France (1494–1528).
- Enrique de Foix-Lautrec, 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, Marshall 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, 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, count of Comminges and lord of Saint-Lary (1840–1894).
- Aimery Elie de Comminges, count of Comminges (1894–1925).
- Bertrand de Comminges, count of Comminges (1925–1987).
- Elie de Comminges, count of Comminges (1987– to date).