Astarac

Coat of arms of the counts of Astarac.

Astarac is a region in Gascony, a county in the Middle Ages. Astarac was formed as a county out of the partition of the Duchy of Gascony: following the death of García II Sánchez of Gascony, the duchy was partitioned between his sons, with Arnold I, the youngest son, receiving Astarac.

Astarac borders Armagnac to the northwest, the [fr] and Bigorre to the west, the [fr] to the southeast, and Comminges to the east. Its principal cities are Mirande, Masseube, Miélan, Tournay, Pavie, Idrac-Respaillès, Castelnau-Barbarens, Berdoues, Ponsampère, Mont-d'Astarac, Miramont-d'Astarac, Laas d'Astarac, and Fontrailles.

Counts[]

Dates should be approached with extreme caution. Usually the exact dates of accession and death are unknown and only floruit dates can be provided. Further, the sources do not always give the same dates.

Count of Asterac[]

926 – 960 Arnold I Nonat
960 – before 975 [ru], son
Before 975 – 1022/23 [fr; ru], son
1022/23 – c. 1060 William, son
c. 1060 – after 1099 Sancho I, son
After 1099 – 1142 [ru], son
1142 – bef. 1153 , son
bef. 1153 – c.1176 Bohemond, brother
1174 – 1182 , nephew
1183 – ???? , cousin, co-countess
1183 – ???? , sister, co-countess
???? – 1233 Centule I, son
1233 – 1249 , son
1249 – 1291 , brother
1291 – 1300 , son
1300 – 1324 Bernard IV, son
1324 – 1326 , son
1326 – 1331 , brother
1331 – 1363 , son
1363 – 1403 , son
1398 – 1410 , son
1410 – 1458 , son
1458 – 1511 , son
1511 – 1569 , daughter

Count of Asterac, Candale and Benauges[]

1511 – 1536 , husband
???? – 1528 , son
1528 , brother
1528 – 1571 , brother
1571 , son
1571 – 1572 , son
1572 – 1593 , daughter

References[]

Père Anselme; Déchaussé, Augustin; M. Du Fourny; Père Ange; Père Simplicien, eds. (1726). "Anciens Comtes d'Astarac". Histoire Généalogique Et Chronologique De La Maison Royale De France, Des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne & de la Maison du Roy: & des anciens Barons du Royaume (in French). 2 (3rd ed.). Paris: Compagnie des Libraires. pp. 615–620. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
Jaurgain, Jean de (1902). "XVII. Comtes d'Asterac et d'Aure. Comtes de Pardiac". La Vasconie: étude historique et critique sur les origines du Royaume de Navarre (in French). 2. Pau: Imprimerie Garet. pp. 156–173. Retrieved 24 September 2017. By [fr].
Guinaudeau, Nicolas (2011–2013). "La famille d'Asterac et la gestion du territoire comtal entre le début du X^e siècle et le milieu du XVI^e siècle". Acta Historica et Archæologica Mediævalia (in French). University of Barcelona. 31: 65–113. ISSN 0212-2960. Retrieved 23 September 2017. Uploaded to [ca].
"Comtes d'Asterac". [pl]. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
"Généalogie des comtes d'Astarac" (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2017.

Coordinates: 43°31′N 0°24′E / 43.51°N 0.40°E / 43.51; 0.40

This article related to geography of France is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

This French history–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .