Bernard-Roger, Count of Bigorre

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Bernard-Roger, Count of Bigorre
Blason province fr Couserans.svg
Coat of arms of Couserans
Bornc. 962
Diedc. 1034
Noble familyHouse of Foix
Spouse(s)Gersenda of Bigorre
FatherRoger I of Carcassonne
MotherAdelaide of Rouergue

Bernard Roger (c. 962c. 1034) 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, inherited the county of Carcassonne and the remaining part of the lordship of Comminges. Bernard Roger's comital status is attested in the donation to the abbey of Saint-Hilaire in 1011.

He is the founder of the House of Foix which ruled that county for centuries. During his father's lifetime, he married Garsenda, or Arsinde, the heiress of the county of Bigorre.

He built the square tower of the castle at Foix in France and made it his capital, from which a town grew. He had endowed the monastery at Foix and in it he was buried when he died at the age of 72.

His lands were divided:

  • His eldest son, , took the County of Bigorre.
  • His second son, , became the first count of Foix, which included the castles of , Roquemaure, Lordat, and several within the county of Toulouse.
  • His third and youngest son, , inherited the .

His daughter Ermesinda married King Ramiro I of Aragon

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Bernard-Roger, Count of Bigorre
House of Foix
Born: c. 962 Died: c. 1034
New division Lord of Foix
c. 1011c. 1034
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Count of Bigorre
1030 – c. 1034
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c. 1011c. 1034
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