Bernard-Roger, Count of Bigorre
Bernard-Roger, Count of Bigorre | |
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 Coat of arms of Couserans | |
| Born | c. 962 |
| Died | c. 1034 |
| Noble family | House of Foix |
| Spouse(s) | Gersenda of Bigorre |
| Father | Roger I of Carcassonne |
| Mother | Adelaide of Rouergue |
Bernard Roger (c. 962 – c. 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
External links[]
- Histoire des comtes de Foix (in French)
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- 960s births
- 1030s deaths
- House of Foix
- Counts of Couserans
- Counts of Foix
- Counts of Bigorre
- Counts of Comminges
- French nobility stubs