Count of Périgord (Fr. : comte de Périgord ) is a noble title in the peerage of France. Originally known as "The sovereign house of the Counts of Périgord, princes by the grace of God"[1] The first recorded sovereign Count was Emenon , who was also Count of Poitiers and Count of Angoulême . Most likely, the title was bestowed on Emenon in 845 by Pepin I of Aquitaine as a reward for Emenon fighting with Pepin against Louis the Pious . The title takes its name from the Périgord region of France, and the historic seat of the Counts of Périgord was Périgueux .
Shield of the Count of Périgord.
List of Counts of Périgord [ ]
House of Guilhelmides, 845–866 [ ]
House of Taillefer , 866–975[ ]
, 975–1072 [ ]
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To
Count of Périgord
Relationship to predecessor
Other titles held
975
988
(d. 988)
Son-in-law of William I of Périgord
Count of La Marche
97?
979
Elias I of Périgord (919–979)
Son of Boso I, Count of La Marche
979
995
(924–995)
Brother of Elias I
995
1010
(d. 1010)
Brother of Adalbert I
(until 1006)
1010
1031
Elias II of Périgord (996–1031)
Son of Boso II
1031
1072
(1020–1072)
Son of Elias II
, 1072–1399 [ ]
The seal of Elias VI of Périgord
The counter-seal of Elias VI of Périgord
From
To
Count of Périgord
Relationship to predecessor
Other titles held
1072
1104
(1055–1104)
Son of Adalbert II
1104
1115
(1080–1115)
Son of Elias III
1115
1155
Elias IV of Périgord (1083–1155)
Brother of William III
1155
1166
(1106–1166)
Brother of Elias IV
1166
1205
Elias V of Périgord (1136–1205)
Son of Boso III
1205
1212
(d. 1212)
Son of Elias V
1212
1239
(1164–1239)
Brother of Archambaud I
1239
1251
(d. 1251)
Son of Archambaud II
1251
1295
(1237–1295)
Son of Elias VI
1295
1311
(1261–1311)
Son of Archambaud III
1311
1336
(d. 1336)
Son of Elias VII
1336
1368
(1299–1368)
Brother of Archambaud IV
1368
1398
(1339–1399); deposed in 1398
Son of Roger-Bernard
1398
1399
(d. 1430); deposed in 1399
Son of Archambaud V
In 1399, Charles VI of France deprived the last Count of Périgord of his lands. In 1400, the king granted the title to his supporter, Louis I, Duke of Orléans .
In 1437, Charles, Duke of Orléans sold the title of "Count of Périgord" to John I, Count of Penthièvre .
From
To
Count of Périgord
Relationship to predecessor
Other titles held
1437
1452
John I (d. 1452)
No relation
Count of Penthièvre , Viscount of Limoges
1452
1453
William (1400–1453)
Brother of John
Viscount of Limoges
1453
1481
Frances (d. 1481)
Daughter of William
Viscountess of Limoges
Frances married Alain I of Albret and the title of "Count of Périgord" was inherited by their son, John III of Navarre .
House of Albret, 1481–1572 [ ]
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To
Count of Périgord
Relationship to predecessor
Other titles held
1481
1516
John III of Navarre (1469–1516)
Son of Françoise of Périgord
King Consort of Navarre
1516
1555
Henry II of Navarre (1503–1555)
Son of John III of Navarre
King of Navarre
1555
1572
Jeanne III of Navarre (1528–1572)
Daughter of Henry II of Navarre
Queen of Navarre
From
To
Count of Périgord
Relationship to predecessor
Other titles held
1572
1584
Henry IV of France (1553–1610)
Son of Jeanne III of Navarre
King of Navarre , King of France (in 1589, by which point he had already relinquished the title of "Count of Périgord")
1584
1604
Catherine de Bourbon (1559–1604)
Sister of Henry IV of France
Catherine de Bourbon was the last individual to hold the title of Count or Countess of Périgord; she died childless.
References [ ]
^ Bénévent), Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (prince de (1838). Extraits des mémoires (in French). Le Claire.