Counts of Comminges

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Coat of arms of the ancient counts of Comminges: Argent, a cross patty gules.[1] · .[2]
The modified coat of arms of the counts of Comminges since the 17th century: Gules four otelles Argent addorsed in saltire..[1][3]

This is a list of counts of the County of Comminges.

Counts of Comminges[]

House of Comminges[]

Ruler Dates Gascon line Notes
Garcia Aznar 836-846 Comminges line First known count of Comminges. Garcia descended agnatically from Aznar Sánchez of Gascony.
846-905 Comminges line Son of the predecessor.
905-935 Comminges line Son of the predecessor.
935-946 Comminges line Son of the predecessor.
946-957 Comminges line Son of the predecessor.
Roger I The Old 957-1011 Carcassonne line Sons of the predecessor, probably ruled jointly. Roger was also the founder of the County of Carcassonne.
957-988 Comminges line
1011-1035 Comminges line Sons of Arnaud II, ruled jointly.
1035-1070 Comminges line Son of Roger II.
1035-1105 Comminges line Son of Arnaud III.
1105-1145 Comminges line Son of the predecessor.
1145-1153 Comminges line Son of the predecessor.
1153-1176 Comminges line Brother of the predecessor, born Dodon de Samatan, later changed his name after his brother's death.
1176-1225 Comminges line Son of the predecessor. Also, by marriage, Count of Bigorre.
1225-1241 Comminges line Son of the predecessor.
1241-1295 Comminges line Son of the predecessor.
1295-1312 Comminges line Son of the predecessor.
Bernard VIII 1312-1336 Comminges line Son of the predecessor.
1336-1339 Comminges line Son of the predecessor.
1339-1341 Comminges line Brother of Bernard VIII.
1341-1376 Comminges line Son of the predecessor.
1376-1443 Comminges line Daughter of the predecessor. Co-ruler with her husbands, John III, Count of Armagnac, John of Armagnac (son of Geraud, Viscount of Fezensaguet) and Mathieu of Foix. At his death in 1453, Comminges was reunited to the French crown by King Charles VII of France.

House of Lescun[]

In 1462, the king of France Louis XI detached the county of Comminges from the royal domain and gave it to his friend.

  • 1462–1472 : Jean de Lescun (illegitimate son of , bishop of Aire, and of Anne of Armagnac, born ? – died 1472, known as the Bastard of Armagnac, Marshal of France)

House of Aydie[]

At the death of John of Lescun in 1472, the county of Comminges passed to:

  • 1472–1498 : (husband of Marie of Lescun, heiress of Lescun as daughter of Mathieu of Lescun, himself probably a cousin of John of Lescun, born c. 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 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[]

  • , count of Comminges (1472–1494).
  • , count of Comminges, Marshal of France (1494–1528).
  • , count of Comminges (1528–1540).
  • , contesse of Rethel, of Cominges, of Beaufort in Champagne, vicecontesse of Lautrec (1540–1553).

House of La-Barthe[]

  • , lord of Termes in Couserans, Marshal of France. count of Comminges (1552–1565).

House of Comminges-Guitaut[]

  • , count of Comminges (1638–1670).
  • , count of Comminges (1670–1712).

House of Comminges-Lastronque[]

  • , count of Comminges (1718–1785).
  • , count of Comminges (1785–1789).
  • , count of Comminges (1789–1840).

House of Comminges-Saint-Lary[]

  • , count of Comminges and Baron Saint-Lary (1840–1894).
  • , count of Comminges and Baron Saint-Lary (1894–1925).
  • , count of Comminges (1925–1987).
  • , count of Comminges (1987– to date).

References[]

  1. ^ a b Foix Story Archived 2012-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ EarlyBlazon Archived 2008-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ La banque du blason Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine

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