Count of Pardiac explained

The Count of Pardiac was a title in the French nobility.[1] The county of Pardiac is a part of the County of Astarac, including the lands of Rivière-Basse.

The title was created by Arnold II of Astarac[<nowiki/>[[:fr:Arnaud_II_d'Astarac|fr]]] and given to his younger son, Bernard the 1st, from which, the title was passed down into the families of Montlezun and Armagnac.

1023 - After 1043:[2] Bernard I Pelagos, Count of Pardiac, son of Arnaud II, Count of Astarac, married to Biverne

House Montlezun

After 1043 - After : Oger I d'Montlezun, son of Bernard I, first to take the surname of Montlezun after the castle in the county

At least after - After 1142: Guillame I d'Montlezun, son of Oger I, married to Marie.

Before at least 1174 - March 1182: Bernard II d'Montlezun, son of Guillaume I, married to Amelie.

March 1182 - At least before : Oger II of Montlezun

- 1275 : Arnaud-Guilhem I, son of Oger II

Before July 1275 - 1300 : Arnaud-Guilhem II(died 1309), son of Arnaud-Guilhem I

1300 - 1340 : Arnaud-Guilhem III, son of Arnaud-Guildhem II, married to Geraude, Dame of Biran and d'Ordan, before the Pentacost of 1309

1340 - : Arnaud-Guilhem IV, son of Arnaud-Guildhem III

  1. married to a Countess of Durfort (without posterity); she died of an apparent addiction to medicine while he was away in the King's wars. He received a marriage pardon on .
  2. married to Eleanor de Peralta, Navarraise
  3. married to Mabille d'Albert, daughter of Amanieu d'Albert, Lord of Verteuil (without posterity)

- 1380: Jean I, son of Arnaud-Guilhem IV and Elenora of Peralta, unmarried, died in 1380

1380 - 1401 : Anne d'Montlezun, sister of previous, married to Géraud IV d'Armagnac, Viscount of Fézensaguet[<nowiki/>[[:fr:Fézensaguet|fr]]] on

1380 - 1401 : Géraud d'Armagnac, Viscount of Fésenzaguet, married to Anne de Montlezun, daughter of Arnaud Guillaume IV and Eleanor de Peralta.

1401 - 1402 : Jean II d'Armagnac (died 1402), Viscount of Fésenzaguet, Count of Pardiac, son of Géraud d'Armagnac, married to Margarita (1363-1443), Countess of Comminges (without posterity); Prisoner of Bernard VII

1402 - 1418 : Bernard VII of Armagnac (1360 - 1418), Count of Armagnac, married to Bonne de Berry, daughter of Jean de France, Duke of Berry, and Joan of Armagnac.

1418 - 1462: Bernard VIII of Armagnac, Count of Pardiac (1400–1462), Marche, and Castres, Duke of Nemours, son of Bernard VII. Married in 1429 to Éléonore de Bourbon[<nowiki/>[[:fr:Éléonore_de_Bourbon-La_Marche|fr]]][3] (1412 - apx. 1464), Duchess of Nemours and Countess of Marche, daughter of James II of Bourbon, king consort of Naples, Count of Marche and Castres, and Beatrice of Evreux, Duchess of Nemours.

1462 - 1477 : Jacques d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours (1433–1477), Count of Paridac, Castres, and Marche. Son of Bernard VIII. Married in 1462 to Louise d'Anjou[<nowiki/>[[:fr:Louise_d'Anjou|fr]]], daughter of Charles IV of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Isabella of Luxembourg. Executed in 1477 after being tried for treason. Property was confiscated by Charles VIII,[4] [5] but the counties of Pardiac and Nemours were returned to his son, Jean of Armagnac, in 1484.

1484 - 1500 : Jean d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours (1467–1500), Count of Pardiac. Son of Jacques and Louise d'Anjou.

1500 - 1503 : Louis d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours, Count of Pardiac and Guise. Second son of Jacques and Louise d'Anjou.

1503 - 1504 : Charlotte d'Armagnac (d. 1504), daughter of Jacques and Louise d'Anjou. Married to Charles de Rohan-Gié[<nowiki/>[[:fr:Charles_de_Rohan-Gié|fr]]], Lord of Gie (without posterity).

At Charles' death, the county of Pardiac returned to the crown.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Nemours, Lords and Dukes of . 19 . 369 - 370 .
  2. Book: de Sainte-Marie, Anselme . Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France . 1726–1733 . 3rd . Paris . 626–628 . fr . Genealogical and Chronological History of the Royal House of France.
  3. Book: de Barrau, Hippolyte . Documens historiques et généalogiques sur les familles et les hommes remarquables du Rouergue . 1853 . 1 . 261–263 . fr . Historical and Genealogical Documentation on the Remarkable Families and Men of Rouergue.
  4. Web site: Pardiac. Titles of European hereditary rulers . 2024-10-08 . eurulers.altervista.org.
  5. Book: Vaublanc, Vincent Marie Viénot . Tables Synchroniques de l'Histoire de France: Ou Chronologie des Princes Et États Contemporains Sous les Diverses Périodes de la Monarchie Françoise . Janet et Cotelle . 1828 . 978-0259802358 . 2nd . Paris . 179 . Synchronous Tables of the French History: or Chronology of the Princes and Contemporary States Under the Various Periods of the French Monarchy, to serve as a sequel to all the histories of France.