Bernard IV of Astarac
Bernard IV of Astarac (1249– c. 1291) was a count of the House of Astarac.
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Family
He was the third son of Centule I and Séguine d'Armagnac, and the brother of Centule II. Bernard became Count of Astarac following the disappearance of his brother, who died without descendants in 1249. His wife's name is unknown. He had four known children:
- Centule III
- Jean
- Bernard
- Arnaud, married to Jeanne de Faudoas.
Bastides
Bernard d'Astarac is at the origin of the foundation of the bastides of Seissan (1266), Masseube (1274) and Mirande (1281).
The troubadour
A tenson (song); with Giraut Riquier.[1]
gollark: Yes. The Moon MUST be removed.
gollark: NO MORE, I say. NO MORE. We shall destroy it, and prevent it from unleashing its cruel gaze upon us.
gollark: For too long, it has sat there in the sky, mocking us.
gollark: And I am all for it.
gollark: This is obviously part of the conspiracy to remove the Moon.
External links
- La poésie lyrique des troubadours on Google books
- Généalogie des comtes d'Astarac
- (in English) La famille Astarc et la gestion du territoire comtal entre le début du X siècle et le milieu du XVIe siècle on raco.cat
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