Bernard d'Armagnac, Count of Pardiac

Bernard d'Armagnac, Count of Pardiac (died 1462) was a younger son of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac and Bonne of Berry.

He fought at the Battle of Patay in 1429. That year he married Eleanor of Bourbon-La Marche, daughter and ultimately heir of James II, Count of La Marche.[1] He served as lieutenant-general in La Marche and governor of Limousin in 1441, and later as lieutenant-general of Languedoc and Roussillon in 1461.

He was the father of:

  • James, Duke of Nemours[1]
  • John (1440-1493)

References

  1. Potter 1995, p. 376.

Sources

  • Potter, David (1995). Keen, Maurice (ed.). A History of France, 1460–1560: The Emergence of a Nation State. Macmillan.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Preceded by
John I
Count of Pardiac
1424–1462
Succeeded by
James III
Preceded by
James II
Count of Castres and La Marche
1438–1462
With: Eleanor
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