Gaillard II de Durfort

Gaillard II de Durfort (died 1422), Lord of Duras, Blanquefort, and Villandraut, and Seneschal of Gascony, was a 13th-14th century Gascon nobleman of the Durfort family.

Arms of Gaillard II de Durfort: Argent, a bend azure, impaling Gules a lion rampant argent.[1]

Life

Durfort was the eldest son of Gaillard I de Durfort (died 1356) and Marguerite de Caumont.[2] Gaillard was taken prisoner with Thomas Felton, the Seneschal of Gascony during a skirmish in 1377, near Eymet. Durfort was himself appointed Seneschal of Gascony and served between 1399 and 1415. Durfort died in 1422.

Marriage and issue

Gaillard married Eléonore,[2] daughter of Roger Bernard, Count of Périgord and Eléonore de Vendome and is known to have had the following issue:

Durfort married secondly Jeanne de Lomagne, it is not known whether they had any issue.

Citations

  1. 1353 seal of Gaillard II de Durfort
  2. de Combles 1785, p. 156.
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References

  • de Combles, Waroquier. (1785). State of France, or the true marquises, counts, viscounts and barons. Clousier.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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