Centule III of Béarn

Centule III of Béarn (French: Centulle III de Béarn; Latin: Centuli Gastoni) was a French noble, a Viscount of Béarn (vicomte de Béarn).[1]

A map depicting territory of medieval lordships, including Béarn

He was a son of the viscount Gaston I of Béarn and his wife, whose name remains unknown in primary sources.

Centule was married to an unknown woman,[2] and their son was called Gaston II, after Centule's father.[3]

Unfortunately, Centule was killed by the Lord Lupus the Strong. He was then succeeded by Gaston, his son.[4]

Preceded by
Gaston I of Béarn		 Viscount of Béarn Succeeded by
Gaston II, Viscount of Béarn

Sources
  1. Pierre de Marca, Histoire de Béarn, contenant l'origine des rois de Navarre, des ducs de Gascogne, ed. Veuve Jean Camusat, 1640.
  2. CENTULE de Béarn (-killed in battle [1058]). His parentage is assumed confirmed by the patronymic attributed to him in primary sources. Vicomte de Béarn.
  3. Walter de Gruyter, 1. sij 2008. Biographical Index of the Middle Ages/Biographischer Index des Mittelalters/Index Biographique du Moyen-Âge. "The index to the Biographical Archive of the Middle Ages makes accessible about 130,000 biographical articles from nearly 200 volumes."
  4. It’s possible that he also had another son, García Lupus.
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