Counts of Comminges

This is a list of counts of the County of Comminges.

Coat of arms of the ancient counts of Comminges: Argent, a cross patty gules.[1] · .[2]
The modified coat of arms of the counts of Comminges since the 17th century: Gules four otelles Argent addorsed in saltire..[1][3]

Counts of Comminges

House of Comminges

Aznar I-Sanche was created Count of Gascony by Pepin I, King of Aquitaine, around 820. He made his son Garcia Aznar Viscount of Comminges in 833. When his father died in 836, Garcia Aznar became Count of Comminges and Couseran.[4]


RulerDatesGascon lineNotes
Garcia Aznar836–846Comminges lineFirst known count of Comminges. Garcia descended agnatically from Aznar Sánchez of Gascony.
Aznar Garcia846–905Comminges lineSon of the predecessor.
Lupus I Aznar905–935Comminges lineSon of the predecessor.
Aznar II935–946Comminges lineSon of the predecessor.
Arnaud I946–957Comminges lineSon of the predecessor.
Roger I The Old957–1011Carcassonne line Sons of the predecessor, probably ruled jointly. Roger was also the founder of the County of Carcassonne.
Arnaud II957–988Comminges line
Odo 1011–1035 Comminges line Sons of Arnaud II, ruled jointly.
Roger II
Arnaud III1035–1070Comminges lineSon of Roger II.
Roger III1035–1105Comminges lineSon of Arnaud III.
Bernard I1105–1145Comminges lineSon of the predecessor.
Bernard II1145–1153Comminges lineSon of the predecessor.
Bernard III1153–1176Comminges lineBrother of the predecessor, born Dodon de Samatan, later changed his name after his brother's death.
Bernard IV1176–1225Comminges lineSon of the predecessor. Also, by marriage, Count of Bigorre.
Bernard V1225–1241Comminges lineSon of the predecessor.
Bernard VI1241–1295Comminges lineSon of the predecessor.
Bernard VII1295–1312Comminges lineSon of the predecessor.
Bernard VIII1312–1336Comminges lineSon of the predecessor.
John I The Posthumous1336–1339Comminges lineSon of the predecessor.
Peter Raymond I1339–1341Comminges lineBrother of Bernard VIII.
Peter Raymond II1341–1376Comminges lineSon of the predecessor.
Margaret1376–1443Comminges lineDaughter of the predecessor. Co-ruler with her husbands, John III, Count of Armagnac, John of Armagnac (son of Geraud, Viscount of Fezensaguet) and Mathieu of Foix. At his death in 1453, Comminges was reunited to the French crown by King Charles VII of France.

House of Lescun

In 1462, the king of France Louis XI detached the county of Comminges from the royal domain and gave it to his friend.

House of Aydie

At the death of John of Lescun in 1472, the county of Comminges passed to:

  • 1472–1498 : Odet of Aydie (husband of Marie of Lescun, heiress of Lescun as daughter of Mathieu of Lescun, himself probably a cousin of John of Lescun, born c. 1425 – died 1498, constable of France, supreme commander of the French army and close advisor of Louis XI)

In 1498, at the death of Odet of Aydie, who did not have a son, king Louis XII of France definitely reunited the county of Comminges to the French crown. The descendants of Odet of Aydie's daughter continued to carry the title of count of Comminges.

House of Foix-Lautrec
  • Jean of Foix-Lautrec, count of Comminges (1472–1494).
  • Odet de Cominges, count of Comminges, Marshal of France (1494–1528).
  • Enrique de Foix-Lautrec, count of Comminges (1528–1540).
  • Claudia de Foix-Lautrec, contesse of Rethel, of Cominges, of Beaufort in Champagne, vicecontesse of Lautrec (1540–1553).

House of La-Barthe
  • Paul of La Barthe, lord of Termes in Couserans, Marshal of France. count of Comminges (1552–1565).

House of Comminges-Guitaut
  • Gaston of Comminges, count of Comminges (1638–1670).
  • Louis of Comminges, count of Comminges (1670–1712).

House of Comminges-Lastronque
  • Roger James of Comminges, count of Comminges (1718–1785).
  • Roger Louis of Comminges, count of Comminges (1785–1789).
  • Roger Aymeric of Comminges, count of Comminges (1789–1840).

House of Comminges-Saint-Lary
  • Elie de Comminges, count of Comminges and Baron Saint-Lary (1840–1894).
  • Aimery Elie de Comminges, count of Comminges and Baron Saint-Lary (1894–1925).
  • Bertrand de Comminges, count of Comminges and Baron de Saint-Lary(1925–1987).
  • Aimery Bertrand Geoffroy Elie de Comminges, count of Comminges (1925-1994)
  • Jean-Odon de Comminges, count of Comminges (1987–2015).
  • Aimery Fouré-de Comminges, count of Comminges (2011-)

References
  1. Foix Story Archived 29 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. EarlyBlazon Archived 24 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. La banque du blason Archived 29 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Jean de Jaurgain (1902) La Vasconie – Étude historique et critique. Genealogical Tables XXV and XXVI. Imprinterie Garet, Pau
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