Counts of Comminges

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

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

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.

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 d'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 d'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 d'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 of Foix, Viscount of Lautrec, 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 de La Barthe, seigneur de Termes in Couserans, Marshal of France. count of Comminges (1552–1562).

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

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