Bernard-Roger, Count of Bigorre | |
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Born | c. 962 |
Died | c. 1034 |
Noble family | House of Foix |
Spouse(s) | Gersenda of Bigorre |
Father | Roger I of Carcassonne |
Mother | Adelaide of Rouergue |
Bernard Roger ( c. 962 – c. 1024) was the count of Couserans, in which capacity he was lord of parts of Comminges and Foix.
Bernard Roger was the son of count Roger I of Carcassonne and Adelaide de Melgueil. [1] His elder brother, Raymond I of Carcassonne inherited the county of Carcassonne and the remaining part of the lordship of Comminges. Bernard Roger's comital status is attested in the donation to the abbey of Saint-Hilaire in 1011. During his father's lifetime, Bernard Roger married Garsenda, the heiress of the county of Bigorre. [1]
He built the square tower of the castle at Foix in France and made it his capital, from which a town grew. He had endowed the monastery at Foix and in it he was buried when he died at the age of 72.
Bernard-Roger and Gersenda had: