Description
Information about the family history and the coat of arms
Family history
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Family history Comte d’Armagnac
Count of Armagnac – The history of the House of Armagnac
The House of Armagnac grew out of the ruling family of Gascony. Around 960, Count William Garcias entrusted the territory of Armagnac between the Adour and the Garonne to his son Bernard „le Louche“. From this inheritance emerged a self-confident county with centers such as Eauze, Lectoure and Rodez. Their lords promoted castles, monasteries, markets and fortified settlements that still give the landscape its character today.
After the first line of counts, in 1219 the branch of Lomagne took over. Géraud V. combined both inheritances; his grandson Géraud VI. gained further claims through marriage to Mathe de Béarn. In the 14th century, Jean I. made the house a major power in southern France. He served the French kings in the Hundred Years' War, inherited Rodez, and moved skillfully between France, England, and Aragon.
The rivalry with the Counts of Foix led to dramatic chapters. Jean II and Jean III extended the family network to Italy. Bernard VII became the father-in-law of Charles of Orléans and, after the murder of Duke Louis, took over the leadership of his party. From him, the ’Armagnacs„ received their name in the civil war against the Burgundians. As Connétable of France, Bernard ruled in Paris for a time and shaped the difficult years of the Empire.
In the 15th century, Jean IV and Jean V claimed their rights over the crown. After conflicts, King Louis XI annexed the possessions; Charles I, Jean V's brother, later received part of the inheritance. With his death in 1497, the immediate line of the counts came to an end.
Through related houses, especially Alençon and Albret-Navarra, Armagnac came under the control of Henry IV. In 1607, he annexed the county to the French Crown. The towers of Lectoure and Termes-d’Armagnac, the regional archives, and the famous name of the region preserve the memory of more than five centuries of Gascon royal history.
Sources: National Library of France, Departmental Archives of the Gers, Tourism of the Gers, Grand Auch Media Library
Coat of arms & Heraldry
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Family coat of arms Comte d’Armagnac
This Coat of arms corresponds to the historical union Coat of arms of the counts of Armagnac and Rodez. Coat of arms: in the first and fourth fields, a red upright lion in silver; in the second and third fields, a golden leopard-patterned lion in red.
The shield is divided into four fields. Two silver fields each show a red upright lion, and two red fields each show a screaming golden lion with a twisted head. Above the shield is a dark tournament helmet with a growing red lion as a decorative element.
The red lion emblem is the coat of arms of Armagnac. After the acquisition of the county of Rodez in 1304, it was quartered in red with the golden leopard-patterned lions of that county.
Sources: Armorial of the Kingdom of France
Overview of your title package
What the title of nobility contains
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Your own coat of arms
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Our accessories
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Gold coins
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Emblem stamp
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Precision pliers
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