Bernard VII of Armagnac

See also: Bernard of Armagnac

Bernard VII of Armagnac , born towards 1360 with Paris, dead the June 12th 1418, was count de Charolais (1384-1391), then count d' Armagnac, of Fézensac, of Rodez (1391-1418), count de Pardiac (1402-1418) and Connétable of France. He was the son of Jean II, count d' Armagnac, of Fézensac, Rodez and Charolais, and Jeanne de Périgord.

Biography

He serves his father, then collaborates with his brother Jean III against the companies of truck drivers, whom he fights, then twice tries (1384 and 1389) to take along in Spain. With died of his father, he had become count de Charolais, county which he resold with Philippe II Bold the, duke of Burgundy when he became count d' Armagnac, of Fézensac and Rodez, with died of his/her brother in 1391. In order to preserve the seizure on the County of Comminge S, it forces the marriage of Marguerite de Comminges, widow of Jean III, with a distance cousin, Jean of Armagnac († 1402), count de Pardiac and Viscount of Fézensaguet. It will make die this last and its children in prison to recover its grounds, and will keep captive the widow, but his/her son will manage to prevent neither the remarriage of Marguerite with Mathieu de Foix in 1419, nor the gift of the county of Comminges in favor of the king Charles VII.

Married to Good of Berry, girl of the duke Jean de Berry and widow of the count Amédée VII of Savoy, it takes influence at the court of France, whereas the sights of Louis of Orleans on the Milan board are specified, where them interests are close: Louis of Orleans marries Valentine Visconti, and Beatrice of Armagnac, sister of Bernard, marries Carlo Visconti.

After the death of the duke Louis in 1407, Armagnac remains attached to the party of Orleans. It Marie her Jean son with White of Brittany, and his/her Good daughter of Armagnac to the new duke Charles of Orleans in 1410. His/her Bernard son marries Éléonore de Bourbon in 1429, the heiress of the Comté of Walk.

Father-in-law of the new duke of Orleans (wire of assassinated), Bernard of Armagnac makes figure, starting from 1410, of chief of the hostile party to the duke of Burgundy in the Civil war between Armagnacs and Burgundian. He leads in province and to Paris repression against the Burgundian movement and cabochien of 1413.

He becomes Connétable of France in 1415 and becomes the chief of the government of the dolphin until the Burgundian victory of 1418. He carries out the fight against the queen Isabeau of Bavaria and the duke of Burgundy.

He perishes massacred in the insurrection which delivers Paris to Burgundian the June 12th 1418.

Marriage and children

Of Good of Berry, it had had:
  • Jean IV (1396 † 1450), count d' Armagnac
  • Marie, born in 1397, dead Good young person
  • (1399 † 1415), married in 1410 with Charles (1394 † 1465), duke of Orleans
  • Bernard (1400 † 1462), count de Pardiac, then duke of Nemours and count of Walk by marriage
  • Anne, born in 1402, married in 1417 with Charles II, lord d' Albret (1407 † 1471)
  • Jeanne, born in 1403, died young person.
  • Béatrix, born in 1406, dead young person.

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