County of Gévaudan
See also: Gévaudan (homonymy)
After the death of Guillaume Ier the Piles, duke of Aquitaine, three families disputed the capacity in Aquitaine: the counts d' Auvergne, the counts de Toulouse and the counts de Poitiers. In many cities of the south-west of France, the Viscount S, simple officials appointed by the Duke, benefitted from it to acquire a relative independence, then the heredity of their load and finally the title of count.
The county of Gévaudan, which thus appears in the neighborhoods of 960, disappears towards 1030, replaced by several Viscounts. At the end of the 11th century, the Viscount of Millau Gilbert joins together several counties and is entitled in his turn count de Gévaudan. By marriage, the county of Gévaudan passes in the house of Barcelona, which acquires then the Royaume of Aragon. Saint-Louis, king de France, anxious to see the Aragon so established in north, negotiates the purchase of Gévaudan in 1258 with the king Jacques Ier, and joins together the county with the royal field.
See too
- List of the counts de historical Gévaudan
- List of the French counties
- Baronnies of Gévaudan
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