Bernard (Marche) de la Marche (abt. 992 - bef. 1047)

Born about 0992 in La Marche, France

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 16 Jun 1047 before about age 55 in La Marche, France

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Biography

Bernard I Marche was a member of the aristocracy in La Marche.

Bernard, later Bernard I, Comte de La Marche was born in about 992 (991/993) and was the only son of Audebert, Comte de la Marche and his wife Adalmode de Limoges. ^{[1] [2]}

Comte de La Marche

Bernard became the third count of La Marche - a County (Comté) in the center of France to the north of Limoges - in 1010, upon the death of his father Audebert, Comte de la Marche. ^{[1] [2]}

Marriage and Descendants

He married a woman known as Amelie, and they had six known children: ^[1]

1. Audebert II
2. Eudes I
3. Almodis
4. Raingarde
5. Lucie
6. Agnes

Bernard died sometime between 1038 and 16 Jun 1047, following which the Comté de La Marche passed to his eldest son Audebert, who became Audebert II, Comte de La Marche. ^{[1] [2]} His eldest daughter Almodis would eventually become the Countess of Barcelona. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG, accessed 2024: Comtes de la Marche. (See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Wikipedia - La Marche Dynasty
3. ↑ Wikipédia (fr) - Almodis de la Marche
4. ↑ Wikipedia (en) - Almodis of la Marche