- Bernard-Roger of Foix
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He was the son of count
Roger I of Carcassonne . His elder brother,Raymond I of Carcassonne inherited the county ofCarcassonne and the remaining part of the lordship of Comminges. Bernard Rogers comital status is attested in the donation to the Abbey ofSaint-Hilaire in 1011.He is the founder of the
House of Foix which ruled that county for centuries. During his father's lifetime, he married Arsinde, or Garsenda, the heiress of the county ofBigorre .He built the square tower of the castle at
Foix inFrance and made it his capital, from which a town group up. He had endowed the monastery at Foix and in it he was buried when he died at the ripe old age of seventy-two.His lands were divided:
* His eldest son, Bernard of Foix, count of Bigorre, took theCounty of Bigorre .
* His second son, Roger I of Foix, count of Foix, became the first count of Foix, which included the castles ofCastelpenent ,Roquemaure ,Lordat , and several within the county ofToulouse .
* His third and youngest son, Peter of Foix, lord of Couserans, inherited thelordship of Couserans .External links
* [http://www.foixstory.com/data/comtes/01.htm Histoire des comtes de Foix] .
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