Castres county

The rule of Castres and later the county of Castres was a result of the Albigensian Wars . The city of Castres was dependent on the Vice Count of Albi in the Middle Ages . The Trencavel family granted her a charter that established a consular-ruled commune. During the Albigensian Crusades, the city quickly submitted to Simon IV. De Montfort , who gave it to his brother Guy de Montfort as a fief .

In 1356 King John II made Castres a county. In 1519, King Francis I united Castres with the Domaine royal after long disputes over the inheritance .

Lords of Castres

House Montfort-l'Amaury

• 1211–1228: Guy de Montfort († 1228), seigneur de la Ferté-Alais et de Bréthencourt , son of Simon III. , seigneur de Montfort , and Amicie de Beaumont, Countess of Leicester
• 1228–1240: Philippe I. de Montfort († 1270), seigneur de Castres, then lord of Tyros and Toron , son of Guy and Helvis d'Ibelin
• 1240–1270: Philippe II. De Montfort († 1270), seigneur de Castres, son of Philippe I and Éléonore de Courtenay
• 1370–1300: Jean de Montfort († 1300), seigneur de Castres, Conte de Squillace , son of Philip II.
• 1300–1338: Éléonore de Montfort († after 1338), dame de Castres, sister of Jeans; ⚭ Jean V († 1315), comte de Vendôme

House Montoire

• 1300–1315: Jean V († 1315), comte de Vendôme , seigneur de Castres, husband Eleonores
• 1338-1354: Bouchard VI. († 1354), comte de Vendôme, seigneur de Castres, son of Jean V.
• 1354-1356: Jean VI. († 1364), comte de Vendôme, seigneur de Castres, son of Bouchard VI.

In 1356 King John II made Castres a county.

Count of Castres

House Montoire

• 1354-1364: Jean VI. († 1364), comte de Vendôme et de Castres
• 1364–1371: Bouchard VII. († 1371), comte de Vendôme et de Castres, son of John VI.
• 1371–1372: Jeanne († 1372), comtesse de Vendôme et de Castres, daughter of Buchard VII, under the tutelage of her grandmother Jeanne de Ponthieu, the widow of Jeans VI.
• 1372–1403: Catherine († 1411), comtesse de Vendôme et de Castres, aunt Johannas, daughter of Jeans VI. ; ⚭ 1364 Jean de Bourbon (* 1344; † 1393), comte de la Marche .

House of Bourbon

• 1362–1393: Jean de Bourbon (* 1344; † 1393), comte de la Marche, de Vendôme et de Castres, Catherine's husband
• 1393–1435: Jacques II. De Bourbon (* 1370; † 1438), comte de la Marche et de Castres, son of Jeans I.
• 1435–1462: Éléonore de Bourbon (* 1412; † after 1464), comtesse de la Marche, de Castres, duchesse de Nemours , daughter of Jacques II.: ⚭ 1429 Bernard d'Armagnac († 1462), comte de Pardiac

House Lomagne

• 1438–1462: Bernard d'Armagnac († 1462), comte de Pardiac, de la Marche, de Castres, duc de Nemours, husband Eleonores
• 1462–1476: Jacques d'Armagnac (* 1433; † 1477), comte de Pardiac et de La Marche, duc de Nemours

In 1476 Jacques d'Armagnac was convicted of treason and his property was taken over by King Louis XI. moved in. The king hands the county over to one of his officials, Boffille de Juge.

House Juge

• 1476–1494: Boffille de Juge († 1502); ⚭ 1480 Marie d'Albret, daughter of Jean I d ' Albret , vicomte de Tartas ( House of Albret ), and Catherine de Rohan

In 1494 Boffille de Juge Castres ceded to his son-in-law Alain d'Albret during the dispute with the heirs of Jacques d'Armagnac .

House Albret

• 1494–1519: Alain d'Albret , sire d' Albret (* 1440; † 1522), son of Jean d'Albret, vicomte de Tartas, and Catherine de Rohan

From 1502 to 1519 Alain d'Albret argues with his daughter Boffille de Juges about Castres. King Francis I united the county with the Domaine royal when he got tired of the argument.

Aleramides

• 1526–1528: Michael Anton , Margrave of Saluzzo (* 1495; † 1528)