Vice-county of Limoges
The Carolingian county of Limoges ( Comté de Limoges ) already existed in the 9th century , and at that time also included La Marche . The county dissolved in the 10th century . The Dukes of Aquitaine took over the county and established numerous vice-counties, the county of La Marche split off, and neighboring counties ( Auvergne , Berry , Bourbon , Poitou , Périgord and Angoulême ) seized individual dominions.
The Vice-County of Limoges ( Vicomté de Limoges ) came to the family of the Dukes of Brittany at the end of the 13th century . Limoges was then inherited through the Albret family to King Henry IV , with whom it came into the possession of the French ruling family.
Counts of Limoges
- Ratger , Count of Limoges, X June 25, 841 in the Battle of Fontenoy , possibly married to Rotrud or Hildegard, both daughters of Emperor Ludwig the Pious ( Carolingian )
- Gerhard, † before 879, Count of Limousin ( Ramnulfiden )
- Fulko (Foucher) de Limoges, † probably 886, Gerhard's brother-in-law
- Ebalus , 902 Count of Poitou , conquered the Limousin in 904, 927 Duke of Aquitaine , † 935 ( Ramnulfiden )
- William III. 'Son of Ebalus', Count of Poitou, Duke of Aquitaine, 955 Count of Limoges, † 963
First Vice Counts of Limoges (House of Limoges)
- Hildebert, 876, Hildegerius, 884 "lemovicinorus vicecomes", Aldebertus, 914 "vicecomes"
- Hildegaire / Eldegarius († after 937) his son, Vicomte de Limoges 914
- Fulco, 942 vicomes, perhaps his brother and perhaps identical to Foucher, Vicomte de Ségur 947
- Géraud / Geraldus, son of Hildegaire, Vicomte de Limoges 963/988
- Guido I, his son, Viscount de Limoges 976-986,
- Adémar I, his son, attested in 989/1036, Vicomte de Limoges,
- Guido II, his son, Viscount de Limoges 1036-1052
- Adémar II, whose brother attests to 1030/1090, Viscount de Limoges 1030,
- Adémar III, his son, attested in 1068/1139, Vicomte de Limoges 1090
- Guido III. († 1124), his son, Viscount
- Humberge called Brunissent, 1119/24-around 1153 attested, whose sister, heiress of Limoges ∞ Archambaud IV. Le Barbu, Vicomte de Comborn , 1119 / 24–1147 attests
Comborn house
- Archambaud IV. Le Barbu, Vicomte de Comborn, 1119 / 24–1147 attested ∞ Humberge called Brunissent, attested from 1119/24-around 1153, heiress of Limoges, daughter of Viscount Adémar III.
- Guido IV. († 1148) their son, Viscount de Limoges, confirmed as Duke of Aquitaine by King Louis VII in 1141
- Adémar IV († 1148), whose brother, Viscount de Limoges, was confirmed as Duke of Aquitaine by King Louis VII in 1141
- Boson, called Adémar V. († 1199), his son, Vicomte de Limoges 1156
- Guido V. († 1229), his son, 1199 Viscount de Limoges
- Guido VI. le Preux († 1263) his son, Vicomte de Limoges 1230
- Marie, his daughter, Viscountess de Limoges 1263 or 1275–1291 ∞ Arthur II Duke of Bretagne 1305–1312, Viscount de Limoges 1275–1301
House of France Dreux
- Arthur II Duke of Brittany 1305-1312, Viscount de Limoges 1275-1301
- Johann III. Duke of Brittany , Viscount de Limoges 1301-1314
- Guido of Bretagne , his brother, Viscount de Limoges 1314–1317, Count of Penthièvre 1317–1331
- Isabella of Castile, John's wife, Viscountess de Limoges 1317–1328
- Johann III. of Bretagne, Viscount de Limoges (2nd time) 1328–1341
- Joan of Savoy, John's wife, Viscountess de Limoges 1329–1338
- Johanna , daughter of Guido, Countess of Penthièvre 1331–1384, Vicomtesse de Limoges 1341–1384 ∞ Karl von Blois , Duke of Brittany 1345–1364
House of Châtillon
- Johann, their son, Count of Penthièvre and Vicomte de Limoges 1384–1404
- Olivier , his son, Count of Penthièvre 1404–1420, Viscount de Limoges 1404–1433
- Johann, his brother, Viscount de Limoges 1433-1454, Count of Penthiévre 1448-1454
- Wilhelm, his brother, Viscount de Limoges 1454–1455
- Franziska, his daughter, Viscountess de Limoges 1455–1481 ∞ Alain d'Albret ( House of Albret )
House Albret
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Alain d'Albret , Viscount de Limoges 1481–1522, ∞ Franziska, Viscountess de Limoges
- Jean d'Albret (1469–1516), their son, King of Navarre ∞ Catherine , Queen of Navarre
- Henry II. (1503–1555) son of John, King of Navarre 1516, Viscount de Limoges 1522
- Johanna von Albret (1528–1572) Queen of Navarre, Vicomtesse de Limoges, ∞ Anton Duke of Bourbon
- Henry IV (1553–1610) King of France and Navarre
Limoges becomes the property of the king.