Count of Périgord (Fr.: comte de Périgord) is a noble title in the peerage of France. Originally known as "The sovereign house of the Counts of Périgord, princes by the grace of God". The first recorded sovereign Count was Emenon, who was also Count of Poitiers and Count of Angoulême. Most likely, the title was bestowed on Emenon in 845 by Pepin I of Aquitaine as a reward for Emenon fighting with Pepin against Louis the Pious. The title takes its name from the Périgord region of France, and the historic seat of the Counts of Périgord was Périgueux.

List of Counts of Périgord

House of Guilhelmides, 845–866 FromToCount of PérigordRelationship to predecessorOther titles held845866Emenon (d. 866)First Count of PérigordCount of Poitiers, Count of Angoulême

House of Taillefer, 866–975 FromToCount of PérigordRelationship to predecessorOther titles held866886Wulgrin I (d. 886)Tutor of Emenon's childrenCount of Angoulême886920William I of Périgord (d. 920)Son of Wulgrin ICount of Angoulême,Count of Agenais920924Bernard I of Périgord (d. 924)Son of William ICount of Angoulême924962Arnold I of Périgord (d. 962)Son of Bernard ICount of Angoulême962962William II of Périgord (d. 962)Brother of Arnold I962975Raoul I of Périgord (d. 975)Brother of William II975975Richard of Périgord (d. 975)Brother of Raoul I

House of Charroux, 975–1072 FromToCount of PérigordRelationship to predecessorOther titles held975988Boso I, Count of La Marche (d. 988)Son-in-law of William I of PérigordCount of La Marche97?979Elias I of Périgord (919–979)Son of Boso I, Count of La Marche979995Adalbert I of Périgord (924–995)Brother of Elias ICount of Haute Marche9951010Boso II of Périgord (d. 1010)Brother of Adalbert ICount of Basse-Marche (until 1006)10101031Elias II of Périgord (996–1031)Son of Boso II10311072Adalbert II of Périgord (1020–1072)Son of Elias II

House of Talleyrand, 1072–1399

FromToCount of PérigordRelationship to predecessorOther titles held10721104Elias III of Périgord (1055–1104)Son of Adalbert II11041115William III of Périgord (1080–1115)Son of Elias III11151155Elias IV of Périgord (1083–1155)Brother of William III11551166Boso III of Périgord (1106–1166)Brother of Elias IV11661205Elias V of Périgord (1136–1205)Son of Boso III12051212Archambaud I of Périgord (d. 1212)Son of Elias V12121239Archambaud II of Périgord (1164–1239)Brother of Archambaud I12391251Elias VI of Périgord (d. 1251)Son of Archambaud II12511295Archambaud III of Périgord (1237–1295)Son of Elias VI12951311Elias VII of Périgord (1261–1311)Son of Archambaud III13111336Archambaud IV of Périgord (d. 1336)Son of Elias VII13361368Roger-Bernard of Périgord (1299–1368)Brother of Archambaud IV13681398Archambaud V of Périgord (1339–1399); deposed in 1398Son of Roger-Bernard13981399Archambaud VI of Périgord (d. 1430); deposed in 1399Son of Archambaud V

In 1399, Charles VI of France deprived the last Count of Périgord of his lands. In 1400, the king granted the title to his supporter, Louis I, Duke of Orléans.

House of Orléans, 1400–1437 FromToCount of PérigordRelationship to predecessorOther titles held14001407Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1372–1407)No relationDuke of Orléans14071437Charles I, Duke of Orléans (1394–1465)Son of Louis I, Duke of OrléansDuke of Orléans

In 1437, Charles, Duke of Orléans sold the title of "Count of Périgord" to John I, Count of Penthièvre.

House of Châtillon, 1437–1481

FromToCount of PérigordRelationship to predecessorOther titles held14371452John I (d. 1452)No relationCount of Penthièvre, Viscount of Limoges14521453William (1400–1453)Brother of JohnViscount of Limoges14531481Frances (d. 1481)Daughter of WilliamViscountess of Limoges

Frances married Alain I of Albret and the title of "Count of Périgord" was inherited by their son, John III of Navarre.

House of Albret, 1481–1572 FromToCount of PérigordRelationship to predecessorOther titles held14811516John III of Navarre (1469–1516)Son of Françoise of PérigordKing Consort of Navarre15161555Henry II of Navarre (1503–1555)Son of John III of NavarreKing of Navarre15551572Jeanne III of Navarre (1528–1572)Daughter of Henry II of NavarreQueen of Navarre

House of Bourbon, 1572–1604 FromToCount of PérigordRelationship to predecessorOther titles held15721584Henry IV of France (1553–1610)Son of Jeanne III of NavarreKing of Navarre, King of France (in 1589, by which point he had already relinquished the title of "Count of Périgord")15841604Catherine de Bourbon (1559–1604)Sister of Henry IV of France

Catherine de Bourbon was the last individual to hold the title of Count or Countess of Périgord; she died childless.

References

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