Aimar V,(c. 1135 – c. 1199), was a Viscount of Limoges, a nobleman in the

Duchy of Aquitaine The Duchy of Aquitaine ( oc, Ducat d'Aquitània, ; french: Duché d'Aquitaine, ) was a historical fiefdom in western, central, and southern areas of present-day France to the south of the river Loire, although its extent, as well as its name, fluc ...

Life

Born in

Limoges Limoges (, , ; oc, Lemòtges, locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region ...

around 1135, his family named him Boson, he later adopted the traditional name for the previous viscounts, Aimar. He was orphaned at a young age in 1148, and raised by his relatives among the southern French aristocracy. Due to the strategic importance of the city of Limoges and the nearby dependent ''castrum'' of Aixe-sur-Vienne. Aimar was a ward of King Henry II and ruled from 1148 to approximately 1184, when he was exiled to France, and was succeeded by his son Guy.

Rebellion

Aimar is best known for his frequent rebellions against his

Plantagenet The House of Plantagenet () was a royal house which originated from the lands of Anjou in France. The family held the English throne from 1154 (with the accession of Henry II at the end of the Anarchy) to 1485, when Richard III died in b ...

overlord, Richard the Lionheart, who was

Duke of Aquitaine The Duke of Aquitaine ( oc, Duc d'Aquitània, french: Duc d'Aquitaine, ) was the ruler of the medieval region of Aquitaine (not to be confused with modern-day Aquitaine) under the supremacy of Frankish, English, and later French kings. As su ...

after his mother

Eleanor Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The name was introd ...

. Aimar, like many of the Aquitanian and Poitevin nobility, participated in sporadic rebellions against ducal authority throughout his adult life, often co-operating with Duke Richard's brothers, as well as the Count of

Angoulême Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a commune, the prefecture of the Charente department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Angoumoisins'' o ...

and the house of

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, though he was generally brought to heel. Aimar was outlawed for his insurrection against Henry II and was exiled. He subsequently was found among Stipendiary Knights supporting the Count of Toulouse in 1184 in an attempt to reclaim part of Quercy from the Plantagenets. Aimar's inclination to disobey the

Kings, Henry II and Richard, was encouraged by

Bertran de Born Bertran de Born (; 1140s – by 1215) was a baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan troubadours of the 12th-13th century. He composed love songs (cansos) but was better known for his political songs (sirventes). He ...

. A lament for Aimar by another troubadour,

Giraut de Bornelh Giraut de Bornelh (; c. 1138 – 1215), whose first name is also spelled Guiraut and whose toponym is de Borneil or de Borneyll, was a troubadour connected to the castle of the viscount of Limoges. He is credited with the formalisation, if not the ...

, suggests that he died unexpectedly.

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claims that he was killed by Philip of Cognac.

Marriage and issue

Aimar married Sarah de Dunstanville, daughter of

Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall Reginald de Dunstanville (c. 1110 – 1 July 1175) (''alias'' Reginald FitzRoy, Reginald FitzHenry, Rainald, etc., ''French:'' Renaud de Donstanville or de Dénestanville) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman and an illegitimate son of King Henry I (110 ...

, at

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture ...

in 1159. He had been promised the County of Cornwall as an inducement and advancement by King Henry II, who postponed the grant of title indefinitely, which irked Aimar considerably. Aimar and Sarah had: *Guy *Marie de Limoges, who married

Eble V of Ventadorn Eble V of Ventadorn was viscount of Ventadour (Corrèze, France). He was the son of Eble IV and of Sybille de la Faye (daughter of Raoul de Châtellerault, grand seneschal of Aquitaine). His date of birth is unknown; he probably died soon after 123 ...

, the viscount of Ventadour *Aigline *Humberge who married Geoffroy Ier de Lusignan, seigneur de Vouvant.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aimar 05 Of Limoges 1130s births 1190s deaths People from Limoges Viscounts of France 12th-century French people Christians of the Third Crusade