Bernard IV of Astarac (1249– c. 1291) was a count of the .

Family

He was the third son of Centule I and Séguine d'Armagnac, and the brother of Centule II. Bernard became Count of Astarac following the disappearance of his brother, who died without descendants in 1249. His wife's name is unknown. He had four known children: * Centule III * Jean * Bernard * Arnaud, married to Jeanne de Faudoas.

Bastides

Bernard d'Astarac is at the origin of the foundation of the

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(1266),

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(1281).

The troubadour

A tenson (song); with Giraut Riquier.Camille Chabaneau ''Les biographies des troubadours en langue provençale"
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References

External links

''La poésie lyrique des troubadours''
on Google books

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''La famille Astarc et la gestion du territoire comtal entre le début du X siècle et le milieu du XVIe siècle''
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