Gaston II Centule (circa 951 – 1012) was the

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from 996 to his death. He succeeded his father Centule III after the latter's assassination at the hands of Lupus the Strong, Lord of

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. Gaston granted the village of Asson to the abbey of

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, whose abbot was then García Lupus, his brother. Gaston was succeeded by his then minor son Centule IV, Viscount of Béarn, under the regency of the boy's mother.CENTULE de Béarn
(-killed in battle 058. ''His parentage is assumed confirmed by the patronymic attributed to him in primary sources. Vicomte de Béarn''.

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