William García (also ''Guillaume Garcès'' or ''Guillermo Garcés'') (died 960) was a

Count of Fézensac Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

. He was the second son of García II of Gascony and Amuna. When García II died in or around 926, he gave Gascony to his eldest son Sancho IV and created

appanage An appanage, or apanage (; french: apanage ), is the grant of an estate, title, office or other thing of value to a younger child of a sovereign, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture. It was common in much o ...

s for his younger sons: Fézensac for William and Astarac for Arnold. Fézensac included Auch, Vic, and the

Armagnac Armagnac (, ) is a distinctive kind of brandy produced in the Armagnac region in Gascony, southwest France. It is distilled from wine usually made from a blend of grapes including Baco 22A, Colombard, Folle blanche and Ugni blanc, traditionally ...

.Dunbabin, 87-88. William himself divided his county amongst his heirs: * Odo, successor in Fézensac *

Bernard Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "bra ...

, received Armagnac *Fredelon, received *Garsinda, married Raymond II of Ribagorza

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* Dunbabin, Jean, ''France in the making, 843-1180'', Oxford University Press, 2000. 960 deaths Counts of Armagnac Counts of Fézensac Year of birth unknown {{Europe-noble-stub