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{{Short description|Count of Armagnac}}
'''Bernard I''' (died 995), called '''the Cross-Eyed''', was the first [[Count of Armagnac]].

He was the second son of [[William Garcés of Fézensac]]. When William died in 960, he divided his county up, giving [[County of Fézensac|Fézensac]] to his eldest son [[Odo of Fézensac|Odo]], Armagnac to Bernard, and {{Interlanguage link multi|County of Gaure|fr|3=Comté de Gaure|lt=Gaure}} to the youngest son Fredelon.

For his many sins, Bernard planned a pilgrimage to [[Jerusalem]], but never accomplished the feat. Instead, he founded a [[basilica]] dedicated to [[Orientius|Saint Orens of Auch]]. His son [[Gerald I of Armagnac|Gerald]] succeeded him.

==Sources==
*Monlezun, Jean Justin. [https://books.google.com/books?id=sHW_kCR87l8C&output=pdf&sig=KDJUp8tgj00AvnNhQuhkFl1Daow ''Histoire de la Gascogne''.] 1846.

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