William Garcés of Fézensac

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Template:Short description William García (also Guillaume Garcès or Guillermo Garcés) (died 960) was a Count of Fézensac. He was the second son of García II of Gascony and Amuna.[1]

When García II died in or around 926, he gave Gascony to his eldest son Sancho IV and created appanages for his younger sons: Fézensac for William and Astarac for Arnold. Fézensac included Auch, Vic, and the Armagnac.[2]

William himself divided his county amongst his heirs:

  • Odo, successor in Fézensac
  • Bernard, received Armagnac
  • Fredelon, received Template:Ill
  • Garsinda, married Raymond II of Ribagorza

Notes

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  1. Dunbabin, Jean, France in the making, 843-1180, (Oxford University Press, 2000), 87-88.
  2. Dunbabin, 87-88.

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References

  • Dunbabin, Jean, France in the making, 843-1180, Oxford University Press, 2000.


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