Perigord (county)

County Perigord received its name in honor of the Celtic tribe Petrocorii. The counts of Perigord were vassals of the dukes of Aquitaine . The main cities in the county were Perigueux (ancient Vesunna) and Bergerac . From a spiritual point of view, the territory of the county coincided with the territory of the bishopric of Perigueux, within the archdiocese of Bordeaux .

For the first time, the county of Perigord was mentioned at the beginning of the 9th century as a possession combined with the county of Angouleme . Known Count of Angouleme and Perigord Vulgrin , mentioned in 806 .

In 866 , according to the chronicles of Ademar Shabansky , after the death of Emenon , Count of Poitiers , Angouleme and Perigord, Vulgrin I , a member of a noble family related to the Carolingian women, was appointed King of the West Frankish State Charles II the Bald Count of Perigord and Angouleme.

Perigord County was inherited by the youngest son of Vulgrin, Guillaume I. The descendants of Guillaume constantly clashed with the descendants of the eldest son of Vulgrin, Alduin I , who inherited the county of Angouleme . Angoule succeeded in joining his possessions with the son of Guillaume I, Bernard , Count of Perigord from 945 . It is known about Count Bernard that he had eight sons, not one of whom left any descendants.

After the counties were successively owned by four of his sons, he was inherited by Count de La Marsh Odobert I , the son of their sister Emma , who married Count de la Marsh of Boson I the Old . Odobert I ceded Perigord in 997 to his younger brother Boson II , who founded the second dynasty of Counts of Perigord.

The genealogy of the second dynasty of the counts of Perigord, as well as the chronology of their rule and the order of inheritance, have been the subject of scientific debate for many years. The letter of the King of France, Louis IX to the Count of Perigord, dated June 1270, clarifies this situation, since the county's archives burned down during a fire, which made the king need to send the count a copy of the vassal oath of his ancestor to King Philippe II , given in 1212 . Some documents relating to the counts of Perigord were preserved in the cartularies of various monasteries. Historians of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as Lepin , Leidet ( fr. Guillaume Vivien Leidet ) and de Pruny , collected documents relating to the ancient county of Perigord in a large collection known as the Perigord Collection , which can be found in the form of a manuscript in the French National Library in Paris . The same scientists also made their own genealogies, which contradict each other and in some cases contain factual errors.

The creation of this collection, as well as the genealogies, were encouraged by members of the Talleyrand family, which was descended from the Counts of Perigord and sought to regain this title with the kings of France. The title was finally granted to them by King Louis XV when Gabriel Marie de Talleyrand , Senor de Grignoles , ancestor of the famous Minister of Emperor Napoleon I Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord , became Count de Perigord.

The name Talleyrand is associated with the second dynasty of Counts of Perigord from the end of the XI century. Guillaume III Talleyrand (died 1115 ), the son of Count Eli III of Perigorsk , was the first to use this name. Nothing is known about the origin of this name, but it is clear that it was something like a “second” name, and not a nickname, surname, or patronymic. In the case of the Counts of Perigord, studies show that the name Talleyrand received only the eldest son in each generation of the family (with the only exception in the person of Cardinal Talleyrand de Perigord , son of Count Eli IX at the beginning of the XIV century, who was the second son). However, later for a long time the name Talleyrand was used as a surname, especially by the descendants of the Seniors de Grignoles branch.

The county of Perigord was confiscated from Count Arshambault V by the Parliament of Paris in 1396 , after his repeated abuses against the citizens of the city of Perigueux , which by that time belonged to the French king. His son was convicted in July 1399 . On January 23, 1400, the king granted the county of Perigord to Louis of Orleans . In 1430 - 1439 the county was owned by Jean Dunois as usufruct . The son of Louis of Orleans, Jean of Orleans, in 1437 sold the county to Jean of Breton , Count de Pentèvre . In 1462, thanks to the marriage of his heiress Francoise , Countess of Perigorsk, the county passed to the house of d'Albre , and subsequently to the house of the Bourbons . In 1607 , after the accession of the last Count of Perigord Henry IV to the French throne, the county was annexed to the royal domain.

House Tyler

• c. 806 : Vulgrin of Angouleme

Guillemides

• 845-866 : Emenon (circa 810-22 June 866 )

House Tyler

• 866 - 886 : Vulgrin I (died May 3, 886 )
• 886 - 918 : Guillaume I (died 918 )
• 918 - 950 : Bernard I (up to 895 - 950 )
• 950 - 962 : Arnaud I Borratio (died before August 6, 962 )
• 962 - 962 : Guillaume II Talleyrand (died August 6, 962 )
• 962 - 975 : Ranulf I Bompar (died July 27, 975 )
• 975 —after 975 : Richard I Simple (died after 975 )
• after 975 —after 988 : Emma ( 930 —after 988 )

husband: Boson I Old (died before 974 ), Count de la March

House de la March

• 974 - 975 : Eli I (died 975 )
• 988 - 997 : Odobert I (died 997 )
• 997 - 1003/1012 : Boson II (died December 27, 1003 / before 1012 )
• 1003/1012 - 1032/1033 : Eli II ( 990 - after 1032/1033 )
• 1032/1033 - 1033/1044 : Boson III ( 990 - 1031/1044 )
• 1033/1044 - 1072/1073 : Obert II (died 1072/1073 )
• 1072/1073 - 1101/1104 : Eli III (died 1101/1104 )
• 1101/1104 - 1115 : Guillaume III Talleyrand (died 1115 )
• 1115 - 1116 : Odbert III (died 1116 )
• 1115 — after 1131 : Eli IV Talleyrand (died after 1131 )
• after 1131 - 1146/1149 : Eli V Rudel (died 1146/1149 )
• 1131 - 1166 : Boson IV (died 1166 )
• 1166 - 1203 : Eli VI Talleyrand (died 1203 )
• 1203 - 1211 : Eli VII Talleyrand ( 1155/1160 - 1211 )
• 1211 - 1212 : Arshambo I (died 1212 )
• 1211 - 1239 : Arshambo II Talleyrand ( 1180/1185 - 1239 )
• 1239 - 1247/1251 : Eli VIII Talleyrand ( 1210/1215 - 1247/1251 )
• 1247/1251 - 1300 : Arshambo III ( 1238/1240 - 1300 )
• 1300 - 1315 : Eli IX Talleyrand ( 1258/1262 - 1315 )
• 1315 - 1335 : Arshambo IV ( 1300/1308 - 1335 )
• 1335 - 1363 : Roger-Bernard I ( 1303 - 1363 )
• 1363 - 1398 : Arshambo V Old (died 1398 )
• 1395 - 1399 : Arshambo VI Young (died after 1430 )

Valois House (Orleans Branch)

• 1400 - 1407 : Louis I ( March 13, 1372 - November 23, 1407 )
• 1407 - 1437 : John I the Good ( 1400 - 1467 )
  • 1430 - 1439 : John II Bastard of Orleans 1402 - 1468 )

House Blois-Chatillon

• 1437 - 1454 : John III ( 1393 - 1454 )
• 1454 - 1455/1456 : Guillaume IV ( 1400/1402 - 1455/1456 )
• 1455/1456 - 1481 : Francoise (died 1481 )

House d'Albre

• 1462 - 1484 : Alain I the Great ( 1440 - 1522 )
  • ? -? : Pierre I (? -?)
• 1484 - 1516 : John IV ( 1469 - 1516 )
• 1516 - 1555 : Henry I ( 1503 - 1555 )
• 1555 - 1572 : Jeanne I ( 1527 - 1572 )

Bourbon House

• 1555 - 1562 : Antoine I ( 1518 - 1562 )
• 1572 - 1607 : Henry II the Great ( 1553 - 1610 )
• since 1607 as part of the royal domain

House Talleyrand-Perigord

• ? - 1795 : Gabriel-Marie ( 1726 - 1795 )
• 1795 - 1814 : Ely Charles ( 1754 - 1829 ), from 1814 the Duke of Perigord and Peer of France
• 1814 - 1841 : Odobert-Charles ( 1758 - 1841 )
• 1829 - 1879 : Augustine-Ely ( 1788 - 1879 ), Duke of Perigorsk
• 1879 - 1883 : Eli-Louis ( 1809 - 1883 ), Duke of Perigord

In 1883, the title of Duke Peer of Perigorsk ceased to exist.

• Perigord
• fr: Maison de Talleyrand-Périgord

• Comtes de Perigord . Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Date of treatment September 11, 2009. Archived April 7, 2012.