Gaston I of Béarn

Gaston I (French: Gaston Ier de Béarn; died ca. 980) was an early French nobleman. He was the Viscount of Béarn.[1]

Family

Gaston's father was Centule II of Béarn, whilst his mother is completely unknown.[2]

Gaston's paternal grandfather was noble Loup Centule.

At some point in his life, Gaston had married an unknown woman, and their son was Centule III of Béarn, a successor of his father[3] and parent of Gaston II of Béarn.[4]

Sources

  1. GASTON. "He succeeded as Vicomte de Béarn."
  2. Her name is not recorded in any existing primary source.
  3. Pierre de Marca, Histoire de Béarn, contenant l'origine des rois de Navarre, des ducs de Gascogne, ed. Veuve Jean Camusat, 1640.
  4. CENTULE de Béarn (-killed in battle [1058]). His parentage is assumed confirmed by the patronymic attributed to him in primary sources. Vicomte de Béarn.
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