Lordship of L'Isle-Jourdain
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L'Isle-Jourdain was a lordship and then county near Gers
in Gascony
during the High Middle Ages
. It took its name, Jourdain, from its crusading baron who was baptised in the River Jordan on the First Crusade
. Its last count sold the fief to the King of France.
Gers
The Gers is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.-History:...
in Gascony
Gascony
Gascony is an area of southwest France that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution. The region is vaguely defined and the distinction between Guyenne and Gascony is unclear; sometimes they are considered to overlap, and sometimes Gascony is considered a...
during the High Middle Ages
High Middle Ages
The High Middle Ages was the period of European history around the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries . The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and followed by the Late Middle Ages, which by convention end around 1500....
. It took its name, Jourdain, from its crusading baron who was baptised in the River Jordan on the First Crusade
First Crusade
The First Crusade was a military expedition by Western Christianity to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquest of the Levant, ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem...
. Its last count sold the fief to the King of France.
Lords
- Odo c.1000-1038
- Raymond 1038-1089
- Jordan I 1089-1132
- Bernard I 1132-?
- Jordan II ?-1195
- Jordan III 1196-1205
- Bernard II Jordan 1205-1228
- Bernard III 1228-1240
- Jordan IVJordan IV of L'Isle-JourdainJordan IV was the Lord of L'Isle-Jourdain and a vassal of Alfonso of Poitou. He was a crusader during the Italian crusades of Guelph against Ghibelline...
1240-1271 - Jordan V 1271-1303 or 1306
- Bernard IV JordanBernard IV Jordan of L'Isle-JourdainBernard IV Jordan was the Lord of L'Isle-Jourdain from 1303 or 1304 to his death. He was the son and successor of Jordan IV and his first wife Faidiva. Bernard Jordan maintained an alliance with Gaston I of Foix.He may have taken part in the Aragonese Crusade in 1284...
1303 or 1306-1340
Counts
- Bertrand I 1340-1349
- John Jordan I 1349-1365
- Bertrand II 1365-1369
- John Jordan II 1369-1375
- Jordan VI 1375-1405.