Counts of Comminges

Aznar I-Sanche was created Count of Gascony by Pepin I, King of Aquitaine, around 820.

When his father died in 836, Garcia Aznar became Count of Comminges and Couseran.

[4] In 1462, the king of France Louis XI detached the county of Comminges from the royal domain and gave it to his friend.

At the death of John of Lescun in 1472, the county of Comminges passed to: In 1498, at the death of Odet d'Aydie, who did not have a son, king Louis XII of France definitely reunited the county of Comminges to the French crown.

The descendants of Odet d'Aydie's daughter continued to carry the title of count of Comminges.

Coat of arms of the ancient counts of Comminges: Argent, a cross patty gules. . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The modified coat of arms of the counts of Comminges since the 17th century: Gules four otelles Argent addorsed in saltire. . [ 1 ] [ 3 ]