BIGORRE Garsinda

0986 - Abt 1033  (~ 46 years)

• Name	BIGORRE Garsinda
  Birth	0986	Comté de Bigorre, France
  Gender	Female
  Death	Abt 1033	Comté de Carcassonne, France
  Notes	Garsinda (fr: Garsende) de Bigorre (later Comtesse de Bigorre) was born in about 986 and was daughter and successor of Garcia Arnald / Arnaud, Comte de Bigorre. [1] In about 1010, Garsinda de Bigorre was married to Bernat Rogièr (fr: Bernard Roger), Seigneur de Foix, who was the son of Rogièr I, Comte de Carcassonne, de Rezès, de Couserans et de Comminges. Bernat's father, Rogièr I de Comminges was a founder of the Comminges-Carcassonne dynasty, and Bernat Rogièr would succeed him as Comte de Carcassonne and associated lands. [1] [2] The counties of Carcassone and Bigorre The medieval city of Carcassonne and its surrounding county Catalan: Comtat de Carcassona were part of the ancient region of Occitania, later a part of France that was called "Languedoc" by the French since the population spoke Occitan. The county of Bigorre (Gascon: Bigòrra) was an historically independent county the Duchy of Gasconia (Duché de Gascogne), located in the upper watershed of the Adour, in the Pyrenees, in southwest France. Today Bigorre makes up the central and western part of the département of Hautes-Pyrénées, with two small exclaves in the neighboring Pyrénées Atlantiques. Family Garsinda (Garsinde, Comtesse de Bigorre) and her husband Bernat Rogièr (Bernard Roger, Seigneur de Foix et Comte de Carcassonne) are considered to have had six children together: [2] Bernat (Bernard) de Foix - who succeeded his mother to become the Comte de Bigorre Rogièr (Roger) de Foix - who became the Comte de Foix Petro Bernat (Pierre Bernard) de Foix - who became the Comte de Couserans and later succeeded his brother as Comte de Foix Heraclius (Heracle) de Foix - who became the Bishop of Bigorre Gerberga, later Ermesinda de Foix - who married Ramiro I King of Aragón and became Queen Ermesinda of Aragón Stefania (Etiennette) de Foix - who married, secondly, Garcia V King of Navarra and became the Queen Estefania of Navarra Note: the parents of Bishop Heraclius de Foix and Stefania are considered to have been Bernard de Foix and Garsinda but the historic reports did not quote associated primary records confirming the parentage and are therefore not labelled as certain in their cases (see notes associated with their profiles). Garsinda died in about 1032-34. Bernat Rogièr died on 22 Aug of 1036 (or potentially of 1038). [2] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 Comtes de Bigorre - Garcia Arnaud de Bigorre by Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts (hosted online by FMG, accessed 2024; see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands) ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Comtes de Carcassonne (Family of Comtes de Comminges) by Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Published by Charles Cawley and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) 2006-2021, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG, accessed 2024; see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands)
  Person ID	I59535	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	BIGORRE Garcia,   b. Abt 0960, Languedoc, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France d. 1031, Languedoc, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	ASTARAC Richarde,   b. Abt 0965, Royaume de France d. Nov 1046, Royaume de France (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CARCASSONNE Bernat Rogièr,   b. Abt 0974, Comté de Carcassonne, France d. Abt 22 Aug 1036, Comté de Foix, France (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. FOIX Clemencia,   b. Abt 1016, Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France d. Apr 1035, Foix, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France (Age 19 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026