List of Counts of Périgord
House of Guilhelmides, 845–866
From |
To |
Count of Périgord |
Relationship to predecessor |
Other titles held |
866 |
886 |
Wulgrin I (d. 886) |
Tutor of Emenon's children |
Count of Angoulême |
886 |
920 |
William I of Périgord (d. 920) |
Son of Wulgrin I |
Count of Angoulême, Count of Agenais |
920 |
924 |
Bernard I of Périgord (d. 924) |
Son of William I |
Count of Angoulême |
924 |
962 |
Arnold I of Périgord (d. 962) |
Son of Bernard I |
Count of Angoulême |
962 |
962 |
William II of Périgord (d. 962) |
Brother of Arnold I |
|
962 |
975 |
Raoul I of Périgord (d. 975) |
Brother of William II |
|
975 |
975 |
Richard of Périgord (d. 975) |
Brother of Raoul I |
|
House of Charroux, 975–1072
From |
To |
Count of Périgord |
Relationship to predecessor |
Other titles held |
975 |
988 |
Boso I, Count of La Marche (d. 988) |
Son-in-law of William I of Périgord |
Count of La Marche |
97? |
979 |
Elias I of Périgord (919–979) |
Son of Boso I, Count of La Marche |
|
979 |
995 |
Adalbert I of Périgord (924–995) |
Brother of Elias I |
Count of Haute Marche |
995 |
1010 |
Boso II of Périgord (d. 1010) |
Brother of Adalbert I |
Count of Basse-Marche (until 1006) |
1010 |
1031 |
Elias II of Périgord (996–1031) |
Son of Boso II |
|
1031 |
1072 |
Adalbert II of Périgord (1020–1072) |
Son of Elias II |
|
House of Talleyrand, 1072–1399
The seal of Elias VI of Périgord
The counter-seal of Elias VI of Périgord
From |
To |
Count of Périgord |
Relationship to predecessor |
Other titles held |
1072 |
1104 |
Elias III of Périgord (1055–1104) |
Son of Adalbert II |
|
1104 |
1115 |
William III of Périgord (1080–1115) |
Son of Elias III |
|
1115 |
1155 |
Elias IV of Périgord (1083–1155) |
Brother of William III |
|
1155 |
1166 |
Boso III of Périgord (1106–1166) |
Brother of Elias IV |
|
1166 |
1205 |
Elias V of Périgord (1136–1205) |
Son of Boso III |
|
1205 |
1212 |
Archambaud I of Périgord (d. 1212) |
Son of Elias V |
|
1212 |
1239 |
Archambaud II of Périgord (1164–1239) |
Brother of Archambaud I |
|
1239 |
1251 |
Elias VI of Périgord (d. 1251) |
Son of Archambaud II |
|
1251 |
1295 |
Archambaud III of Périgord (1237–1295) |
Son of Elias VI |
|
1295 |
1311 |
Elias VII of Périgord (1261–1311) |
Son of Archambaud III |
|
1311 |
1336 |
Archambaud IV of Périgord (d. 1336) |
Son of Elias VII |
|
1336 |
1368 |
Roger-Bernard of Périgord (1299–1368) |
Brother of Archambaud IV |
|
1368 |
1398 |
Archambaud V of Périgord (1339–1399); deposed in 1398 |
Son of Roger-Bernard |
|
1398 |
1399 |
Archambaud VI of Périgord (d. 1430); deposed in 1399 |
Son of Archambaud V |
|
In 1399, Charles VI of France deprived the last Count of Périgord of his lands. In 1400, the king granted the title to his supporter, Louis I, Duke of Orléans.
In 1437, Charles, Duke of Orléans sold the title of "Count of Périgord" to John IV, Count of Penthièvre.
House of Albret, 1481–1572
Catherine de Bourbon was the last individual to hold the title of Count or Countess of Périgord; she died childless.