Almodis de la Marche ~ Comtess de Limoges

F, (circa 1020 - 16 October 1071)
Father-Biological*Bernard I ~ Comte de la Haute Marche et Perigord b. 986, d. 1047
Mother-Biological*Amélie ~Comtess d'Aubnay b. c 1005, d. 1072
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Last Edited=7 Nov 2023
Ramon Berenguer I and his wife, Almodis de la Marche
     Almodis de la Marche ~ Comtess de Limoges was born circa 1020.1 She was the daughter of Bernard I ~ Comte de la Haute Marche et Perigord and Amélie ~Comtess d'Aubnay. She was famed for her marriage career, in particularly for her third marriage to Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona, with whom she committed double bigamy, for which the Pope had them excommunicated. William of Malmesbury reflected that she was, "sad, [of] unbridled lewdness.2,3,1"

Almodis de la Marche ~ Comtess de Limoges married Hugh V the Fair of Lusignan, son of Sire Hugh and Aldearde, circa 1038.1

Almodis de la Marche ~ Comtess de Limoges married Pons III ~ Comte de Toulouse, Albi, et Dijon, son of William III Taillefer ~ Comte de Toulouse and Emma de Mortain de Provence, in 1040.2,3,1

Almodis de la Marche ~ Comtess de Limoges married Raymond Berenger I the Old , Count of Barcelona, son of Raymond Berenger I al Cueva ~ Comte de Barcelona and Sancha Sánchez, in 1053. She was abducted by Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona. He kidnapped her from Narbonne with the aid of a fleet sent north by his ally, the Muslim emir of Tortosa. They married immediately, despite the fact both of her previous husbands were still alive.2,1 Pope Victor II excommunicated Almodis and Ramon in 1054 for their illegal marriage until 1056.1 Almodis and Pons were divorced.2 In 1066/67 she traveled to Toulouse for her daughter's wedding.1 Almodis de la Marche ~ Comtess de Limoges was murdered on 16 October 1071 by Peter Raymundi who resented Almodis' influence and was concerned she was trying to replace him with her own two sons, his consanguinous nephews, both who had claims through their father, Count La Marche.1 She was buried at Cathedral of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.1

See also.


Children of Almodis de la Marche ~ Comtess de Limoges and Pons III ~ Comte de Toulouse, Albi, et Dijon

Children of Almodis de la Marche ~ Comtess de Limoges and Raymond Berenger I the Old , Count of Barcelona

Citations

  1. Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Online https://en.wikipedia.org
  2. Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa, Fourth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002.
  3. Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650, Fifth Edition. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1982.