Aznar I Galíndez
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Aznar Galíndez I (died 839) was the Count of Aragon and Conflent from 809 and Cerdanya and Urgell
from 820. Aznar has been confused with Aznar Sánchez, Duke of Gascony
, and some authorities have even considered the two like-named contemporaries to be one and the same person.
Aznar succeeded Aureolus
as count of the valley of the River Aragón on the latter's death in 809. Some sources indicate him as count of Jaca
, which was probably the seat of his authority within the valley. He was installed by the King of Aquitaine, Pepin I
, and remained a Frankish vassal. In 820, he seems to have abandoned his Frankish benefactors and allied with the Basques to fight the Banu Qasi
of the Ebro valley. He was deposed in Aragon by his son-in-law García the Bad
.
He was later compensated with Urgel and Cerdagne.
He had four children:
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Counts of Urgell
This is a list of the counts of Urgell.-ca. 798-870 Counts appointed by the Carolingians:*798-820 Borrell, count of Urgell and Cerdanya*820-824 Aznar I Galíndez, count of Aragon, was given Borrell's counties while he was exiled from Aragon...
from 820. Aznar has been confused with Aznar Sánchez, Duke of Gascony
Duke of Gascony
The Duchy of Vasconia , later known as Gascony, was a Merovingian creation: a frontier duchy on the Garonne, in the border with the rebel Basque tribes...
, and some authorities have even considered the two like-named contemporaries to be one and the same person.
Aznar succeeded Aureolus
Aureolus of Aragon
Aureolus is traditionally thought to have been the chief of the Franks in the region of Aragón.Between 798 and 802 the Franks established several positions in the zone: Bahlul Ibn Marzuq revolted in Zaragoza against the central government of Muslim Al-Andalus in 798, and in 800 conquered Huesca...
as count of the valley of the River Aragón on the latter's death in 809. Some sources indicate him as count of Jaca
Jaca
Jaca is a city of northeastern Spain near the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca...
, which was probably the seat of his authority within the valley. He was installed by the King of Aquitaine, Pepin I
Pepin I of Aquitaine
Pepin I was King of Aquitaine.-Biography:He was the second son of Emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye....
, and remained a Frankish vassal. In 820, he seems to have abandoned his Frankish benefactors and allied with the Basques to fight the Banu Qasi
Banu Qasi
The Banu Qasi, Banu Kasi, Beni Casi or Banu Musa were a Basque Muladi dynasty that ruled the upper Ebro valley in the 9th century, before being displaced in the first quarter of the 10th century.-Dynastic beginnings:...
of the Ebro valley. He was deposed in Aragon by his son-in-law García the Bad
García Galíndez
García Galíndez , called the Bad , was the Count of Aragon and Conflent from 820.The son of Galindo Belascotenes, García had married Matrona, daughter of Aznar Galíndez I, Count of Aragon...
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He was later compensated with Urgel and Cerdagne.
He had four children:
- Matrona, who married García the Bad, but was repudiated when he overthrew her father
- Eilona, named as daughter of count Aznar Galíndez in an 862 charter of her nephew, Guntislo
- Centullo, murdered by his brother-in-law García the Bad
- Galindo Aznárez I, later Count of Aragon
Sources
- Collins, Roger. The Basques. Blackwell Publishing: London, 1990.
- Higounet, Charles. Bordeaux pendant le haut moyen age. Bordeaux, 1963.
- Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Aragon.
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