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Ralph I of Périgord

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Ralph I "Bompar" was a French Count of Angoulême and Périgord from 962 until his death in 975.

Biography

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Ralph was the son of Count Bernard of Périgord and Angoulême and his second wife Garsenda. His paternal half brothers were Arnald I "Voratio" and William III "Talleyrand". Richard "the Simple" was his full brother.[1]

His father Bernard was co-ruler of Angoulême with Count William II Taillefer until the latter's retirement to a monastery in 945. Bernard ruled as sole Count until his death in 950.[2]

He was succeeded by his son Arnald I from his first marriage in both Angoulême and Périgord. Arnald died sometime before 962 and was succeeded by his brother William III.[3]

William III died in 962 and was succeeded by Ralph. Ralph spent his reign fighting his cousin Arnald II "Manzer" and was killed in a battle with Arnald. He was succeeded by his brother Richard.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Jean Combes ( dir. ) and Michel Luc ( dir. ), La Charente from Prehistory to the present day (collective work) , St-Jean-d'Y, Imprimerie Bordessoules, coll. “History through documents”,1986, 429 pp.
  2. ^ Nouvelle Encyclopedie Theologique, by Jacques-Paul Migne, 1854, Page 903
  3. ^ Louis Halphen, France: the last Carolingians and the rise of Hugh Capet (888-987) , in «History of the medieval world», vol. II, 1979, pp. 636–661
  4. ^ Callahan, Daniel F. (2016). Jerusalem and the Cross in the Life and Writings of Ademar of Chabannes. Brill.