Mary, Viscount of Béarn
Mary, Peter II of Béarn (father) |
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Mary (died after 1187) was a
Life
Mary was the only known daughter of
Her only known act during her brief reign was the act of homage rendered at Jaca to Alfonso II of Aragon on 30 April 1170.[3] Mary and a delegation of Bearnese nobles accepted an oath containing several newly inserted clauses of Alfonso's making which asserted the Crown of Aragon's absolute rights and total control over and above the three viscounties of Béarn, Gabardan, and Brulhois. Alfonso thus usurped the rights of the Duke of Aquitaine, which had long before gone dormant. He also reserved the right to choose Mary's future husband and thus bestow Béarn on whomever he pleased.
Reign
In March 1171, the Catalan
In 1173, the year Sentonge was executed, Mary abandoned her husband, taking their young twin sons with her, and entered the monastery of
The date of Mary's death is unknown, but it probably occurred after 1187.
References
- ^ "Chapter 6: A Medieval Catalan Noble Family". libro.uca.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ^ a b Herlihy 1976, p. 22.
- ^ Smith 2010, p. 30.
Sources
- Herlihy, David (1976). "Land, Family, and Women in Continental Europe, 701-1200". In Stuard, Susan Mosher (ed.). Women in Medieval Society. The University of Pennsylvania Press.
- Smith, Damian J. (2010). Crusade, Heresy and Inquisition in the Lands of the Crown of Aragon, (c. 1167-c.1276). Brill.