House of Astarac d'Astarac | |
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Noble family | |
Country | France |
Etymology | root or foundation |
Place of origin | Gascony, Astarac |
Founded | 920 |
Founder | Arnaud Garcia |
Final head | Jean IV d'Astarac |
Estate(s) | Astarac, Mirande |
Dissolution | 1511 |
Cadet branches | Counts of Astarac; Counts of Pardiac; de Mézamat de Lisle family (Unproven) |
The House of Astarac is a feudal lineage, descended from the House of Gascony, which owned the county of Astarac between the 10th and 16th centuries. The county was derived from a section of the county of Gascony upon the death of Garcia II.