Ralph I of Périgord

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

Biography

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

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.