Almodis was born about 1022 in La Marche, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France, the daughter of Bernard I de Périgord and Amélie d'Aulnay.
She died on 16 OCT 1071. The place is not known.
She had three marriages/partners. Her first husband was Hugues V de Lusignan, who she married in ABT 1038. The place has not been found. Their two known children were Hugues VI (c1039-1102) and Mélisente (?-?).
Her second husband was Pons-Guillaume de Toulouse, who she married in 1040. The place has not been found. Their four known children were Guillaume IV (1040-1094), Raymond IV (VI) (1052-1105), Almodis (1047-?) and Hugues (?-?).
Her third husband was Raymond-Bérenger I de Barcelone, who she married in BET 1053 AND 1056. The place has not been found. Their four known children were Bérenger-Raymond II (1053/54-c1090), Ramón II Berenguer (1053/54-1082), Inès (?-?) and Sancha (?-?).
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Almodis de la Marche |
Bernard I de Périgord |
Adalbert I de Périgord |
Boson I de la Marche |
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Emma de Périgueux |
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Almodis de Limoges |
Géraud I de Limoges |
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Rothilde de Brosse |
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Amélie d'Aulnay |
Cadelon III d'Aulnay |
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Sénégonde de Marcillac |
Ramnoul de Marcillac |
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Sénégonde d'Angoulême |
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| Birth | ABT 1022 |
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| Death | 16 OCT 1071 |
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| Nobility Title | comtesse de Limoges |
Note 1
Almodis maintained contact with her former husbands and many children, and in 1066/1067 she traveled to Toulouse for her daughter's wedding. A few years before, in 1060, Hugh V of Lusignan had revolted against his lord, Duke William VIII of Aquitaine, in support of Almodis' son William IV of Toulouse. Her sons supported one another in military campaigns; Hugh VI of Lusignan, Raymond IV of Toulouse, and Berenguer Ramon all took the Cross.
Her third husband Ramon had a son from a previous marriage, Pedro Ramon, who was his heir. Pedro apparently resented Almodis' influence and was concerned she was trying to replace him with her own two sons. He murdered her in October 1071. Pedro was disinherited and exiled for his crime, and fled the country. When his father died in 1076, Barcelona was split between Berenguer Ramon and Ramon Berenguer, Almodis' sons. The family history of murder did not end with Pedro Ramon, as Berenguer Ramon earned his nickname "The Fratricide" when he killed his own twin brother.