Bernard Ezi IV

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Original coat of arms of the lords and dukes of Albret.
Original coat of arms of the lords and dukes of Albret.

Bernard Ezi IV (Ezi is also spelled Aiz) was the Lord of Albret from 1324 to 1358.

He was married to Mathe, daughter of Bernard VI of Armagnac.

In 1330, Edward III of England sent men to Gascony to negotiate with the nobles. Beranrd tried to negotiate a marriage between his son Arnaud Amanieu and a daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent, but the plans fell through. Bernard was nonetheless granted money and lands.

In 1337, Bernard and Oliver of Ingham were appointed lieutenants of the king of England in Gascony. This post was primarily military in nature. Subsequently, he proved to be one of the most loyal Gascon barons to the English cause. Philip VI of France found it impossible to win him over even with bribes.

[edit] Sources

  • Lodge, Eleanor C. Gascony under English Rule. Kennikat Press: 1926.
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