Viscounts · Lands of John and Eleanor · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Lomagne

Lomagne is the hill country north-east of Auch, between the Gers and the Garonne, with the bishop's hill-city of Lectoure as its head; its viscounts also hold Auvillar, a river port and toll on the Garonne.

The house sits on the seam between Gascony and the Toulousain: since 1196 Auvillar has been held of Raymond VI as count of Agen, and the viscounts are in trouble with the consuls of Toulouse, who will make peace with Vezian II in 1204.

Who he is

Name
Vezian II (probable); his brother Odo of Lomagne also active
Title
Viscount of Lomagne and of Auvillar
Since
Not pinned
Born
Not pinned
Family
Of the house of Lomagne, kin of the counts of Armagnac and the viscounts of Fezensaguet. Arnaud of Lomagne, lord of Batz, married Regine of Albret (dowry charter of 29 September 1195).
Confidence
low

FMG: Vezian II named as viscount of Lomagne in the peace of 4 June 1204 with the community of Toulouse, witnessed by Gerald IV of Armagnac and 'Odo Leomanie'. No act of 1199-1200 found, so the viscount on 1 January 1200 is not pinned.

Overlord

The duke of Aquitaine for Lomagne; for Auvillar, the count of Agen, who since Joan's marriage in 1196 is Raymond VI of Toulouse (holding the Agenais of the duke).

What it holds

  • Lectoure, shared with its bishop
  • The hill castles of Lomagne (Saint-Clar, Miradoux, Lavit)
  • Auvillar with its port and the Garonne toll, held of the count of Agen

How it was acquired

Inherited (viscounty since the 11th century).

Allies and rivals

The count of Armagnac, kinsman. Raymond VI of Toulouse, lord of Auvillar since 1196. The consuls of Toulouse, enemies until the peace of 1204. The Albret, kin by marriage.

How things stand that morning

Holds Lomagne and Auvillar; the quarrel with Toulouse's consuls belongs to the next years (peace of 1204). Across the Garonne and to the east lie the Agenais and the Toulousain, both Raymond VI's.

Wealth

Wheat and wine of Lomagne; the Garonne tolls at Auvillar.

Military

Castles of Lectoure and Auvillar and the Lomagne hill castles.

Threats

  • The consuls of Toulouse, who are fighting the lords on their trade roads
  • Raymond VI's overlordship over Auvillar

What the year holds

What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.

  1. 4 June 1204 (after the year)Peace between Vezian II and the community of Toulouse.Depends on: A war first breaking out between them. Stopped by: Peace on the Garonne road.

Places of note

  • Auvillar: River port and toll on the Garonne.
  • Lectoure: Bishop's city and head of Lomagne.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Viscount pinned only for 1204; the 1196 change of overlord for Auvillar comes from a secondary account.

On the map: Auvillar is drawn with Lomagne's colour although it is held of the count of Agen (toulouse realm); the Lomagne outline is traced from the later viscounty.

Primary sources for Angevin lands

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

  • Chronicle of Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines (about 1227 to 1241, at the Cistercian abbey of Trois-Fontaines in Champagne). The widest net of any Latin chronicle for 1200, compiled from dozens of sources, many now lost. Read online
  • Chronicles of Saint-Martial of Limoges, Bernard Itier and other monks of Saint-Martial; Geoffrey of Vigeois for the earlier chronicle (Geoffrey's chronicle to 1184; Bernard Itier's notes about 1195 to 1225). Bernard Itier, librarian of Saint-Martial, kept dated notes through 1200 of what reached Limoges: Richard's death at Chalus in 1199, the viscounts of Limoges and the lords of the Limousin, John's passage through Aquitaine in 1200 and the affairs of Angouleme and the Lusignans, and the abbey's own elections and prices. Read online
  • Chronicles of the Churches of Anjou (Saint-Aubin, Saint-Serge, Saint-Florent and others), Various (monks of Angers and the Loire) (11th to 13th centuries; the Saint-Aubin annals run to the 1220s). The Angevin houses' own annals of the succession crisis in their city: Arthur received at Angers in 1199 with Constance and the Breton and Angevin barons, John's counter-moves, the defection of William des Roches and the Angevin lords to John, and the peace of 1200 that left Arthur John's vassal. Read online
  • The Great Chronicle of Tours, Anonymous (a canon of Saint-Martin of Tours) (about 1227). The Loire valley's view of the Angevin succession. Read online
  • Universal Chronicle of the Anonymous of Laon, Anonymous (an English-born canon of Laon) (about 1219). A Picard chronicle whose author had lived in England and keeps an eye on both kingdoms. Read online
  • Chronicle of Roger of Howden, Roger of Howden (about 1192 to 1201). The fullest single narrative for the year. Read online
  • Chronicle; Deeds of the Kings, Gervase of Canterbury (Chronica about 1188 to 1199; Gesta Regum about 1199 to 1210). The Chronica stops in 1199, so for 1200 the witness is the briefer Gesta Regum, which notes John's peace with Philip, the coronation of Isabella at Westminster on 8 October 1200, and matters touching Canterbury: the archbishop Hubert Walter as chancellor, the cathedral priory's quarrel with him, and the Lambeth college dispute lately settled by the pope. Read online
  • English Chronicle of Ralph of Coggeshall, Ralph of Coggeshall (about 1200 to 1224, in stages). Short but independent entries for 1200 from a Cistercian house in Essex: John's levy on the Cistercians and the carucage, the peace with Philip, the king's new marriage and the queen's coronation, and the death of Hugh of Lincoln. Read online

14 more in the sources library for France and Iberia.

Sources and studies

  1. FMG Medieval Lands, Gascony: Central Gascony
  2. French Wikipedia, 'Vicomte de Lomagne'
  3. Auvillar, history page

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.