Bernard Ato married of Béziers
Country and Region of Origin
France
Languedoc-Roussillon (RE) Hérault (D)
Languedoc-Roussillon (RE) Hérault (D)
Specific Title
Viscount of Béziers and Carcassonne
Role
Viscount (lay)
Gender and Marital Statusa
Male
Crusades
Expedition
1st Crusade (1096-1099)
Contingent Leader
Raymond of Saint-Gilles
Probability of Participation
Certain
Financial Arrangements
Bernard Ato gave a church dedicated to St Mary in the bishopric of Agde to the abbey of Gellone.
Consequences of Expedition
Survived
Actions
He later fought in a crusading expedition in Spain.
Sources
Cartulaires des abbayes d'Aniane et de Gellone I. Cartulaire de Gellone, ed. P. Alaus, L. Cassan and E. Meynial (Montpellier, 1898), p. 248. Cartulaire et archives des Communes du diocèse et de l'Arrondissement de Carcassonne, ed. M. Mahul, vol. 5 (Paris), p. 155. Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Victor de Marseille, ed. M. Guérard, vol. 2 (Paris, 1857), pp. 151-152. RFC, p. 166.
