Gaston IV unknown of Béarn
Country and Region of Origin
France
Aquitaine (RE) Pyrénées-Atlantiques (D)
Aquitaine (RE) Pyrénées-Atlantiques (D)
Specific Title
Viscount of Béarn
Role
Viscount (lay)
Gender and Marital Statusa
Male
Family
half-Brother: Centule (First Crusader)
Crusades
Expedition
1st Crusade (1096-1099)
Contingent Leader
Raymond of Saint-Gilles
Probability of Participation
Certain
Consequences of Expedition
Survived
Actions
Gaston erected his banner on the Temple of Jerusalem after the fall of the city in 1099. In the chronicle of William of Tyre there is reference to one Gaston of Béziers who is named as a distinct personality to Gaston IV of Béarn. He fought subsequently in Spain.
Sources
GF, pp. 92, 95. PT, pp. 78, 110, 141, 145-146. RA, pp. 145-146. RR, p. 874. AA, pp. 98-99, 134-135, 322-323, 356-357, 396-397, 400-403, 404-405, 484-485. GN, pp. 228-229, 235. Gilo, pp. 242-243, 248-249. WT, p. 139, 182, 217, 331, 377-378, 399, 410.
