Bernard Ato IV, Viscount of Nimes
Bernard Ato's daughter, Ermengard, standing between her mother and her father, is being betrothed to Gausfred III of Roussillon.
Died1129
Noble familyTrencavel
Spouse(s)Cecilia of Provence
IssueBernard Ato V
Roger I Trencavel
Raymond I Trencavel
Ermengard
FatherRaymond Bernard of Nîmes
MotherErmengarde de Carcassonne

Bernard Ato IV (died 1129) was the Viscount of Nîmes of the Trencavel family from 1074 to his death. Bernard Ato was the son of Raymond Bernard of Nîmes (died 1074) and Ermengarde of Carcassonne.[1]

In 1096, Bernard joined the army of Raymond of Saint-Gilles to fight in the First Crusade.[2] After returning from the Holy Land, Bernard retook Carcassonne in 1125.[3]

He married Cecilia of Provence,[1] daughter of the Bertrand II of Provence, and had:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Cheyette 2001, p. 26.
  2. ^ Riley-Smith 1997, p. 166.
  3. ^ Cheyette 2001, p. 142.
  4. ^ Pegg 2008, p. 1.

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