Bernard-Roger of Bigorre Count
- Født: Omkr 962
- Ægteskab (1): Gersenda of Bigorre
- Død: Omkr 1034 i en alder af ca. 72 år
 Notater:
Bernard Roger (c.962 - c.1034) was the count of Couserans, in which capacity he was lord of parts of Comminges and Foix.
He was the son of count Roger I of Carcassonne. His elder brother, Raymond I of Carcassonne inherited the county of Carcassonne and the remaining part of the lordship of Comminges. Bernard Rogers comital status is attested in the donation to the abbey of Saint-Hilaire in 1011.
He is the founder of the House of Foix which ruled that county for centuries. During his father's lifetime, he married Garsenda, or Arsinde, the heiress of the county of Bigorre.
He built the square tower of the castle at Foix in France and made it his capital, from which a town group up. He had endowed the monastery at Foix and in it he was buried when he died at the age of 72.
Bernard-Roger blev gift med Gersenda of Bigorre.
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