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3 unusual facts about Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona


Cançó de Santa Fe

It was written between 1054 and 1076, during the reign of Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona, by an anonymous poet.

Pere Tomich

He provides a detailed explanation of how Raymond Berengar I and Almodis codified the Catalan system of rank in their Usatges.

Tàrrega

Higher up are the ruins of the castle of Count Ramon Berenguer, constructed in 1056.


Bellesguard

The ground on which Bellesguard stands on was previously the site of a country residence belonging to Martin, king of Aragon and count of Barcelona.

Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona

He was the son of Ramon Berenguer I, and initially ruled jointly with his twin brother Ramon Berenguer II.

Lagarde, Ariège

The Château de Lagarde is an imposing medieval building constructed in the 11th century with the first square tower (1063–1065) by Ramiro I, King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona.

Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona

He was succeeded by his twin sons Ramon Berenguer II and Berenguer Ramon II.

Raymond of Roda

The reasons for Solomon's fall from favour are unclear, but it may have been that he was a Catalan and his loyalty in the disputes between the County of Ribagorza, which lay within Roda's diocese and Sancho's kingdom, and the neighbouring County of Pallars, which was within the sphere of influence of the Count of Barcelona, was suspect.

Roger I of Tosny

Roger was summoned by Ermesinde of Carcassonne, regent-countess of Barcelona after the death of her husband Ramon Borrell, to help her against the Muslim threat to her power.

Sunifred, Count of Barcelona

Sunifred was the Count of Barcelona as well as many other Catalan and Septimanian counties; including Ausona, Besalú, Girona, Narbonne, Agde, Béziers, Lodève, Melgueil, Cerdanya, Urgell, Conflent, and Nîmes; from 834 to 848 (Urgell and Cerdanya) and from 844 to 848 (others).


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