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4 unusual facts about Ramon Berenguer II, 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.

Berenguer Ramon II was succeeded by his nephew Ramon Berenguer III, son of Ramon Berenguer II.

Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona

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

Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona

Born in 11 November 1082 in Rodez, he was the son of Ramon Berenguer II.


Agnes of Babenberg

#Richeza (1140 – 16 June 1185), married firstly in 1152 to Alfonso VII, King of Galicia, Castile and León, secondly in 1162 to Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence and thirdly by 1167 to Count Albert III of Everstein.

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.

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 II, Count of Provence

He resumed the war with Genoa, but died trying to take Nice in the spring of 1166.

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).

Tàrrega

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


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