Ramon Berenguer I Count of Barcelona 
Ramon Berenguer I Count of was born in Barcelona, Spain. Ramon Berenguer I Count of's father was Berenguer Ramon I Count of Barcelona and his mother was Sancha Sanchez de Castile. His paternal grandparents were Raymond III Borrel Count of Barcelona and Ermensinde of Carcassonne; his maternal grandparents were Sancho Garcia Count of Castile and Urraca of Castile. He had a half-sister named Sibylle of. He died on May 26th, 1076 in Barcelona, Spain.General Notes
Ramon Berenguer I, byname RAMON BERENGUER THE ELDER, Catalan RAMON BERENGUER EL VELL (b. 1023/24--d. May 26, 1076, Barcelona? [Spain]), count of Barcelona from 1035 to 1076.
His father, Berenguer Ramon I (reigned 1018-35), divided and bequeathed his lands among his three sons; however, SanÁ (or Sancho) in 1049 and Guillem (or William) in 1054 renounced their inheritances in their eldest brother's favour, thus reuniting the lands. Ramon Berenguer I also expanded his domain by securing control over the adjacent counties of Ampurias and Pallars. His most noted achievement was convoking the local Cortes (assembly) and having it deliberate on a choice of Roman and medieval laws for Catalonia. The result was the promulgation of the celebrated legal code known as the Usatges de Barcelona (1064-68). [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD '97]
-
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
-
- b.0972 in Barcelona, Spain d.25 FEB 1018/19
- b.1005 in Barcelona, Spain d.26 May 1035 in Barcelona, Spain
- b.~ 0945 in Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc, France d.1012
- b.0975 in Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc, France d.1 MAR 1057/58
- b.~ 0953 in Melgueil near Montpellier, Herault, Languedoc, France d.~ 1011
- b.BET 1023 AND 1024 in Barcelona, Spain d.26 May 1076 in Barcelona, Spain
- b.~ 0965 in Castile, Spain d.5 FEB 1016/17
- b.1006 in Castille, Spain d.26 Jun 1026
- b.~ 0969 in Castile, Spain d.20 May 1025
-
Ramon Berenguer I Count of and Almonde (Almodis) de were married in a religious ceremony after 1050 in 3rd husband. They had two sons and a daughter, named Berenguer Ramon II "Fratricide" Count, Ramon Berenguer II Count of and Agnes of.
-
Children
Berenguer Ramon II "Fratricide" Count Barcelona
Berenguer Ramon II "Fratricide" Count was born about 1053 in Barcelona, Spain. He died in Jerusalem, Palestine (forced to leave on crusade-. He was buried in After losing trial by combat, accused of killing brother.).
Ramon Berenguer II Count of Barcelona
Ramon Berenguer II Count of was born about 1053 in Barcelona, Spain. He died on December 5th, 1082 in Killed on way to Gerona, probably by twin brother and co-ruler.
Page last modified