Ramon Berenguer II Count of Barcelona 
Ramon Berenguer II Count of was born about 1053 in Barcelona, Spain. Ramon Berenguer II Count of's father was Ramon Berenguer I Count of Barcelona and his mother was Almonde de la Marche , Countess of Barcelona. His paternal grandparents were Berenguer Ramon I Count of Barcelona and Sancha Sanchez de Castile; his maternal grandparents were Bernard I Comte de la Marche and Amelie d' Aulnay. He had a brother named Berenguer Ramon II "Fratricide" Count. He was the younger of the two children. He had three half-brothers named Hugh VI "Le Diable" Sire de, William IV Count of and Raymond IV Count of. He died on December 5th, 1082 in Killed on way to Gerona, probably by twin brother and co-ruler.General Notes
Ramon Berenguer II, byname RAMON BERENGUER THE TOWHEAD, Catalan RAMON BERENGUER CAP D'ESTOPES (b. c. 1053--d. Dec. 5, 1082, between Barcelona and Gerona, Catalonia), count of Barcelona who reigned jointly with his twin brother, Berenguer Ramon II, from 1076 to 1082.
Following up on the policies of their father, Ramon Berenguer I, they proceeded to build the defenses and repopulate the lands that he had conquered. In 1082, in a forest en route to Gerona, Ramon Berenguer II was murdered, probably by his brother, thereafter nicknamed "the Fratricide" ("el Fratricida"). Berenguer Ramon II, now sole master, took part in the civil wars of the Spanish Muslims and reconquered the Tarragona area (1091). He reigned until 1097, when, having lost a trial by combat that was intended to decide the question of his guilt in the crime attributed to him, he went on crusade to Jerusalem, where he died, probably in either 1097 or 1099. [Encyclopaedia Britannica CD '97]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1005 in Barcelona, Spain d.26 May 1035 in Barcelona, Spain
- b.BET 1023 AND 1024 in Barcelona, Spain d.26 May 1076 in Barcelona, Spain
- b.1006 in Castille, Spain d.26 Jun 1026
- b.~ 1053 in Barcelona, Spain d.05 Dec 1082 in Killed on way to Gerona, probably by twin brother and co-ruler
- b.~ 0970 in Marche, Creuse, Limousin, France d.Sep 1047
- b.~ 1015 in Marche, Creuse, Limousin, France d.16 Nov 1071 in (Murdered)
- b.~ 0990 in Aulnay de Saintonge, Poitou, France d.< 1016
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