Ermengol VIII. (Urgell)
Armengol VIII of Urgell (Ermengol VIII) (* 1158 ; † October 16, 1209 ) was 1184-1209 Count of Urgell .
Life
Armengol was the son of Count Ermengol VII of Urgell and the Dulce of Foix , daughter of Count Roger III. from Foix. He followed his father in 1184 as Count of Urgell. Under his rule, the decline of County Urgell began, through fighting with the Vice Counts of Àger. From 1206 onwards there were conflicts with his nephew Guerau IV of Cabrera , who challenged the succession rights of his daughter Aurembiaix . In his will of August 30, 1208, he had his daughter under the protection of Pope Innocent III. entrusted.
family
Ermengol married Elvira von Subirats in 1178. They had a daughter: Aurembiaix (* 1196; † 1231) ∞ I. (1208; canceled 1228) Álvaro Pérez de Castro ∞ II. (1229) Peter of Portugal (* 1187; † 1258), son of King Sancho I of Portugal. After her father's death , she was betrothed to Jacob , son of Peter II of Aragon, but the engagement was later canceled.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Diego Monfar y Sors: Historia de los condes de Urgel , Vol. 1 (1853), pp. 433-437.
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Ermengol VII. |
Earl of Urgell 1184–1209 |
Aurembiaix |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ermengol VIII. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Armengol VIII. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Urgell |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1158 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1209 |