County of Empúries
The county of Empúries , in Catalan Comtat d'Empúries ( also called Ampurias in Spanish ) was one of the historical " Catalan counties " that the Franks established in the Spanish mark . Their territory largely corresponded to today's Peralada region around the city of Empúries . It corresponds to the northern part of the historical comarca Empordà.
After the Franks conquered the region in 785, Empúries and Peralada came under the rule of the Counts of Girona . Around 813 Empúries (with Peralada) became an independent county, the first count here Ermangar. He and his immediate successors were believed to have been Visigoths . 817 Empúries was united with the county Rosselló , to which it then mostly belonged until 989.
In 989 Roussillon and Empúries were divided again, the count dynasty ruled until 1325, when Count Hug VI. exchanged the county to Count Peter IV of Ribagorça for the barony of Pego and the two cities of Xaló and Laguar , all in the Kingdom of Valencia. Peter IV exchanged Empúries for Prades in 1341. Since then, Empúries has been a paragium of the Aragonese crown .
Counts of Empúries
- Ermengar, 813-817
- Gauzhelm of Roussillon , 817–832
- Berengar of Toulouse , 832-835
- Sunyer I. , 835-841 and 844-848
- William of Septimania , 848-850
- Isembart , 850-852
- Odalric , 852-858
- Humfried , 858-862
- Sunyer II , 862-915
- Dela, co-regent 862-894
- Gausbert , 915-931
- Bencion , co-regent 915-916
- Gausfred I (Ampurias) , 931-989
- Hug I. , 989 / 91-1040
- Ponç I. , 1040-1078 (passed Perelada as vice-county to his son Berengar )
- Hug II. , 1078-1116
- Ponç II. (Also Ponç Hug I.), 1116–1154
- Hug III. , 1154-1173
- Ponç III. , 1173-1200
- Ponç Hug d'Entença (also Ponç Hug II.), Co-regent 1173–1175
- Hug IV. , 1200-1230
- Ponç IV. (Also Ponç Hug III.), 1230–1269
- Hug V. , 1269-1277
- Ponç V. (also Ponç Hug IV.), 1277–1313, also Vice Count of Bas
- Ponç VI. (also Ponç Hug V. Malgauli ), 1313–1322, also Vice Count of Bas
- Marquesa , 1322-1327
- Hug VI. , 1322-1325
House Barcelona , 1st line
- Pedro IV of Ribagorça , 1325–1341, also Count of Prades
- Ramon Berenguer I, 1341–1364, Count of Prades
- Johann I, 1364–1386, his son
- Pedro II. , 1386–1387, since 1336 as Pedro IV. King of Aragón,
- Johann I., 1387-1398, 2nd time
- Johann II., 1398–1401, his son
- Peter III, 1401-1402
- Johanna von Rocaberti and Fenollet, his widow
The county reverts to the Crown
House Barcelona , 2nd line
- Martin I , 1402, king of Aragon since 1395
- Maria de Luna, his wife, 1402–1407
- Martin I., 1407-1407, 2nd time,
House Trastámara
- Fernando I , 1410–1416, also King of Aragón
- Alfonso V , 1416–1436, also King of Aragón
- Enrique I., 1436–1445, also Count of Alburquerque
- Alfonso V, 1445–1458 as regent for Heinrich II.
- Enrique de Aragón († around 1522), el Infante de la Fortuna, 31st Conde de Ampurias, 1476 1st Duque de Segorbe
The title Conde de Ampurias is inherited like the title Duke of Segorbe or Duke of Medinaceli ; current Duchess of Medinaceli is:
- Victoria-Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba (* 1917), 18. Duquesa de Medinaceli, 17./18. Duquesa de Alcalá de los Gazules, 3rd Duquesa de Denia, 3rd Duquesa de Tarifa, 15./18. Duquesa de Camiña, 13. Duquesa de Ciudad Real, 1958–1969 18. Duquesa de Feria , 1958–1969 18. Duquesa de Segorbe, 1958–1969 8. Duquesa de Santísteban del Puerto 52. Condesa de Ampurias,
In 1969 she passed the title of Duque de Segorbe and in 1987 the title of Conde de Ampurias to her son:
- Ignacino de Medina y Fernández de Córdoba (* 1947), 1969 19. Duque de Segorbe, 1987 53. Conde de Ampurias