Girona county

The County of Girona or County of Gerona is one of the historic Catalan counties . The county’s capital was Girona .

The county became part of the Duchy of Gerona in 1351 when King Peter III. von Aragon bestowed the title of Duke on his firstborn son Johann. For the area of the duchy, Peter IV summarized the previous counties of Gerona, Besalú , Ampurias and Osona .

In 1414 King Ferdinand I awarded the title of Prince or Prince of Gerona to his first-born son, Alfons . The title is currently held by Crown Princess Leonor of Spain (now as Princess of Girona ).

Counts of Girona / Gerona

Rostany (785-801)
Odilon (801-812)
Berà (812–820) ( Wilhelmiden (Gellones))
Rampó (820-826)
Bernard I (Bernat) (826-832), brother Beràs
Berengar (832–835) ( Unruochinger )
Bernard I. (836-844), 2nd time
Sunifred I (844–848), Count of Barcelona ( House of Barcelona )
Wilfried (848-852)
Odalric (852-858)
Humfried von Gothien (858–864), Count of Toulouse
Otger (861-870)
Bernhard of Gothien (870-878)
Wilfried the Hairy (878–897), son of Sunifred

Individual evidence

↑ José Angel Sesma Muñoz: El ducado / principado de Gerona y la monarquía aragonesa bajomedieval. (pdf) In: Aragón en la Edad Media, ISSN 0213-2486 , Nº 14-15, 2, 1999. 1999, p. 1510 , accessed on January 31, 2015 (Spanish).
^ Su Alteza Real la Princesa de Asturias. (pdf) Casa de Su Majestad el Rey, accessed on January 31, 2015 (Spanish).

[1] José Angel Sesma Muñoz: El ducado / principado de Gerona y la monarquía aragonesa bajomedieval. (pdf) In: Aragón en la Edad Media, ISSN 0213-2486 , Nº 14-15, 2, 1999. 1999, p. 1510 , accessed on January 31, 2015 (Spanish).

[2] Su Alteza Real la Princesa de Asturias. (pdf) Casa de Su Majestad el Rey, accessed on January 31, 2015 (Spanish).