Raimund Berengar II (Barcelona)
Raimund Berengar II. , El Cap d'Estopes (dt. The flat head), (* 1053/54; † December 5, 1082 in La Perxa de l'Astor, Montnegre) was Count of Barcelona from 1076 .
Raimund Berengar was a son of Raimund Berengars I , Count of Barcelona and his third wife Almodis († 1071), daughter of Bernard I , Count of La Marche. He followed the late father in 1076 together with the twin brother Berengar Raimund II as Count of Barcelona.
He was killed on a hunting expedition on December 5, 1082, according to general (unproven) belief at the behest of his brother; the one who became the sole count was given the nickname el fratricidi (fratricide).
Marriage and children
In 1078 he married Mathilde, the daughter of Robert Guiskard (1015-1085), with whom he had the following children:
- Almodis of Barcelona (around 1078, † around 1140)
- Mathilde of Barcelona
- Raimund Berengar III. (Barcelona)
After his death, Mathilde married the Vice Count of Narbonne , Aimery I († 1105).
Remarks
literature
- Ursula Vones-Liebenstein: Raimund Berengar II. Cap d'Estopes . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 7, LexMA-Verlag, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-7608-8907-7 , Sp. 406 f.
Web links
- Catalonia, Ch. 2 Barcelona. In: Medieval Lands. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, accessed February 24, 2012 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Raimund Berengar I. |
Count of Barcelona 1076-1082 |
Berengar Raymond II |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raimund Berengar II. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Barcelona |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1053 or 1054 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 5, 1082 |
| Place of death | La Perxa de l'Astor, Montnegre |