Raimund Berengar III. (Barcelona)

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Raimund Berengar III. the Great (* 1082 in Rodez ; † 1131 in Barcelona ) was Count of Barcelona , Girona and Osona (from 1082 together with Berengar Raimund II and from 1097 alone), Besalú , Cerdanya and Provence , in the Holy Roman Empire from 1112, in total until his death in Barcelona in 1131.

Life

He was born in Rodez in 1082 as the son of Raimund Berengars II . He followed his father in co-rulership together with his uncle Berengar Raimund II. After his uncle was forced into exile in 1097, he became sole ruler.

Map of the Catalan counties belonging to Raimund Berengars III. Death 1131

During his reign, Catalan areas of interest were expanded on both sides of the Pyrenees. Through marriage or feudal ties , he integrated almost all Catalan counties into his empire (with the exception of Urgell and Peralada ). He took over the rule of the counties Besalú (1111) and Cerdanya (1117) and Provence (February 3, 1112) by marrying their heiress Dulcia von Gévaudan . His territory extended to the east as far as Nice .

In alliance with the Count of Urgell, he took Barbastro and Balaguer . In 1118 he conquered Tarragona and rebuilt it as the headquarters of the church in Catalonia (previously the Catalans were ecclesiastically dependent on the Archdiocese of Narbonne ). He also reestablished relations with the Italian maritime republics of Pisa and Genoa and, together with them, attacked the Moorish pirate fortresses of Mallorca and Ibiza in 1114 and 1115 . These became his tribute, many Christian slaves there were released. Ramon Berenguer III. also attacked Moorish mainland bases such as Valencia , Lleida and Tortosa with Pisa's help .

At the end of his life, Ramon became a Knight Templar . He gave Provence to his younger son Berengar Raimund I of Provence and his five Catalan lands to his older son Raimund Berengar IV of Barcelona .

Marriages and offspring

His first wife María Rodríguez de Vivar († around 1105) was the second daughter of El Cids . With her Raimund Berengar III. a daughter:

His second marriage to Almodis de Mortain, daughter of Guillaume de Mortain ( House Conteville ), remained childless.

On February 3, 1112, Raimund married Berengar III. a third time. His wife became Dulcia of Provence (also Douce, Dolça de Gévaudun), heiress of Provence, daughter of Gilbert , Viscount de Carlat. From this marriage there were seven children:

literature

  • Ursula Vones-Liebenstein: Raimund Berengar III . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 7, LexMA-Verlag, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-7608-8907-7 , Sp. 407.
  • L'Art de verifier les dates des faits historiques, des chartes, des chroniques et autres anciens monumens depuis la naissance de Notre-Seigneur . Volume 2, 3rd edition. Alexandre Jombert Jeune, Paris 1784 ( online ).

Web links

Commons : Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

References and comments

  1. ↑ The following information - unless otherwise noted - according to information on Raimund Berengar III. from Barcelona on the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy website , accessed August 27, 2014.
  2. ↑ Ludwig Vones : Berenguela, Queen of Castile-Léon . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 1, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1980, ISBN 3-7608-8901-8 , Sp. 1941.
  3. ↑ On the website of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy with information on Raimund Berengar III. Jimena is born in Barcelona as the daughter of Raimund Berengars III's third marriage. run with Dulcia of Provence.
predecessor Office successor
Berengar Raymond II Count of Barcelona
1096–1131 		Raimund Berengar IV.
personal data
SURNAME Raimund Berengar III.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Raimund Berengar the Great
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Barcelona, ​​Girona, Osona, Besalú, Cerdanya and Provence
DATE OF BIRTH 1082
PLACE OF BIRTH Rodez
DATE OF DEATH 1131
Place of death Barcelona