Sunifred II (Urgell)

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Sunifred II , also called Sunifredo (born around 890; † 948 ), was Count of Urgell in Catalonia from 897 until his death . He was the son of Wilfried I , Count of Barcelona , Besalú , Girona , Osona , Urgell and Cerdanya , and the Gunidilda of Flanders.

He first appeared in 897, the year his father died. His older brothers received the counties of Barcelona , Girona and Osona ( Wilfried II. And Suniario I ) or Besalú and Cerdanya ( Miró ), he himself took over the county of Urgell.

Sunifred married Adelais of Toulouse, a daughter of Count Armengol of Rouergue from the House of Toulouse (whose sister Richilde married Sunifred's brother Suniario in 920/925), with whom he had three children: Armengol, Borrell and Gisla, who later became the wife of Bernardo of Conflent . Page became abbess of the monastery of San Juan de Ripoll in 949.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Sunifredo II, Conde de Urgel (approx. 890 – approx. 948). In: mcnbiografias.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015 .
  2. ↑ María del Pilar Rábade Obradó, Eloísa Ramírez Vaquero, Juan F Utrilla Utrilla: La dinámica política. Istmo, Tres Cantos 2005, ISBN 84-7090-433-7 , ( books.google.de )
  3. ↑ Biografia de Sunifredo II. In: biografiasyvidas.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Sunifred II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sunifredo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Count of Urgell
DATE OF BIRTH 9th century
DATE OF DEATH 948