Ramon Berenguer IIIthe Great (11 November 1082 – 23 January or 19 July 1131) was the count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona from 1086 (jointly with Berenguer Ramon II and solely from 1097), Besalú from 1111, Cerdanya from 1117, and count of Provence in the Holy Roman Empire, from 1112, all until his death in Barcelona in 1131. As Ramon Berenguer I, he was Count of Provence in right of his wife.
During his rule Catalan interests were extended on both sides of the Pyrenees. By marriage or vassalage he incorporated into his realm almost all of the Catalan counties (except Urgell and Peralada). He inherited the counties of Besalú (1111) and Cerdanya (1117) and in between married Douce, heiress of Provence (1112). His dominions then stretched as far east as Nice.
In alliance with the Count of Urgell, Ramon Berenguer conquered Barbastro and Balaguer. He also established relations with the Italian maritime republics of Pisa and Genoa, and in 1114 and 1115 attacked with Pisa the then-Muslim islands of Majorca and Ibiza.[3] They became his tributaries and many Christian slaves there were recovered and set free. Ramon Berenguer also raided mainland Muslim dependencies with Pisa's help, such as Valencia, Lleida and Tortosa. In 1116, Ramon traveled to Rome to petition Pope Paschal II for a crusade to liberate Tarragona.[4] By 1118 he had captured and rebuilt Tarragona, which became the metropolitan seat of the church in Catalonia (before that, Catalans had depended ecclesiastically on the archbishopric of Narbonne).[citation needed]
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Ramon Berenguer III redirects here For the count of Provence see Ramon Berenguer III Count of Provence Ramon Berenguer III the Great 11 November 1082 23 January or 19 July 1131 was the count of Barcelona Girona and Ausona from 1086 jointly with Berenguer Ramon II and solely from 1097 Besalu from 1111 Cerdanya from 1117 and count of Provence in the Holy Roman Empire from 1112 all until his death in Barcelona in 1131 As Ramon Berenguer I he was Count of Provence in right of his wife Ramon Berenguer IIIRamon Berenguer in the late 12th century Liber feudorum maiorCount of BarcelonaReign1086 1131PredecessorBerenguer Ramon IISuccessorRamon Berenguer IVBorn11 November 1082Rodez Viscounty of RodezDied23 January 19 July 1131 aged 48 BarcelonaBuriedSanta Maria de RipollNoble familyBarcelonaSpouse s Maria Rodriguez de VivarAlmodisDouce I of ProvenceIssueMariaJimena or EixemenaAlmodisBerenguela or BerengariaRamon Berenguer IV Count of BarcelonaBerenguer Ramon I Count of ProvenceFatherRamon Berenguer IIMotherMaud of ApuliaSignature Contents 1 Biography 2 Marriages and descendants 3 References 4 SourcesBiography editBorn on 11 November 1082 in Rodez Viscounty of Rodez County of Toulouse Francia he was the son of Ramon Berenguer II 1 He succeeded his father to co rule with his uncle Berenguer Ramon II He became the sole ruler in 1097 when Berenguer Ramon II was forced into exile Responding to increased raids into his lands by the Almoravids in 1102 Ramon counter attacked assisted by Ermengol V Count of Urgell but was defeated and Ermengol killed at the battle of Mollerussa 2 During his rule Catalan interests were extended on both sides of the Pyrenees By marriage or vassalage he incorporated into his realm almost all of the Catalan counties except Urgell and Peralada He inherited the counties of Besalu 1111 and Cerdanya 1117 and in between married Douce heiress of Provence 1112 His dominions then stretched as far east as Nice In alliance with the Count of Urgell Ramon Berenguer conquered Barbastro and Balaguer He also established relations with the Italian maritime republics of Pisa and Genoa and in 1114 and 1115 attacked with Pisa the then Muslim islands of Majorca and Ibiza 3 They became his tributaries and many Christian slaves there were recovered and set free Ramon Berenguer also raided mainland Muslim dependencies with Pisa s help such as Valencia Lleida and Tortosa In 1116 Ramon traveled to Rome to petition Pope Paschal II for a crusade to liberate Tarragona 4 By 1118 he had captured and rebuilt Tarragona which became the metropolitan seat of the church in Catalonia before that Catalans had depended ecclesiastically on the archbishopric of Narbonne citation needed In 1127 Ramon Berenguer signed a commercial treaty with the Genoese 5 On 14 July 1130 6 toward the end of his life he became an associate member of the Templars 7 He gave his five Catalan counties to his eldest son Ramon Berenguer IV and Provence to the younger son Berenguer Ramon He died on 23 January 19 July 1131 and was buried in the Santa Maria de Ripoll monastery Marriages and descendants editRamon s first wife was Maria Rodriguez de Vivar second daughter of El Cid died ca 1105 8 They had one child Maria married Bernat III Count of Besalu died 1111 9 His second wife Almodis produced no children His third wife was Douce Dolca de Gevaudaun heiress of Provence died ca 1127 1 Their union produced at least seven children Ramon Berenguer IV Count of Barcelona 1113 1114 1162 married Petronilla of Aragon daughter of Ramiro II King of Aragon 1 Berenguer Ramon I Count of Provence ca 1115 1144 1 Bernat died young Berenguela or Berengaria 1116 1149 married Alfonso VII of Castile 10 Jimena 1117 1136 also known as Eixemena married Roger III Count of Foix 10 Estefania b 1118 married Centule II Count of Bigorre Almodis married Ponce de Cervera mother of Agalbursa who married Barisone II of Arborea References edit a b c d Cheyette 2001 p 20 Reilly 2003 p 107 Reilly 1995 p 176 Reilly 1995 p 177 Phillips 2007 p 254 Upton Ward 1992 p 4 Nicholson 2010 p 102 Sabate 2017 p 144 Reilly 1995 p 174 a b Graham Leigh 2005 p table 4 Sources editCheyette Fredric L 2001 Ermengard of Narbonne and the World of the Troubadours Cornell University Press ISBN 978 0801439520 Graham Leigh Elaine 2005 The Southern French Nobility and the Albigensian Crusade The Boydell Press ISBN 1843831295 Nicholson Helen 2010 A Brief History of the Knights Templar Constable amp Robinson Ltd ISBN 1849011001 Phillips Jonathan P 2007 The Second Crusade Extending the Frontiers of Christendom Yale University Press ISBN 0300112742 Reilly Bernard F 1995 The Contest Christian and Muslim Spain 1031 1157 Blackwell Publishing ISBN 063116913X Reilly Bernard F 2003 The Medieval Spains Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521397413 Sabate Flocel ed 2017 The Crown of Aragon A Singular Mediterranean Empire Brill ISBN 900434960X Upton Ward J M 1992 The Rule of the Templars The French Text of the Rule of the Order of the Knights Templar The Boydell Press ISBN 9780851157016 Preceded byBerenguer Ramon II Count of Osona1086 1107with Berenguer Ramon II 1082 1097 Succeeded byJimenaCount of Barcelona1086 1131with Berenguer Ramon II 1082 1097 Succeeded byRamon Berenguer IVPreceded byBernard William Count of Cerdanya1118 1131Preceded byDouce I Count of Provence1112 1131with Douce I 1112 1127 Succeeded byBerenguer Ramon nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ramon Berenguer III Count of Barcelona Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ramon Berenguer III Count of Barcelona amp oldid 1191332934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,