Counts of Roussillon information

of Roussillon. These counts were nominated by the Carolingian kings of France, of whom they were vassals. Gaucelm (812–832) Hereafter, also counts of...

the first hereditary count of the middle portion, or Besalú. The counts of Roussillon were allied to their cousins the counts of Empúries in a centuries-long...

during the Middle Ages. The rulers of the county were the counts of Roussillon, whose interests lay both north and south of the Pyrenees. The historic county's...

of Umayyad caliphs Dukes of Medina-Sidonia Viscounts of Barcelona Counts of Besalú Counts of Cerdanya Counts of Empúries Counts of Roussillon Counts of...

counts of Roussillon. Historically, it was part of the region known as Septimania. In 1172 Count Girard II bequeathed his lands to the Counts of Barcelona...

834) was a Frankish count and leading magnate in Gothia during the reign of Louis the Pious. He was initially the Count of Roussillon from about 800, but...

Elne was one of the first towns to be attacked, and when the counts of Roussillon achieved independence, Perpignan became the capital of the county, with...

called the Pacific or the Peaceful, was King of Majorca, Count of Roussillon and Cerdanya, and Lord of Montpellier from 1311 to his death. His 13-year-long...

independent count of Roussillon from 1164 to his death in 1172. He was the son and heir of Gausfred III. As his father before him, he affirmed treaties of peace...

to German king, the Habsburgs were Counts of Baden in what is today southwestern Germany and Switzerland. Radbot of Klettgau, built the Habsburg Castle...

was the count of Empúries and Rosselló from 915 until he died. He was the son of Sunyer II of Empúries and brother of Bencion. With the murder of his father...

Vell) was the count of Conflent from 870 and Rosselló (Roussillon) from 878 until his death in 896. He was the son of Sunifred I, count of Barcelona, Urgell...

1014), count of Roussillon (991–1013), was the son of Gausfred I. His father divided his lands between his sons, giving Ampurias to Hugh and Roussillon to...

Count of Penthièvre Walo II of Chaumont-en-Vexin Gerard of Roussillon, son of Gilbert, Count of Roussillon Drogo of Nesle, formerly in the army of Emicho...

succeeded. He married Godlana, daughter of Miro the Elder of Conflent and Roussillon. At the death of his father, he and his brother Gausbert inherited the...

King of Majorca from 1324 to 1344. He was the son of Ferdinand of Majorca and Isabella of Sabran. James was born in Catania, Sicily. Margaret of Villehardouin...

the family Count of Conflent (1118–1410) Prince of Aragon (1137–1162) King of Aragon (1162–1410) Count of Roussillon (1172–1410) Count of Pallars Jussà...

Gausfred III (died 1164) was the count of Roussillon from 1113 until his death. He was the son and successor of Girard I, who was assassinated, leaving...

arms of Pyrénées-Orientales and of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, the flag of Roussillon, Capcir, Vallespir, and Provence in France, one quarter of the coat...

Girard until 1941 Girard I of Roussillon (died 1113), count of Roussillon Girard II of Roussillon (died 1172), count of Roussillon Gerard la Pucelle (1117–1184)...

Perelada Sunyer (died c. 978), bishop of Elna Giselbert (died 1013), count of Roussillon Guisla He married secondly Sibylla, with whom he had no children...

(Spanish: Guislaberto, Catalan: Guislabert) (died 1102) was the count of Roussillon from the death of his father, Gausfred II, in 1074 until his own death. His...

Mediterranean Sea to the east. The Roussillon plain in the east, by far the most populated area, is formed by the flood plains of the rivers Tech, Têt, and Agly...