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Birth:          11 Nov 1082 Rodez, Viscounty of Rodez, County of Toulouse
Death:          19 Jun 1131 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Berenguer_III,_Count_of_Barcelona
Ramon Berenguer III the Great 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 from 1112 in right of his wife.

Biography[edit]

Born on 11 November 1082 in Rodez, Viscounty of Rodez, County of Toulouse, 
Francia, he was the son of Ramon Berenguer II. 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.

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] Toward 
the end of his life he became a Templar.[4] He gave his five Catalonian 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[edit]
Ramon's first wife was María Rodríguez de Vivar, second daughter of El Cid (died ca. 
1105). They had one child. María, married Bernat III, Count of Besalú (died 1111)

His second wife Almonds produced no children.
His third wife was Douce (Dolça de Gévaudaun), heiress of Provence (died ca. 1127). 
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 Aragón
Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Provence (ca. 1115–1144)
Bernat, died young
Berenguela or Berengaria (1116–1149), married Alfonso VII of Castile
Jimena (1117-1136), also known as Eixemena, married Roger III, Count of Foix
Estefania (b. 1118), married Centule II, Count of Bigorre
Almodis, married Ponce de Cervera, mother of Agalbursa, who married Barisone II of 
Arborea.


Parents
BERENGER Raymond (Raimund) II (III) "Cabeza de Estope" (ABT 1053 - 5 Dec 1082)
D'APULIA Mathilda (Maud) (ABT 1058 - ABT 1112)

Siblings
BERENGER Raymond (Raimund) III (IV) "el Grande" (11 Nov 1082 - 19 Jun 1131)

Marriage To DE VIVAR Marie (ABT 1084 - BEF 1110)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DIAZ DE BIVAR Roderigo "el Cid" (ABT 1043 - Jul 1099)
DIAZ Jimena (Ximene) (ABT 1054 - 1115)

Children by DE VIVAR Marie ABT 1084 - BEF 1110
OF BARCELONA Ximene (Christina) (ABT 1108 - )

Marriage To DI GIEVAUDUN (MILHAUD) Douce (Dulce) Aldonza (1090 - 1127)
    m. 3 Feb 1112 Arles, Provence

Notes

Parents
MILHAUD Gilbert (ABT 1055 - 1108)
____ Gerberga (ABT 1057 - 1115)

Children by DI GIEVAUDUN (MILHAUD) Douce (Dulce) Aldonza 1090 - 1127
____ Raymond (Ramon) Berenguer IV (1113 - 6 Aug 1162)
DE BARCELONA Berengaria (Berenguela) Raimundo (ABT 1116 - 2 Feb 1149)

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