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Birth:          ABT  940 
Death:           990 Monte Cassino, Italy

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliba_Cabreta
Oliba Cabreta (c. 920 – Montecassino, 990) was the count of Cerdanya from 965 and 
count of Besalú from 984 until his abdication in 988.

Life[edit]

He was the fourth son of Miró II and Ava. He inherited Cerdanya from his eldest 
brother Sunifred II and Besalú from his elder brother Miró III. He was originally under 
the tutelage of his mother from his father's death in 927.

During his tenure, he added Berga and Ripoll to his domains. In 979, Roger I of 
Carcassonne ceded Capcir to him. In 984, he assumed the direction of all his father's 
counties when his last brother died without heirs.

Oliba travelled twice to Rome, first in 968 with the Abbot Garin of Cuixà and second in 
988 on his journey to Montecassino, the monastery to which he retired. He divided his 
lands betwixt his three eldest sons: Bernard received Besalú and Ripoll, Wilfred 
received Cerdanya, and Oliba received Berga. His fourth son, Berengar, became 
bishop of Elne. He also had a legitimate daughter named Adelaide, who married John 
d'Oriol, lord of Sales. By his mistress, Ingeberga de Besora, he had a daughter named 
Ingeberga who became abbess of Sant Joan de Ripoll. His wife Ermengard of 
Empúries, daughter of Count Gausbert, acted as regent for his sons and he lived out 
his days in Italy until 990.
IssueBernard I, Count of Besalú
Wifred II, Count of Cerdanya
Abbot Oliba
Adelaida, married John d'Oriol, lord of Sales

Parents
____ Miro II (ABT  878 - Oct  927)
DE RIBAGORZA Ava de (ABT  912 -  961)

Siblings
____ Oliba II (ABT  940 -  990)

Marriage To OF THE AMPURIAS (OF ASTURIA) Ermengarde (ABT  930 - 1001)
    m.  966 

Notes

Parents
____ Gausberto I (ABT  875 -  931)
____ Trudegarda (ABT  890 - )

Children by OF THE AMPURIAS (OF ASTURIA) Ermengarde ABT  930 - 1001
TALLAFERRO Bernard I (ABT  967 - 1020)

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