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Bencion
Bencion (in Catalan and Spanish, ''Benció'') (died 916) was the count of Empúries and Rosselló from 915 to his death. He was the son of Sunyer II of Empúries, whom he succeeded. He married Godlana, daughter of Miro the Elder of Conflent Conflent (; ) is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. In the Middle Ages it comprised the County of Conflent. The capital of this ''pays'' is Prades (), and it bor ... and Roussillon. At the death of his father, he and his brother Gausbert inherited the counties and reigned jointly. He was the first to die and his brother inherited all of his possessions. , - References 916 deaths Counts of Empúries Counts of Roussillon Year of birth unknown 10th-century Catalan people {{Spain-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gausbert
Gausbert (died 931) 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, the counties passed to him and Bencion, but Bencion died in 916 and all the inheritance fell to Gausbert. In 924, he participated in a campaign with the margrave of Gothia against invading Moors. In 927, he rebuilt Saint Martin of Ampurias. He married Trudegarda, with whom he had the following children: *Sunifred, died young * Gausfred I (died 991), his successor *Ermengarda Ermengarde or Ermengard or Ermingarde or Irmingard or Irmgard is a feminine given name of Germanic origin derived from the Germanic words "ermen/irmin," meaning "whole, universal" and "gard" meaning "enclosure, protection". Armgarð is a Faroese ve ... (died 994), married Oliba Cabreta , - References 931 deaths Counts of Empúries Counts of Roussillon Year of birth unknown 10th-century Catalan people {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miro The Elder
Miro, called the Old or the Elder (in Catalan, ''Miró el 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, Cerdanya, and Besalú, and Ermesende, and thus the brother of Wilfred the Hairy and Radulf of Besalú. In 870 Miro received the county of Conflent either directly from his uncle Solomon I, or by transfer via his brother Wilfred, who inherited the counties of Urgell and Cerdanya. In 876, he rebelled against Bernard, Margrave of Gothia, and invaded Rosselló with the help of his brother and Lindoi, viscount of Narbonne. In 878, though condemned for his invasion by Pope John VIII, he was confirmed in his new possession by the king of France, Louis II. He was a protector of the monastery of Saint Andrew of Eixalada(ca) Ramon d'Abadal i de Vinyals, ''Com neix i com creix un gran monestir pirinenc abans de l'any mil: Eixalada-Cuixà'', Barcelona, Abadia de Monts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counts Of Rosselló
This is a list of the counts of Roussillon (, , ) who ruled over the eponymous County of Roussillon. Carolingian counts These counts were nominated by the Carolingian kings of France, of whom they were vassals. * Gaucelm (812–832) Hereafter, also counts of Barcelona. * Berenguer of Toulouse (832–835) *Bernat of Septimania (835–844) * Sunifred I, also known as Sunyer, (844–848) * Guillem (848–850) * Aleran (850–852) * Odalric (852–858) * Humfrid (858–864) * Bernat of Gothia (865–878) No longer counts of Barcelona. *Miro the Elder (878–895) Independent counts These counts were also counts of Empúries. By this time the counts were practically independent. * Sunifred II (895–915) *Bencion (915–916) *Gausbert (915–931) * Gausfred I, also known as Wilfred, (931–991) The counts hereafter were no longer counts of Empúries. * Giselbert I, also known as Guislabert, (991–1014) * Gausfred II (1014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
916 Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 916 ( CMXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Sicilian Berbers in Agrigento revolt and depose the independent Emir Ahmed ibn Khorob. They offer Sicily to the Fatimid Caliphate in Ifriqiya (modern Tunisia). Caliph Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah welcomes this turn of events, but refuses to grant the Berber rulers their autonomy. He sends a Fatimid expeditionary force under Abu Said Musa which lands in Sicily and, with some difficulty, takes control of the island. Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah appoints Salam ibn Rashid as the emir of Sicily. Ahmed ibn Khorob is dispatched to Raqqada and executed. Britain * Lady Æthelflæd, daughter of the late King Alfred the Great and the widow of Earl Æthelred of Mercia, sends an army into Brycheiniog to avenge the murder of the Mercian abbot Ecbryht and his companions. They seize and burn the royal fort of King Tewdr of Brycheiniog at Llangorse Lake (Wales), and take the queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counts Of Roussillon
This is a list of the counts of Roussillon (, , ) who ruled over the eponymous County of Roussillon. Carolingian counts These counts were nominated by the Carolingian kings of France, of whom they were vassals. * Gaucelm (812–832) Hereafter, also counts of Barcelona. * Berenguer of Toulouse (832–835) * Bernat of Septimania (835–844) * Sunifred I, also known as Sunyer, (844–848) * Guillem (848–850) * Aleran (850–852) * Odalric (852–858) * Humfrid (858–864) * Bernat of Gothia (865–878) No longer counts of Barcelona. * Miro the Elder (878–895) Independent counts These counts were also counts of Empúries. By this time the counts were practically independent. * Sunifred II (895–915) * Bencion (915–916) * Gausbert (915–931) * Gausfred I, also known as Wilfred, (931–991) The counts hereafter were no longer counts of Empúries. * Giselbert I, also known as Guislabert, (991–1014) * Gausfred II ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan Language
Catalan () is a Western Romance languages, Western Romance language and is the official language of Andorra, and the official language of three autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community, where it is called ''Valencian language, Valencian'' (). It has semi-official status in the Italy, Italian ''comune'' of Alghero, and it is spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the La Franja, eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Països Catalans". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. It became the language of the Principality of Catalonia and the kingdoms of kingdom of Valencia, Valencia and Kingdom of Majorca, Mallorca, being present throughout the Mediterranean. Replaced by Spanish as a language of gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish () or Castilian () is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a world language, global language with 483 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 558 million speakers total, including second-language speakers. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries, as well as one of the Official languages of the United Nations, six official languages of the United Nations. Spanish is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Of Empúries
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . Especially in earlier medieval periods the term often implied not only a certain status, but also that the ''count'' had specific responsibilities or offices. The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with some countships, but not all. The title of ''count'' is typically not used in England or English-speaking countries, and the term ''earl'' is used instead. A female holder of the title is still referred to as a ''countess'', however. Origin of the term The word ''count'' came into English from the French ', itself from Latin '—in its accusative form ''comitem''. It meant "companion" or "attendant", and as a title it indicated that someone was delegated to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunyer II Of Empúries
Sunyer ( Catalan) or Suñer/Suniario (Spanish), from Latin ''Suniarius'', possibly from Proto-Germanic *sunjō ("truth, protest"), may refer to: *Sunyer, Count of Barcelona Sunyer ( 870 – 950) was count of Barcelona, Girona and Ausona from 911 to 947. Origins He was the son of Wilfred the Hairy and younger brother of the previous count of Barcelona, Wilfred II Borrel. He worked jointly with his brother in th ... (870–950) * Sunyer I of Empúries (834–848) * Sunyer II of Empúries (862–915) * Sunyer I of Pallars (948–1010) * Joaquim Sunyer (1874–1956), Catalan artist See also * Sunyer, Lleida, a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Segrià, Catalonia {{disambig, Surname Catalan-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conflent
Conflent (; ) is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, now part of the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. In the Middle Ages it comprised the County of Conflent. The capital of this ''pays'' is Prades (), and it borders the ''pays'' of Capcir, Rosselló, Vallespir, Alta Cerdanya and Ripollès, and the Occitan-speaking pays of Fenolleda. It roughly corresponds to the valley of the Têt River () and its neighbourhoods between Rodès and Mont-Louis (). Conflent is dominated by the Canigou () mountain. Prades from south-west.jpg, The town of Prades, in the Têt valley, seen from the south-west. Fillols, Conflent.jpg, The village of Fillols (Conflent), lying at the foot of Canigou mountain. See also * Treaty of the Pyrenees * Yellow Train The ''Ligne de Cerdagne'' (), usually referred to as ''Le Petit Train Jaune'' (, ), is a track gauge, gauge Narrow gauge railway, railway that runs from Villefranche-de-Conflent to Latour-de-Carol-E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Count Of Empúries
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1992. p. 73. . Especially in earlier medieval periods the term often implied not only a certain status, but also that the ''count'' had specific responsibilities or offices. The etymologically related English term "county" denoted the territories associated with some countships, but not all. The title of ''count'' is typically not used in England or English-speaking countries, and the term ''earl'' is used instead. A female holder of the title is still referred to as a ''countess'', however. Origin of the term The word ''count'' came into English from the French ', itself from Latin '—in its accusative form ''comitem''. It meant "companion" or "attendant", and as a title it indicated that someone was delegated to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
