The Viscounty of Besalú, or Bas (from the

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''Basso''), was the sub-comital authority in the county of

Besalú Besalú () is a town in the ''comarca'' of Garrotxa, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current ''comarc ...

during the

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. It was ruled by the House of Cervera (also called ''Cerveró(n)'' or ''Cervelló(n)'', from the Latin ''Cervaria''). Circa 1293, during disputes with

Ponç Hug IV, Count of Empúries Ponç V or Ponç Hug IVprophetic books in favour of the Books of Kings">Nevi'im">prophetic books in favour of the Books of Kings and the Maccabees.Courcelles (2001), 67. The couple had three children: *Hug (assassinated 1309), named heir *Ponç V ...

James II of Aragon James II (Catalan: ''Jaume II''; Aragonese: ''Chaime II;'' 10 April 1267 – 2 or 5 November 1327), called the Just, was the King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. He was also the King of Sicily (as James I) f ...

first seized the viscounty, allowing

Hugh V of Bas Hugh V (, , ; died 1335), a Catalan nobleman and military leader, was the twentieth viscount of Bas. He lived for a time in the Kingdom of Sicily, where he was appointed count of Squillace in Calabria. He is sometimes known by the diminutive Hugu ...

to buy it back, partially with Hug's aid against

James II of Majorca James II () (31 May 1243 – 29 May 1311) was King of Majorca and Lord of Montpellier from 1276 until his death. He was the second son of James I of Aragon and his wife, Violant, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary. In 1279, by the Treaty of Perp ...

. James seized it again in 1300 and 1315. In 1353,

Peter IV of Aragon Peter IV (Catalan: ''Pere IV d'Aragó;'' Aragonese; ''Pero IV d'Aragón;'' 5 September 1319 – 6 January 1387), called the Ceremonious (Catalan: ''El Cerimoniós''; Aragonese: ''el Ceremonioso''), was from 1336 until his death the king of ...

awarded the viscounty to the

House of Cabrera The House of Cabrera was an important Catalan people, Catalan dynasty. It began to rule in the Viscounty of Girona, which would be called Viscounty of Cabrera, as well as the Viscounty of Àger, the Sicily, Sicilian County of Modica and the Coun ...

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* Bernard I, circa 986 * Huguet, circa 1000 * Udalard I, 1079–1115 * Udalard II, 1115–1123 *

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, 1123–1127 *

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, 1127–1142 ** Ponce I Hugh, 1127–1130, husband * Peter II, c. 1130–1140 (associat 1130–1140) * Ponce II, 1140–1155 (associat 1140–1142) *

Hugh I Hugh I may refer to: * Hugh I of Lusignan (c. 885–c. 930) * Hugh I, Count of Maine (died 933) * Hugh I, Viscount of Châteaudun (died 989 or after) * Hugh I of France (c. 939–996), a.k.a. Hugh Capet, first King of the Franks of the Capetian dy ...

, 1155–1185 * Ponce III, regent 1185–1195 *

Peter III Peter III may refer to: Politics * Peter III of Bulgaria (ruled in 1072) * Peter III of Aragon (1239–1285) * Peter III of Arborea (died 1347) * Peter III Aaron (died 1467) * Pedro III of Kongo (ruler in 1669) * Peter III of Russia (1728–1762) ...

, regent 1195–1198 * Hugh II, 1198 (nominally 1185–1221) * Hugh III, regent 1198–1220 * Peter IV, 1221–1241 ** Eldiarda, regent 1220–1231 *

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, 1231–1247 (until 1241 as regent) * Sibylla, 1247–1280 * Hugh IV, 1262–1277, husband *

Peter V Peter V may refer to: * Patriarch Peter V of Alexandria (7th–8th centuries) * Pope Peter V of Alexandria (ruled 1340–1348) * Peter V of Aragon (IV of Barcelona) (1429–1466), Constable of Portugal and Grand Master of the Order of Aviz * Peter ...

, 1280–1285, also

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* Ponce IV, 1285–1291 * Hugh V, 1291–1300 *''confiscated by the crown'', 1300–1315 * Ponce V, 1315–1322 *

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, 1322–1331 *''briefly to the crown'', 1331 * Hugh VI, 1331–1335 * Bernard II, 1335–1354 *''contested by the crown'', 1335–1352 * Bernard III, 1354–1368 *''to the crown'', 1368–1381 *to the Cabrera, 1381–1756

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