Gausbert (died 931) was the
count of Empúries and
Rosselló from 915 until he died. He was the son of
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 (870–950)
*Sunyer I of Empúries (834–848)
* Sunyer II of Empúr ...
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
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of
Gothia against invading
Moors
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Moors are not a distinct o ...
. In 927, he rebuilt Saint Martin of
Ampurias.
He married
Trudegarda, with whom he had the following issue:
*Sunifred, died young
*
Gausfred I (died 991), his successor
*
Ermengarda (died 994), married
Oliba Cabreta
Oliba Cabreta (c. 920 – 990) was the count of Cerdanya from 965 and count of Besalú from 984 until his abdication in 988.
Life
He was the fourth son of Miró II and Ava. He inherited Cerdanya from his eldest brother Sunifred II and Besa ...
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931 deaths
Counts of Empúries
Counts of Roussillon
Year of birth unknown
10th-century Catalan people
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