Gausfred I (died 991) was the

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and Rosselló from 931 until his death. He was the son and successor of

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 ...

. He spent his whole life consolidating his authority in his counties, but he divided the realm amongst his sons. By his testament of 989,

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'' (in Catalan) He married firstly Ava Guisla, probably the daughter of Raymond II,

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. By her he had: *

(c. 965-1040), count of Empúries and

* Sunyer (died c. 978), bishop of Elna *

(died 1013), count of Roussillon *Guisla He married secondly Sibylla, with whom he had no children. , -

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