Gerard II (''Girard'' in French and ''Gerard'' in Catalan, ''Gerardo'' in Spanish) was the last ''de facto'' independent
count of Roussillon from 1164 to his death in 1172. He was the son and heir of
Gausfred III.
As his father before him, he affirmed treaties of peace with the
counts of Ampurias. He inherited a weakened county and was made to do homage to the
king of Aragón and
count of Barcelona
The count of Barcelona (, , , ) was the ruler of the County of Barcelona and also, by extension and according with the Usages of Barcelona, Usages and Catalan constitutions, of the Principality of Catalonia as Prince#Prince as generic for ruler, p ...
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Alfonso II, to whom he ceded the county when he died without heirs.
References
Counts of Roussillon
1172 deaths
Year of birth unknown
12th-century Catalan people
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