Miró III of Cerdanya and II of

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, ''Bonfill'' (920 in

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– 984), was

count of Cerdanya The County of Cerdanya (, ; ; , ) was one of the Catalan counties formed in the last decades of the 8th century by the Franks in the ''Marca Hispanica''. The original Cerdanya consisted of the valley of the upper Segre. Today Cerdanya is a Catala ...

and

(968–984). The third son of Miro II and

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, he was the successor of his brother,

Sunifred II of Cerdanya Sunifred II of Cerdanya (915–968) was count of Cerdanya (927–968), Conflent (927–968), and Besalú (957–968). Origins Son of Miró II of Cerdanya and Ava of Cerdanya, he inherited the county of Cerdanya from his father, and that of Besal ...

Biography

He was first clergyman, then archdeacon (957), and finally

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. He was a great writer, of a very particular style. He devoted his historical writings to recalling and praising the people in the families of the Catalan counts. He authored the consecration of

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in 974 and the

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in 977. Also founded the monastery of

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in 977 and the monastery of

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in 978. He was succeeded by his brother

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 of Cerdanya, Miró II and Ava of Cerdanya, Ava. He inherited Cerdanya from his e ...

in both counties, although

had ruled jointly in Cerdanya since 968. {{DEFAULTSORT:Miro 03 of Cerdanya Counts of Cerdanya Counts of Besalú 920 births 984 deaths 10th-century Catalan people