Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence
Berenguer Ramon (Catalan: Berenguer Ramon) (1115–1144) was the count of Provence (1131–1144). He was the younger son of Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Douce I, Countess of Provence.[1] While his older brother Raymond Berengar received Barcelona (his father's inheritance), he received Provence (his mother's).
| Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence | |
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| Count of Provence | |
| Reign | 1131–1144 |
| Predecessor | Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona |
| Successor | Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence |
| Born | 1115 |
| Died | 1144 (aged 28–29) County of Melgueil |
| Spouse | Beatrice of Melgueil |
| Issue | Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence |
| House | Barcelona |
| Father | Raymond Berengar III, Count of Barcelona |
| Mother | Douce I, Countess of Provence |
In 1132, Berenguer was in a succession war against Alfonso Jordan, Count of Toulouse, over the county of Melgueil.[2] Alfonso was defeated and Berenguer married Beatrice, heiress of Melgueil.[1] His reign was occupied in wars with the family of Baux, which claimed the county of Provence.[2] Berenguer also took an offensive against Genoa, but died at Melgueil in 1144.[2] His son Raymond Berengar succeeded him in Provence,[1] but the county of Melgueil went to Beatrice' second husband, Bernard V Pelet, and their daughter Ermessende of Pelet.
References
- Graham-Leigh 2005, table 9.
- Graham-Leigh 2005, p. 94.
Sources
- Graham-Leigh, Elaine (2005). The Southern French Nobility and the Albigensian Crusade. The Boydell Press.