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Ramon Berenguer III

Type Figure Region Barcelona Time 1082–1131 Also known as Count of Barcelona Ramon III

Ramon Berenguer III (1082–1131), Count of Barcelona, succeeded as a child in 1097, threw off regency rule by 1101–1110, pursued the Reconquista to Ta…

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  1. 1097–1102Barcelona · CataloniaHe succeeded after his father Ramon Berenguer II died in 1097, with his mother as regent. During his minority the county was assisted by his mother's kin and courtiers, facing pressure from both the Muslim taifa states and neighboring Christian lords.
  2. 1101–1110Barcelona · CataloniaBetween 1101 and 1110 he gradually took personal rule, organizing military operations southward and taking part in the siege of Tarragona and other Reconquista campaigns. He coordinated with Christian territories such as Aragon and Urgell while consolidating ties with southern French lords through marriage, steadily raising the power of the County of Catalonia.
  3. 1112–1131Barcelona · CataloniaIn 1112 he married Countess Douce of Provence, thereby also ruling Provence and opening a trans-Pyrenean political domain. In his later years he continued to press the Reconquista, and in 1118 Tarragona returned to Christian rule. He died in 1131 and was succeeded by his son Ramon Berenguer IV, whose marriage to an Aragonese princess united Catalonia and Aragon.

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