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Ramon Berenguer IV

Type Figure Region Catalonia Time 1113–1162 Also known as Count of Barcelona

Count of Barcelona who laid the foundation for the union of the crowns of Catalonia and Aragon through his betrothal to the Aragonese princess Petron…

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  1. 1131–1140Barcelona · CataloniaHe inherited the county as a child and in 1137 was betrothed to Petronilla, daughter of Ramiro II of Aragon, establishing the institutional basis for the future union of the crowns of Catalonia and Aragon.
  2. 1141–1150Lleida · CataloniaIn October 1148 he captured Tortosa, and in 1149 took Lleida and Mequinenza, pushing Catalan power into the middle Ebro valley; he also took part in the joint expedition against Almería in 1147.
  3. 1151–1162Barcelona · CataloniaIn 1151 he signed the Treaty of Tudilén with Alfonso VII dividing future conquests, and continued to govern Aragon and Catalonia as regent until his death in 1162.

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