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Catalan counties and Pyrenean politics (1178)
In 1178 Alfonso II advanced Pyrenean unification, founding Puigcerdà and redistributing cross-mountain lands to his brother, integrating Catalan and …
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- 1178Puigcerdà · CerdanyaAlfonso II founded the new town of Puigcerdà in the County of Cerdanya on the eastern Pyrenean slopes, replacing the old capital of Hix as the administrative and military center of the border county. The founding reflected royal direct integration of the eastern Catalan mountain counties.
- 1178Provence · ProvenceAfter the 1175-1177 expedition to Toulouse and the incorporation of Nice and Forcalquier, Alfonso II in late 1178 granted Provence, Gévaudan, and Rouergue to his brother Ramon Berenguer IV, while retaining fortresses like Tarascon and Albarracín and absolute rule when the king was present. Ramon in turn abandoned claims to Carcassonne, Cerdanya, and other old inheritances.
- 1178Pyrenees · PyreneesBy 1178 the Aragonese-Barcelona crown had incorporated Roussillon (inherited 1172), Cerdanya (1168), Provence (1166-1173), and Nice and Forcalquier (1177) into its cross-mountain domains, with Béarn and Bigorre to submit in 1187. The Catalan counties and southern French counties formed a political community under the Barcelona dynasty.
Sources
- Alfonso II of Aragon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_II_of_Aragon
- The Catalan-Aragonese Expedition to Toulouse and the Submission of Nice and Forcauquier (1175-1177) — Flocel Sabaté https://doi.org/10.21001/imagotemporis.v0i0.308528