Expansion of the County of Barcelona

Timeline

1. 1035–1037Barcelona · CataloniaRamon Berenguer I succeeded his father Berenguer Ramon I, consolidating comital rule in Barcelona, integrating surrounding minor lords through feudal bonds of loyalty, and setting in motion long-term plans to unite the Catalan counties.
2. 1037–1039Catalan frontier · CataloniaDuring Ramon Berenguer I's reign, feudal authority over the Catalan counts was strengthened and raids on the Muslim frontier were undertaken. Secure Christian control of Tarragona came in the 12th century; by the late 1030s no occupation south of Tarragona had yet been established.