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Berenguer de Cort

Type Figure Region Mediterranean Time c. 1270–1307 Also known as Berenguer de Cort、Berenguer d'Entença、Berenguer de Entenza、Berenguer VI de Entenza

A Catalan noble and military leader of the early 14th century, key deputy of Roger de Flor in the Byzantine Empire;…

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  1. 1304Gallipoli · Gallipoli PeninsulaIn 1304 Berenguer brought nine warships and about 1,300 Catalan cavalry and infantry to reinforce Roger de Flor. On arriving at Gallipoli, Roger transferred the megas doux title to him and took the title Caesar instead, intensifying rivalry with the infantry commander Bernat de Rocafort.
  2. 1305Gallipoli · Gallipoli PeninsulaAfter Roger de Flor was assassinated at Adrianople in April 1305, Berenguer took command of the remnants and fortified Gallipoli. He formally declared war on Byzantium, launched the 'Catalan Vengeance', repelled Michael IX's siege, and raided the Thracian coast; that same year he was ambushed and captured by a Genoese fleet while returning home.
  3. 1306–1310Thrace · ThraceReleased through the mediation of James II, Berenguer returned to Gallipoli in 1306 with fresh reinforcements, but most mercenaries had already acclaimed Bernat de Rocafort. Fierce infighting between the factions followed in 1306–1307, and Berenguer was killed in the conflict in August 1307. By 1310, the mercenaries under Rocafort were still raiding Thrace and Macedonia.

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