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  Count of Barcelona Raymond Berenger of Provence
Raymond's father was Count of Barcelona Raymond (The Great) Berenger of Provence III and his mother was .
His paternal grandparents were Count of Barcelona Raymond (Towhead) Berenger of Provence II and Dolca of Provence.
Count of Barcelona Raymond (Towhead) Berenger of Provence II
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Barcelona
It is situated on the coast of north-eastern Spain, and is familiarly known as the "Queen of the Mediterranean".
Barcelona is one of the most ancient cities of Spain, and the most important after the capital.
Barcelona, of Santa Madrona, and of Nuestra Senora de Monserrat, are societies for the aid of female domestics and working-men.
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  History of Barcelona
Barcelona is the heart and motor of the autonomous region of Catalonia in the northeast corner of Spain.
In the year 988 Count Borrell II achieved independence from the Carolingian kings for the County of Barcelona and became the dominant political and military force in the region later known as Catalonia.
Although Barcelona’s merchants were generally peaceful they could stand no more interference from Spain and stated that as a sovereign nation they had a right to secede from a monarchy that no longer respected their rights.
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 Barcelona - Search View - MSN Encarta
Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, Spain's autonomous northeast region, bordering with France.
Barcelona is the hub of a large and densely settled metropolitan area.
Barcelona's economy responded by shifting its focus to the service sector: About 30 percent of the city's gross value added was in industry and construction, and 70 percent was in services.
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 RAUL N. LONGORIA'S GENEALOGY DATABASE
Renaud I of Burgundy (Count of Burgundy) was born in 990.
Spouse: Alfonso VII (the Emperor) RAIMUNDEZ (Count of Castile).
Spouse: Raymond of Burgundy (Count of Galicia and Coimbr).
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 CEE - Centros de Estudio de Español - Barcelona - The city
Population of the province of Barcelona is 5,226,354 (est.
The counts of Barcelona became increasingly independent and expanded their territory to include all of Catalonia, later formed the Crown of Aragon who conquered many overseas possessions, ruling the western Mediterranean Sea with outlying territories as far as Athens in the 13th century.
Barcelona was a stronghold for the anarchist cause -anarchist opposition to the call-up of reservists led to the city's Tragic Week in 1909- siding with the Republic's democratically elected government during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39).
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 Science Fair Projects - Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona
He was the last Catalan monarch to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.
During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157).
Sancho, Count of Roussillon, Regent of Aragon (b.
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 Barcelona history, apartments to rent by days
Barcelona is a port on the Mediterranean coast.
Barcelona is in the north-eastern corner of the Iberian Peninsula.
Barcelona 2000 is a plan for the development of the city in the future.
www.gobcn.com /Barcelonahistori.htm   (571 words)

  
 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ramon Berenguer III was Count of Barcelona, Gerona[?] and Vich[?] from 1097-1131.
He was the son of Ramon Berenguer II, and became count when his uncle Berenguer Ramon II was forced into exile.
He gave Barcelona, Gerona, Vich, Besalú, and Cerdagne to his eldest son Ramon Berenguer VI[?] and Provence to the younger son Berenguer Ramon.
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 List of Counts of Barcelona - Definition, explanation
Hereditary Counts of Barcelona, feudatory to the Frankish Carolingian monarchs:
Counts of Barcelona and Kings of Aragon and Valencia, of the Trastámara dynasty:
Counts of Barcelona and Kings of Aragon and Valencia of the Habsburg dynasty (or House of Austria):
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 The Bailey Family   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Raimund (Ramon) Berenger I Count Of BARCELONA was born in 1005 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Raimund Borrel I Count Of BARCELONA was born in 972 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Ramon Berenguer IV Count Of BARCELONA [PRINCE OF ARAGON] was born in 1113 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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 Barcelona - MSN Encarta
In 801 Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne, king of the Franks, conquered Barcelona and incorporated it into the Carolingian Empire.
Due to Barcelona’s role as the leading Carolingian fortress south of the Pyrenees Mountains, as well as its favorable position for local and maritime trade, the city began to expand beyond its Roman walls beginning in the late 900s.
In 1469 Ferdinand of Aragón married Isabella of Castile, creating the basis of a Spanish nation that absorbed Barcelona under a broader, Hispanic monarchy.
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 Mediterranean City, Dialogue among Cultures, Barcelona, Spain
The marriage of Count Raymond Berengar IV to the heiress of Aragón united (1137) the two lands under one dynasty; the title, count of Barcelona, was subsequently borne by the kings of Aragón, who made the city their capital, and later the kings of Spain.
Barcelona was always the stronghold of Catalan separatism and was the scene of many insurrections.
Barcelona remains a center of separatism and political liberalism; in the 1950s, it was the scene of sporadic demonstrations against the Franco regime.
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 RAUL N. LONGORIA'S GENEALOGY DATABASE
Spouse: Raymond Berengar Borrell III (Count of Barcelona).
Spouse: Guifre (Wilfred) the Hairy (Count of Barcelona).
Raymond Berengar IV the Saint (Count of Barcelona and Provence) and Petronilla RAMIREZ (QUEEN OF ARAGON).
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona
Ramon Berenguer the Old was also the first count of Catalonia to acquire lands (counties of Carcassonne and Razés) and influence north of the Pyrenees.
Ramon Berenguer II the Towhead was Count of Barcelona, 1076-1082.
Berenguer Ramon II the Fratricide was Count of Barcelona 1076-1097.
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 30th Generation (cont.)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ramón Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona and Ruling Prince of Aragon "The Holy" was born circa 1113 and married 11 Aug 1137.
He was the count of Barcelona from 1131 to 1162, regent of Provence from 1144 to 1157, and ruling prince of Aragon from 1137 to 1162.
Hugh de Clermont, Count of Clermont and Seigneur of Creil and Mouchy was born circa 1030 in Clermont, Oise département, Picardie région, France.
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 Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona information - Search.com
He was the last Catalan monarch to use the title of Count as his first; starting with his son Alfonso II of Aragon the counts of Barcelona styled themselves, in the first place, as kings of Aragon.
During the minority of Ramon Berenger II the Count of Barcelona also acted as the regent of Provence (between 1144 and 1157).
Sancho, Count of Roussillon, Regent of Aragon (b.
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 Barcelona at AllExperts
As capital city of Catalonia, Barcelona houses the seat of the Generalitat de Catalunya and its Conselleries, the Parliament of Catalonia and the Supreme Court of Catalonia.
Barcelona is located in the coast, facing the Mediterranean sea, in a plateau of about 5km width limited by the mountain range of Collserola, the Llobregat river on the south and the Besòs river on the north.
Barcelona is governed by a city council formed by 41 city councillors, elected for a four-year term by universal suffrage.
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 31st Generation (cont.)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hugh de Dammartin, Count of Dammartin was born 1042 in Dammartin-en-Goële (in the modern département of Seine-et-Marne).
Hildouin de Montdidier IV, Count of Montdidier and Lord of Roucy was born circa 1021 in Montdidier, Somme département, Picardie région, France and married 1031 in Montdidier, Somme département, Picardie région, France.
Adela was married to Stephen, count of Meaux and Brie, in 1080 at Breteuil.
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 Chapter 28. Notable Families Having Multiple Connections   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Raymond Berenguer II [Count of Barcelona, Gerona, Osona, Carcassonne and Radez] b.
Raymond Berenguer IV [Count of Barcelona; Marquis of Barcelona] b.
Alfonso II [Marquis & Count of Barcelona; King of Aragon] b.
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 info: Count_of_Barcelona   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The title of Count of Barcelona was, through much of its history, merged with that of King of Aragón, but before that it referred to the count of the city and its surrounding countryside.
Thus began the reign of the House of Trastámara in Barcelona and all of Spain with the exception of Granada and Navarre was under their rule.
Barcelona - FactbitesRamon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona...
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 Barcelona
In addition to the University of Barcelona, the city is home to the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the Technical University of Catalonia, the Ramon Llull University and the International University of Catalonia.
Barcelona is a major hub for RENFE, the Spanish state railway network, and its main suburban train station is Sants Estació (which is under renovation and enlargement at present in order to prepare for the arrival of the AVE system).
Barcelona Architecture Chronology of catalan architecture and biographies of catalan architects, from the gothic master builders to contemporary architecture.
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 Origins of the Aragonese-Catalan Flag (Spain)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The flag of Catalonia was originally Catalan, but became the common flag in the entire confederation of Aragon, when the counts of Barcelona (whose was the flag) became firstly Kings of Aragon and later of Valencia and Mallorca.
Armand de Fluvia's Els quatre pals, l'escut dels comtes de Barcelona [The four pallets, arms of the counts of Barcelona] is devoted to demonstrating that the four pallets originated in Catalonia and were exported to Aragon.
Barcelona, Pallars, etc. were counties ruled by counts, but the count had a title [equivalent to that] of king.
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 Barcelona discount hotels - tourist and travel guide.
The city was conquered by the Visigoths in the early 5th century, by the Moors in the early 8th century, reconquered from the emir in 801 by Charlemagne's son Louis who made Barcelona the seat of Carolingian "Spanish Marches" (Marca Hispanica), a buffer zone ruled by the Count of Barcelona.
Parque Guell, Palacio Guell and Casa Mila in Barcelona
Seven properties built by the architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) in or near Barcelona testify to Gaudí’s exceptional creative contribution to the development of architecture and building technology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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 Barcelona Hostels: Book a Cheap Hostel in Barcelona. Free Booking Service!
Barcelona Mar is placed in the heart of Barcelona, in a multicultural, vivacious and trendy area.
Barcelona Ramblas is a Hostal situated in the heart of Barcelona.
Barcelona sound Hostel is a brand new Hostel with the perfect location in the city.
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 Barcelona - Barcelona Travel Guide
Barcelona is 160 km (100 mi) south of the Pyrenees mountain range and is nestled in between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Bes, and the shores of the Mediterranean.
Located in the comarca of Barcelon, Barcelona is also the second largest city in Spain in both size and population.
As estimated as of year 2005, the population of the city proper is at 1,593,075, while the population of the metropolitan area is at 4,686,701.
www.gobarcelona.biz   (271 words)

  
 Barcelona Complete History from the begining
One of these feudal lords, Guifré el Pilós, became the Count of Barcelona in 878 and founded a dynasty that lasted for almost 500 years.
After Louis V refused to help repulse Moorish raiders in 988, the counts of Barcelona declared their independence from the Franks.
This period also saw the beginnings of democratic institutions with the introduction of an early code of laws in the 11th century, known as the Usatges de Barcelona.
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 Francia Media:  Lorraine & Burgundy
The first Count of Savoy, Humbert White Hands, is sometimes said to be the grandson of Charles Constantine, Count of Vienne, who is said to be the son of the Emperor and King of Lower Burgundy Louis III, who is sometimes said to have married the daughter Anna of the Emperor Leo VI of Romania.
It is suitable that Barcelona and Provence should be considered together because Raymond Berengar III of Barcelona married the heiress of Provence, Dulcia I (or Dulce, Dolca, or Doucxe), and Provence is subsequently in the hands of his descendants, until a later heiress, Beatrice, marries Charles of Anjou.
The Counts of Provence (or Arles) seem to begin with a tangle of marriages between the Kings of Burgundy, the Counts of Arles, and the Dukes of Burgundy.
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