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'''Ermengol''' (or '''Armengol''') '''III''' (1032–1065), called ''el de Barbastro'', was the [[Counts of Urgell|Count of Urgell]] from 1038 to his death. He was the son of [[Ermengol II, Count of Urgell]] and his wife [[ |
'''Ermengol''' (or '''Armengol''') '''III''' (1032–1065), called ''el de Barbastro'', was the [[Counts of Urgell|Count of Urgell]] from 1038 to his death. He was the son of [[Ermengol II, Count of Urgell]] and his wife Velasquita "Constance" of Besalú, probably the daughter of [[Bernard I, Count of Besalú]].{{Sfn|Fernández-Xesta y Vázquez|2001|p= 15}} |
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Allied with his contemporary and second cousin [[Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona]], together they shared in the process of erosion of the comital authority to the noblesse. They also cooperated in the ''[[Reconquista]]'' and he received a third part of the conquests, occupying, in 1050, [[Camarasa]] and [[Cubells]] after taking them from [[Yusuf of Lleida]]. In 1039–1040, Ermengol and Raymond Berengar signed a pact against [[Raymond of Cerdanya]]. Later in that decade, Raymond Berenger paid 20,000 ''[[solidi]]'' for Ermengol's support and military aid. |
Allied with his contemporary and second cousin [[Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona]], together they shared in the process of erosion of the comital authority to the noblesse. They also cooperated in the ''[[Reconquista]]'' and he received a third part of the conquests, occupying, in 1050, [[Camarasa]] and [[Cubells]] after taking them from [[Yusuf of Lleida]]. In 1039–1040, Ermengol and Raymond Berengar signed a pact against [[Raymond of Cerdanya]]. Later in that decade, Raymond Berenger paid 20,000 ''[[solidi]]'' for Ermengol's support and military aid.{{Sfn|Lewis|1965|p=380}} |
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[[File:Cerit2.jpg|thumb|130px|Ermengol with his cousin, [[Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona]]]] |
[[File:Cerit2.jpg|thumb|130px|Ermengol with his cousin, [[Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona]]]] |
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He took part in the [[Crusade of Barbastro|Barbastro War]] of 1064 under the banner of [[Sancho Ramírez|Sancho Ramírez of Aragon]]. When [[Barbastro]] was captured, he was given the lordship of the city. On 17 April 1066, he died defending the city from Moorish reprisals. |
He took part in the [[Crusade of Barbastro|Barbastro War]] of 1064 under the banner of [[Sancho Ramírez|Sancho Ramírez of Aragon]]. When [[Barbastro]] was captured, he was given the lordship of the city. On 17 April 1066, he died defending the city from Moorish reprisals. |
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Ermengol married before 1048, Adelaide, whose family is not known, even if some scholars made her daughter of Guillem I Count of Besalu. She died before May 1055, leaving a daughter: |
Ermengol married before 1048, Adelaide, whose family is not known, even if some scholars made her daughter of Guillem I Count of Besalu.{{Sfn|Fernández-Xesta y Vázquez|2001|p=15}} She died before May 1055, leaving a daughter: |
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*[[Isabella of Urgell|Isabella]] (died circa 1071), married Sancho Ramírez in 1065 |
*[[Isabella of Urgell|Isabella]] (died circa 1071), married Sancho Ramírez in 1065 |
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* * {{cite book| last = Fernández-Xesta y Vázquez| first = Ernesto| title = Relaciones del condado de Urgel con Castilla y León| year = 2001| url = http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/libro?codigo=413335 |
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*Lewis, Archibald R. ''[http://libro.uca.edu/lewis/index.htm The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050]''. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965. |
*Lewis, Archibald R. ''[http://libro.uca.edu/lewis/index.htm The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050]''. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965. |
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*Ponsich, Pierre. "Le Conflent et ses comtes du IXe au XIIe siècle." ''Etudes Roussillonnaises'', 1, 1951, pp 241–344. |
*Ponsich, Pierre. "Le Conflent et ses comtes du IXe au XIIe siècle." ''Etudes Roussillonnaises'', 1, 1951, pp 241–344. |
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Revision as of 06:28, 11 June 2017
Ermengol (or Armengol) III (1032–1065), called el de Barbastro, was the Count of Urgell from 1038 to his death. He was the son of Ermengol II, Count of Urgell and his wife Velasquita "Constance" of Besalú, probably the daughter of Bernard I, Count of Besalú.[1]
Allied with his contemporary and second cousin Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona, together they shared in the process of erosion of the comital authority to the noblesse. They also cooperated in the Reconquista and he received a third part of the conquests, occupying, in 1050, Camarasa and Cubells after taking them from Yusuf of Lleida. In 1039–1040, Ermengol and Raymond Berengar signed a pact against Raymond of Cerdanya. Later in that decade, Raymond Berenger paid 20,000 solidi for Ermengol's support and military aid.[2]
He took part in the Barbastro War of 1064 under the banner of Sancho Ramírez of Aragon. When Barbastro was captured, he was given the lordship of the city. On 17 April 1066, he died defending the city from Moorish reprisals.
Ermengol married before 1048, Adelaide, whose family is not known, even if some scholars made her daughter of Guillem I Count of Besalu.[1] She died before May 1055, leaving a daughter:
- Isabella (died circa 1071), married Sancho Ramírez in 1065
Before May 7, 1055, Ermengol took as his second wife Clemencia, hypothesized to have been daughter of Berengar Raymond I and his second wife Guisla (based on the names of their younger sons), by whom he had:
- Ermengol IV, his heir
- Berenguer
- Guillem
- Ramon
Clemencia died after June 26, 1057, and before November 6, 1062, Ermengol was remarried to a lady named Elvira, who died about 1064.
In 1063, Ermengol married as his fourth wife Sancha, daughter of Ramiro I of Aragon.
Notes
- ^ a b Fernández-Xesta y Vázquez 2001, p. 15.
- ^ Lewis 1965, p. 380.
Sources
- * Fernández-Xesta y Vázquez, Ernesto (2001). Relaciones del condado de Urgel con Castilla y León (in Spanish). Madrid: E&P Libros Antiguos, S.L. ISBN 84-87860-37-0.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Lewis, Archibald R. The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.
- Ponsich, Pierre. "Le Conflent et ses comtes du IXe au XIIe siècle." Etudes Roussillonnaises, 1, 1951, pp 241–344.
- Aurell i Cardona, Martin. "Jalons pour une enquête sur les stratégies matrimoniales des comtes Catalans (IXe-XIe s.)" Symposium internacional, 1991, vol 1, pp 281–364.