Bernard, Count of Cerdanya

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Bernard William (Catalan: Bernat Guillem; Occitan: Bernat Guilhem) (c. 11th cent.-1117) was the Count of Berga (as Bernard II, 1094-1117) and the Count of Cerdanya (1109-1117). [1]

Bernard William
Count of Berga, Count of Cerdanya
Coat of arms
Arms of Cerdanya
Tenure(1094-1117)
(1109-1117)
PredecessorWilliam I of Cerdanya
William II of Cerdanya
SuccessorRamon Berenguer III of Barcelona
Native nameBernat Guillem
Bornc. 11th cent.
Died1117
FatherWilliam Raymond
MotherSancha of Barcelona

A son of William I of Cerdanya and Sancha of Barcelona, he inherited Berga from his father in 1094. On the death of his brother William-Jordan in 1109, he inherited Cerdanya. In 1111, after the death of Bernard III of Besalú, he opposed the integration of Besalú into the County of Barcelona as it was technically a feudatory of Cerdanya, as were Fenollet and Vallespir. However, he eventually agreed to abdicate these counties to his cousin and friend Raymond Berengar III of Barcelona. When he himself died seven years later without heirs, Cerdanya passed to Barcelona.

Preceded by Count of Berga
1094–1117
Succeeded by
Preceded by Count of Cerdanya and Conflent
1109–1117

References

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  1. ^ Balaguer i Prunés, Anna M. (1999). Història de la moneda dels comtats catalans [History of the currency of Catalan counties] (in Catalan) (1, Hardcover ed.). Institute of Catalan Studies. p. 172. ISBN 9788472834606. Retrieved 21 July 2024.