Bernard, Count of Cerdanya explained

Bernard William
Count of Berga, Count of Cerdanya
Tenure:(1094-1117)
(1109-1117)
Predecessor:William I of Cerdanya
William II of Cerdanya
Successor:Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona
Native Name:Bernat Guillem
Native Name Lang:ca
Birth Date:c. 11th cent.
Death Date:1117
Father:William Raymond
Mother:Sancha of Barcelona

Bernard William (Catalan; Valencian: Bernat Guillem; Occitan (post 1500);: Bernat Guilhem) (c. 11th cent.-1117) was the Count of Berga (as Bernard II, 1094-1117) and the Count of Cerdanya (1109-1117). [1]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Balaguer i Prunés, Anna M. . Història de la moneda dels comtats catalans . . 1999 . 9788472834606 . 1, Hardcover . 172 . ca . History of the currency of Catalan counties . 21 July 2024.