Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence

1115 - 1144  (29 years)

• Name	Berenguer Ramon
  Birth	1115  [1]
  Heir or Heiress	Between 1127 and 1130 (12 years)  [1]
  While his older brother Raymond Berengar received Barcelona (his father's inheritance), he received Provence (his mother's).
  Military	1132 (17 years)  [1]
  In 1132, Berenguer was in a succession war against Alfonso Jordan, Count of Toulouse, over the county of Melgueil. Alfonso was defeated and Berenguer married Beatrice, heiress of Melgueil
  Death	1144	Mauguio, Hérault, Occitanie, France In the early middle ages, this was the County of Melgueil   [1]
  Siblings	1 brother and 3 sisters
  + 1. Raymond Berenguer IV, Marquis and Count of Barcelona,   b. About 1113   d. 6 Aug 1162, Borgo San Dalmazzo, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy  (Age 49 years) ▻ Petronilla of Aragon,  m. 11 Aug 1137 > 2. Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence,   b. 1115   d. 1144, Mauguio, Hérault, Occitanie, France In the early middle ages, this was the County of Melgueil  (Age 29 years) ▻ Beatrice of Melgueil   3. Bernat,   b. Abt 1116, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain d. 1117  (Age 1 year) + 4. Berengaria of Barcelona,   b. 1116   d. 15 Jan 1149, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain  (Age 33 years) ▻ Alfonso VII, King of Castile and Léon,  m. Nov 1128 > 5. Almodis de Barcelona, vescomtessa de Bas ▻ Ponç de Cervera, vescomte de Bas
  Half siblings	3 half sisters (family of Raymond Berenger III and María Rodríguez de Vivar )
  > 1. Maria de Barcelona,   b. Abt 1105   d. Bef 1112  (Age 6 years) ▻ Bernat III de Besalú, comte de Besalú > 2. Jimena   d. 1136 ▻ Roger III, Count of Foix > 3. Estefania ▻ Centule II, comte de Bigorre
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bellon, Count of Barcelona, Carcassonne, Ampurias, and Urgel   (8 x Great Grandfather)  Stephanie of Marseilles   d. 11 Sep 1095  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I26175
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Raymond Berenger III, Marquis of Barcelona and Count of Provence,   b. 11 Nov 1080, Rodez, Aveyron, Occitania, France d. 19 Aug 1131, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Douce I de Gévaudan, comtesse de Provence ,   b. About 1095   d. Between 1127 and 1130 (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F2355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Beatrice of Melgueil,   b. 1130   d. 1190 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Children	1. Bertrand Pilet (d. 1191 or after) 2. Ermessende of Pilet (d. 1176).  [2]
  Family ID	F9682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence(1115 – 1144) 2Raymond Berenger III, Marquis of Barcelona and Count of Provence(1080 – 1131) 4Raymond Berenger II, Count of Barcelona(Abt 1055 – 1082) 8Raymond Berenger I, Count of Barcelona(1023 – 1076) 16Raymond Berenger I, Count of Barcelona(1005 – 1035) 17Sancha Sánchez( – 1026) 9Almodis de la Marche, Countess of Limoges(1020 – 1071) 18Bernard I, Count de la Haute Marche and Perigord(986 – 1047) 19Amelia, Countess of Aubnay(Abt 1005 – 1072) 5Mathilda of Apulia(Abt 1058 – 1111/12) 10Robert Guiscard d'Hauteville, Duke of Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily(1015 – 1085) 20Tancred d'Hauteville( – Abt 1041) 21Fredesende of Normandy( – 1057) 11Sikelgaita(1025 – 1090) 22Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno, Capua, Amalfi, Calabria, and Apulia(1013 – 1052) 23Porpora of Tabellaria 3Douce I de Gévaudan, comtesse de Provence (1095 – 1130) 6Gilbert I, vicomte de Millau et Gévaudan (Abt 1071 – Abt 1110) 12Bérenger II, vicomte de Millau et Gévaudan (1045 – 1080) 24Ricard II de Besièrs, vicomte de Millau et Gévaudan (1013 – Abt 1050) 25Rixinde de Lodève, dame de Lodeve and Montbrun(1020 – Abt 1070) 13Adele, vicomtesse de Carlat (1045 – Aft 1060) 26Gilbert II, Vicomte de Carlat( – 1071) 27Nobilia 7Gerberga, comtessa de Provença (Abt 1055 – 1112) 14Geoffrey, Comte de Provence and Arles( – 1063) 28William II, Count of Provence and Arles(984 – 1018) 29Gerberge(Abt 985 – 1023) 15Stephanie of Marseilles( – 1095) 30Bertrand 31

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 1144 - Mauguio, Hérault, Occitanie, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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