Raymond Berenger III, Marquis of Barcelona and Count of Provence

1080 - 1131  (50 years)

• Name	Raymond Berenger III
  Nickname	el Grande
  Birth	11 Nov 1080	Rodez, Aveyron, Occitania, France   [1, 2, 3]
  Religion	14 Jul 1130 (49 years)  [3]
  He became an associate member of the Templars.
  Death	19 Aug 1131	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain   [2, 3]
  Burial	Aft 19 Aug 1131	Santa Maria de Ripoll, Ripoll, Catalonia, Spain Santa Maria de Ripoll, Ripoll, Catalonia, Spain   [1, 3]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bellon, Count of Barcelona, Carcassonne, Ampurias, and Urgel   (7 x Great Grandfather)  Aldara of San Massimo  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3916	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Death: Stuart (2002) gives his death as 19 August 1131, while Geni Online gives it as 19 July 1131. I have chosen to follow Stuart (2002)

  
  

Father	Raymond Berenger II, Count of Barcelona,   b. Abt 1055   d. 5 Dec 1082 (Age 27 years)
Mother	Mathilda of Apulia,   b. Abt 1058   d. 1111/12 (Age 54 years)
Family ID	F3201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner 1	María Rodríguez de Vivar, Comtessa consort de Barcelona ,   b. 1080, Valencia, Valencia, Spain d. 1105, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Age 25 years)
Children	3 daughters
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  m. Yes, date unknow     3. Estefania ▻ Centule II, comte de Bigorre  m. Yes, date unknow
Family ID	F9533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	28 Jul 2025




Spouse / Partner 2	Almodis
Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [3]
Children	They had no children together
Family ID	F9681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	28 Jul 2025




Spouse / Partner 3	Douce I de Gévaudan, comtesse de Provence ,   b. About 1095   d. Between 1127 and 1130 (Age 32 years)  Other Partners: first husband;   second husband
Marriage	3 Feb 1112	Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France   [2, 4]
This marriage gave the House of Barcelona extensive interests in Occitania and put it in conflict with the Counts of Toulouse, with whom a partition of Provence was signed in 1125, shortly before Douce's death. [4]
Age at Marriage	He : 31 years and 3 months - She : ~ 17 years and 2 months.
Children	2 sons and 3 daughters
+   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)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ 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  m. Yes, date unknow     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
Family ID	F2355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	29 Jul 2025




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Raymond Berenger III, Marquis of Barcelona and Count of Provence(1080 – 1131) 2Raymond Berenger II, Count of Barcelona(Abt 1055 – 1082) 4Raymond Berenger I, Count of Barcelona(1023 – 1076) 8Raymond Berenger I, Count of Barcelona(1005 – 1035) 16Raymond Borrel I, Count of Barcelona, Gerona and Osona(972 – 1018) 17Ermesinde de Carcassonne( – 1057) 9Sancha Sánchez( – 1026) 18Sancho Garcia, Count of Castile(Abt 965 – 1017) 19Gisela of Lluçà 5Almodis de la Marche, Countess of Limoges(1020 – 1071) 10Bernard I, Count de la Haute Marche and Perigord(986 – 1047) 20Adalbert I, Count de la Haute Mache and Perigord( – 997) 21Almode de Limoges de Limoges( – 1011) 11Amelia, Countess of Aubnay(Abt 1005 – 1072) 22Geraud de Montignac 23Nonia de Granol 3Mathilda of Apulia(Abt 1058 – 1111/12) 6Robert Guiscard d'Hauteville, Duke of Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily(1015 – 1085) 12Tancred d'Hauteville( – Abt 1041) 24 25 13Fredesende of Normandy( – 1057) 26Robert I, Duke of Normandy(1000 – 1035) 27 7Sikelgaita(1025 – 1090) 14Guaimar IV, Prince of Salerno, Capua, Amalfi, Calabria, and Apulia(1013 – 1052) 28Guaimar III, Prince of Salerno( – 1031) 29Gaitelgrima of Benevento( – 1057) 15Porpora of Tabellaria 30Laidolfo, Count of Tabellaria 31Aldara of San Massimo

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Nov 1080 - Rodez, Aveyron, Occitania, France Marriage - 3 Feb 1112 - Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Death - 19 Aug 1131 - Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Burial - Aft 19 Aug 1131 - Santa Maria de Ripoll, Ripoll, Catalonia, Spain  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Ramon Berenguer in the late 12th-century Liber feudorum maior

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1603] GENi, (https://www.geni.com ), Ramon Berenguer III "the Great" count of Barcelona . [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S304] Wikipedia, Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona. [S304] Wikipedia, Douce I, Countess of Provence.