Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona

Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona
Born1005
Died(1035-05-26)26 May 1035
Barcelona
BuriedSanta Maria de Ripoll
Noble familyHouse of Barcelona
Spouse(s)Sancha Sánchez
Guisla de Lluçà
IssueRamon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona
Sancho Berenguer
Guillem [William] Berenguer
Bernat [Bernard] Berenguer
FatherRamon Borrell, Count of Barcelona
MotherErmesinde of Carcassonne

Berenguer Ramon I [Berengar Raymond I] (1005 – 26 May 1035), called the Crooked or the Hunchback (in Latin curvus; in Catalan el Corbat; in Spanish el Corvado or el Curvo),[1] was the count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona from 1018 to his death.

  1. ^ The Latin is contemporary, cf. John E. Morby, "The Sobriquets of Medieval European Princes", Canadian Journal of History, 13:1 (1978), p. 9.