Individual Details

Raimond Berengar III "the Great"

(11 Nov 1080 - Jul 1130)

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Raimond Berengar III, Conde de Barcelona1
M, #113326, b. 11 November 1080, d. July 1130
Last Edited=7 Aug 2005
Raimond Berengar III, Conde de Barcelona was born on 11 November 1080. He was the son of Raimond Berengar II, Conde de Barcelona and Maud Guiscard.2 He married Douce Comtesse de Gévaudan et de Provence, daughter of Gilbert Comte de Gévaudan Vicomte de Millau et de Carlat and Gerberge Comtesse de Provence, on 3 February 1112.3 He died in July 1130 at age 49.
Raimond Berengar III, Conde de Barcelona also went by the nick-name of Raimond Berengar 'the Great'.2 He gained the title of Conde de Barcelona.1 He gained the title of Comte de Provence in 1112.3
Children of Raimond Berengar III, Conde de Barcelona and Douce Comtesse de Gévaudan et de Provence

Berengaria de Provence+1 d. 3 Feb 1149
Berengar Raimond, Comte de Provence+3 d. 1144
Raimond Berengar IV, Conde de Barcelona+3 b. 1113, d. 6 Aug 1162

Citations

[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 45. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 115. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
[S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World, page 87.

Events

Birth11 Nov 1080
Title (Nobility)1112Comte de Provence
DeathJul 1130
Title (Nobility)Conde de Barcelona

Families

SpouseDouce (1095 - 1125)
ChildBerengaria de Provence ( - )
ChildRaimond Berengar IV "the Saint" (1113 - 1162)
FatherRaimond Berengar II "Towhead" ( - 1082)
MotherMaud Guiscard ( - 1111)
SiblingStephanie de Barcelona ( - 1109)