Family of Raymon + Borrell and Ermensende + of CARCASSONNE

Husband:	Raymon + Borrell (972-1017)
Wife:	Ermensende + of CARCASSONNE (977-1057)
Children:	Adelaide + of TOSNI (1004-1034)
	Berenguer + Raymond I (1005-1035)
	Borrell RAMON (1007-bef1017)
Marriage	20 Jan 0993	Spain

Husband: Raymon + Borrell

Name:	Raymon + Borrell
Sex:	Male
Father:	Borrell II + (946-993)
Mother:	Ledgarda + of TOULOUSE (952-986)
Birth	0972	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Occupation		Count of Barcelona, Giron, and Ausona
Title	frm 0992 to 1017 (age 19-45)	Count of Barcelona, Giron, and Ausona
Death	25 Feb 1017 (age 44-45)	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Burial		Barcelona Cathedral
	Barcelona, Spain

Wife: Ermensende + of CARCASSONNE

Name:	Ermensende + of CARCASSONNE
Sex:	Female
Father:	Roger I + (c. 952-1012)
Mother:	Adelaide + (949- )
Birth	0977	Carcassone, Aude, Languedoc, France
Death	1 Mar 1057 (age 79-80)	Carcassone, Aude, Languedoc, France

Child 1: Adelaide + of TOSNI

Name:	Adelaide + of TOSNI
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Richard + of EVREUX (986-1067)
Birth	1004	Normandy, France
Death	1034 (age 29-30)	Normandy, France

Child 2: Berenguer + Raymond I

Child 3: Borrell RAMON

Name:	Borrell RAMON
Sex:	Male
Birth	1007
Death	bef 1017 (age 9-10)

Note on Husband: Raymon + Borrell

Raymond Borrel (Catalan: Ramon Borrell, Spanish: Ramón Borrell) (972-1017), was count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona from 992. Son of Borrell II of Barcelona and Letgarda de Rouergue. He was associated with his father from 988.

 

In 993 he married Ermesinde of Carcassonne with whom he had three children, Borrell Ramon (died young before 1017) Berengar Raymond (c.1006) and ? Estefania/Adelaide, wife of Roger I of Tosny.

 

Between 1000 and 1002 he had to deal with a number of incursions by Al-Mansur. However Al-Mansur was killed in Battle of Calatañazor by Navarran and Leon forces. Seeing an opportunity Raymond counter-attacked in 1003 leading an expedition to Lleida. However this prompted a new raid on the County of Barcelona by Al-Mansur's son, Abd al-Malik. This was defeated by an alliance of Christian forces at the Battle of Torà.[1] Ramon was also present at the Battle of Albesa shortly thereafter.

 

In 1010, with the Cordoban Caliphate crumbling into civil war Raymond saw another opportunity. He organised a campaign against the Caliphate, with Armengol I of Urgell, Bernard I of Besalú, and joined forces with Muhammad II of Córdoba. The army destroyed the forces of Caliph Sulayman II and sacked Córdoba. As a result Catalonia remained free from further Moorish dominion. Armengol died in battle on September 1 at Córdoba.

 

In 1015 and 1016 Raymond made further expeditions to the Rivers Ebro and Segre. The treasure obtained in these campaigns maintained the loyalty of his barons.

 

In the County of Barcelona he ensured the repopulation of the Segarra, Conca de Barberà and Camp de Tarragona. He began the construction of the cathedral in Barcelona. He was also the first Catalan ruler to mint his own coinage.

 

At his death in 1017, he was succeeded by his son Berengar Raymond under the regency of his mother. He was buried at Barcelona Cathedral, but his grave was lost.

Note on Wife: Ermensende + of CARCASSONNE

Ermesinde of Carcassonne (972–1057) was a noblewoman in southern France, the daughter of Roger I of Carcassonne. She married to Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona.

 

While he lived she was politically active and presided over assemblies and tribunals. After his death in 1018 she became regent for her son Berenguer Ramon I until 1023. After this, she continued to wield power. In contrast to her son, she favored war with the Muslim powers to the South, partly because of the discontent of the nobles at his police of peace. When he died in 1035, she became regent for her grandson until he was declared to be of age in 1044.