County of Empúries

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The County of Empúries (Catalan, Comtat d'Empúries) was a medieval county centred on the town of Ampurias and enclosing the Catalan region of Peralada.

The first known counts were probably Goths. In 817, it was united to Roussillon under Count Gaucelm. In 832, it was given to Berengar the Wise, whose vast holdings included Septimania, Barcelona, and Toulouse, as well as many other regions in Catalonia. After his death (835), it was assigned to Sunyer, son of Count Bello of Carcassonne, with him commenced a new local dynasty.

Here is a List of the Counts of Ampurias (the Catalan names are retained):

• Ermengar 813-817
• Gaucelm 817-832 (united to Roussillon)
• Berengar the Wise 832-835
• Sunyer I 835-841 (united to Roussillon)
• Alaric I 841-844
• Sunyer I 844-848, again
• Guillem I 848-850 (united to Roussillon)
• Isembard 850-852 (united to Roussillon)
• Odalric 852-858 (united to Roussillon)
• Unifred 858-862 (united to Roussillon)
• Sunyer II 862-915 (united to Roussillon)
• Dela 862-894, associated
• Gausbert 915-931 (united to Roussillon and Perelada as a county)
• Bencion 915-916, associated
• Gausfred I 931-989, again
• Hug I 989/91-1040
• Ponç I 1040-1078 (transferred Perelada, as a viscountcy, to his son Berengar)
• Hug II 1078-1116
• Ponç II 1116-1154, also as Ponç Hug I
• Hug III 1154-1173
• Ponç III 1173-1200
• Ponç Hug II 1173-1175, associated, also known as Ponç Hug d'Entenza
• Hug IV 1200-1230
• Ponç IV 1230-1269, also as Ponç Hug III
• Hug V 1269-1277
• Ponç V 1277-1313, also as Ponç Hug IV (also viscount of Bas)
• Ponç VI 1313-1322, also as Ponç Hug V Malgauli (also viscount of Bas)
• Marquesa 1322-1327
• Hug VI 1322-1325

To Barcelona (1325).

[edit] External links

• List of the Counts of Ampurias: List in the Catalan language.