Sancho, Count of Provence

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Sancho (1161 – 1223) was the count of Cerdanya from 1168, Provence from 1181 to 1185, and Roussillon from 1185. He was the youngest son of Count Raymond Berengar IV of Barcelona and Queen regnant Petronilla of Aragón.

His elder brother Raymond Berengar III of Provence ceded Cerdanya to him in 1168. On Raymond's death, his eldest brother, King Alfonso II, named Sancho count of Provence.

In 1185, Alfonso dispossessed Sancho in order to make peace with the House of Toulouse. Nonetheless, Sancho continued to maintain the title of count of Roussillon. In 1209, his nephew King Peter II named him governor of Provence and lord of Languedoc. He was a regent for the young King James I.

Sometime before 1184, Sancho married Ermesinda of Rocabertí, daughter of Jofré of Rocabertí and Ermesinda de Vilademuls. In 1185, he married Sancha Núñez de Lara. By her he had one son, Nuño.

Preceded by
Raymond Berengar III		 Count of Provence
1181-1185		 Succeeded by
Alfonso II
Vacant
Title last held by
Girard II		 Count of Roussillon
1185-1223		 Succeeded by
Nuño
Preceded by
Bernard I		 Count of Cerdanya
1168-1223
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