Raymond IV the Saint Berengar ^{1 2 3}

  General Notes:

Ramon "den Hellige" var
Greve av Barcelona 1131-1162.
Fyrste av Aragon 1137 - 1162.
Greve av Provence 1144-1162 (som Raimond Berenguer I).

Ramon var den siste som hadde titelen greve av Barcelona. Ifølge sin fars testamente arvet han i 1131 som den førstefødte grevskapene Barcelona, Tarragona, Manresa, Gerona, Ausona, Peralada, Besalù, Vallespir, Fonollet, Perapertusa, Cerdaña, Conflet, Carcasona og Redés.

He married Petronilla, daughter and heir of King Ramiro II of Aragón, after whose abdication (1137) Raymond also ruled Aragón. Catalonia and Aragón remained united under Raymond’s descendants. Raymond continued the fight against the Moors and took Tortosa (1148), Lleida (1149), and several other towns. He also took part in politics in S France. One of the greatest figures of the Catalan dynasty, Raymond was succeeded by his son Alfonso II.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: Count of Provence, 1131.

• Acceded: Count of Barcelona, 1131.

• Acceded: King of Aragon, 11 Aug 1137.

Raymond married Petronilla of Aragon Ramirez, daughter of Ramiro II the Monk of Aragon and Agnes of Poitou, in 1151. (Petronilla of Aragon Ramirez was born in 1135 and died on 13 Oct 1173 in Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain.)