Raymond Berenger I "the Old", Count of Barcelona

1023 - 1076  (53 years)

• Name	Raymond Berenger I
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1023  [1, 2, 3]
  Military	say 1030 (Age 7)  [2]
  Ramon Berenguer campaigned against the Moors, extending his dominions as far west as Barbastro and imposing heavy tributes (parias) on other Moorish cities. Historians claim that those tributes helped create the first wave of prosperity in Catalan history. During his reign Catalan maritime power started to be felt in the western Mediterranean. Ramon Berenguer the Old was also the first count of Catalonia to acquire lands (the counties of Carcassonne and Razés) and influence north of the Pyrenees.
  Title(s)	1035 (Age 12)  [2]
  In 1035 he became the Count of Barcelona. He was also the Count of Gerona, Osona, Carcassonne and Rasez. Oddly enough, with the title change, he is called the first, same as his father.
  Religion	1054 (Age 31)  [4]
  Pope Victor II excommunicated Almodis and Ramon for there illegal marriage until 1056.
  Legal	say 1060 (Age 37)  [2]
  He promulgated the earliest versions of a written code of Catalan law, the Usages of Barcelona.
  Death	26 May 1076	Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain   [1, 2]
  Burial		Tomb of Ramon Berenguer and Almodis de la Marche.
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  + 1. Raymond Berenger I "the Old", Count of Barcelona,   b. 1023   d. 26 May 1076, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain  (Age 53 years) ▻ Isabel;   Blanca of Narbonne;   Almodis de la Marche, Countess of Limoges,  m. 1053   2. Sanç Berenguer
  Person ID	I3920	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Raymond Berenger I "al Cueva", Count of Barcelona,   b. 1005   d. 26 May 1035 (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Sancha Sánchez   d. 26 Jun 1026
  Marriage	1021
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 16 years - She : ??.
  Family ID	F3206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Isabel
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [2]
  Children	1. Berenguer   d. young   2. Arnau   d. young   3. Peter Raymundi,   b. 1050   d. Abt 1073 (Age 23 years)
  Family ID	F8585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Blanca of Narbonne
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [2]
  Family ID	F8655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2021

  
  

  Family 3	Almodis de la Marche, Countess of Limoges,   b. About 1020   d. 16 Oct 1071 (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	1053  [1, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 30 years - She : ~ 33 years.
  Information	She was abducted by Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona. He kidnapped her from Narbonne with the aid of a fleet sent north by his ally, the Muslim emir of Tortosa. They married immediately, despite the fact both of her previous husbands were still alive.   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Raymond Berenger II "Cabeza de Estope", Count of Barcelona,   b. Abt 1055   d. 5 Dec 1082 (Age 27 years)   2. Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona   3. Agnes of Barcelona   4. Sanach of Barcelona
  Family ID	F3203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 26 May 1076 - Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Ramon Berenguer I and his wife, Almodis de la Marche They are counting out 2,000 ounces of gold coins as payment to William Raymond and Adelaide, count and countess of Cerdagne, in return for their rights over Carcassonne in 1067.

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002). [S304] Wikipedia, Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona. [S304] Wikipedia, Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona. [S304] Wikipedia, Almodis de la Marche.