Peter Berenguer Berenguer (1158 - 1181)

Ancestors

Biography

Ramon was born in 1158. He is the son of Ramón IV Barcelona and Petronilla Aragón. He passed away in 1181.

Born Peter aka Pedro, was the count of Cerdanya (1162–1168) and count of Provence (1173–1181).

He was the third son of Count Raymond Berengar IV of Barcelona and Queen Petronilla of Aragon. He received Cerdanya, including Carcassonne and Narbonne, on his father's death, but relinquished it to his younger brother Sancho in 1168. He never did govern his inherited territories. In 1173, his elder brother, Alfonso, granted him Provence.

Sources

Crónica de la provincia de Barcelona By Manuel Angelon P.37 https://books.google.com/books?id=p-BFAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA37&dq=ramon++berenguer+iv+petronila+de+aragon&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2xOyqscLnAhWNpp4KHS_3CJEQ6AEIQTAE#v=onepage&q=ramon%20%20berenguer%20iv%20petronila%20de%20aragon&f=false

A History of Medieval Spain By Joseph F. O'Callaghan p.234-240 https://books.google.com/books?id=cq2dDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA235&lpg=PA235&dq=Ramón+Berenguer++1158&source=bl&ots=kBR2zDWADL&sig=ACfU3U17J0YE7uEF98X_hBRwuBqmHwwpJg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiDyaKopsLnAhUYrZ4KHejIBmsQ6AEwCXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=Ramón%20Berenguer%20%201158&f=false

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Berenguer_III,_Count_of_Provence