A Family Genealogy of
the Gentle House of Stapleton
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(Count of Barcelona) Wilfred I BARCELONA #67453
ABT 840 - 11 AUG 897
AKA: Wilfred the Hairy
Personal Information
- TITLE: Count of Barcelona
- BIRTH: ABT 840
- DEATH: 11 AUG 897
Notes
Founder of the House of Barcelona
Wilfred or Wifred, called the Hairy (died 11 August 897) was Count of Urgell (from 870), Cerdanya (from 870), Barcelona (from 878), Girona (from 878, as Wilfred II), Besalú (from 878) and Ausona (from 886). On his death in 897, his son, Wilfred Borrell, inherited these counties, known by the historiography as the Catalan counties.
He was responsible for the repopulation of the long-depopulated no-man's land around Vic (the county of Ausona, a frontier between Christians and Muslims), the re-establishment of the bishopric of Vic and the foundation of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll, where he is buried.
Wilfred or Wifred, called the Hairy (died 11 August 897) was Count of Urgell (from 870), Cerdanya (from 870), Barcelona (from 878), Girona (from 878, as Wilfred II), Besalú (from 878) and Ausona (from 886). On his death in 897, his son, Wilfred Borrell, inherited these counties, known by the historiography as the Catalan counties.
He was responsible for the repopulation of the long-depopulated no-man's land around Vic (the county of Ausona, a frontier between Christians and Muslims), the re-establishment of the bishopric of Vic and the foundation of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll, where he is buried.
Parents
Father: Sunifred BELLONID #77856
Mother: Ermesende of UNKNOWN #77857
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