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Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence | |
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Count of Provence | |
Reign | 1131–1144 |
Predecessor | Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona |
Successor | Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence |
Born | 1115 |
Died | 1144 County of Melgueil | (aged 28–29)
Noble family | Barcelona |
Spouse(s) | Beatrice of Melgueil |
Issue | Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Provence |
Father | Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona |
Mother | Douce I, Countess of Provence |
Berenguer Ramon (Catalan: Berenguer Ramon) (1115–1144) was the count of Provence (1131–1144). He was the younger son of Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Douce I, Countess of Provence.[1] While his older brother Raymond Berengar received Barcelona (his father's inheritance), he received Provence (his mother's).
In 1132, Berenguer was in a succession war against Alfonso Jordan, Count of Toulouse, over the county of Melgueil.[2] Alfonso was defeated and Berenguer married Beatrice, heiress of Melgueil.[1] His reign was occupied in wars with the family of Baux, which claimed the county of Provence.[2] Berenguer also took an offensive against Genoa, but died at Melgueil in 1144.[2] His son Raymond Berengar succeeded him in Provence,[1] but the county of Melgueil went to Beatrice' second husband, Bernard V Pelet, and their daughter Ermessende of Pelet.