County of Roussillon

County of Roussillon
Comtat de Rosselló (Catalan)
759–1172
The County of Roussillon and other Catalan counties
The County of Roussillon and other Catalan counties
CapitalPerpignan
Religion
Roman Catholic
GovernmentCounty
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Establishment
759
• Annexed into the Principality of Catalonia
1172
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Emirate of Córdoba
Principality of Catalonia
Today part ofFrance

The County of Roussillon (Catalan: Comtat de Rosselló, IPA: [kumˈtad rusəˈʎo], Latin: Comitatus Ruscinonensis) was one of the Catalan counties in the Marca Hispanica during the Middle Ages. The rulers of the county were the counts of Roussillon, whose interests lay both north and south of the Pyrenees.

The historic county's lands today lie within the borders of France.


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