- Counts of Roussillon
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This is a list of the counts of Roussillon, in Catalan Rosselló.
Contents
Carolingian counts
These counts were nominated by the Carolingian kings of France, of whom they were vassals.
- Gaucelm (812–832)
Hereafter, also counts of Barcelona.
- Berenguer of Toulouse (832–835)
- Bernat of Septimania (835–844)
- Sunifred I, also known as Sunyer, (844–848)
- Guillem (848–850)
- Aleran (850–852)
- Isembart (850–852)
- Odalric (852–858)
- Humfrid (858–864)
- Bernat of Gothia (865–878)
No longer counts of Barcelona.
- Miro the Elder (878–895)
Independent counts
These counts were also count of Empúries. By this time the counts were practically independent.
- Sunifred II (895–915)
- Bencion (915–916)
- Gausbert (915–931)
- Gausfred I, also known as Wilfred, (931–991)
The counts thereafter were no longer counts of Empúries.
- Giselbert I, also known as Guislabert, (991–1014)
- Gausfred II (1014–1074)
- Giselbert II (1074–1102)
- Girard I, also known as Guinard, (1102–1113)
- Gausfred III (1113–1164)
- Girard II (1164–1172), died without heirs
The county subsumed with the Crown of Aragón. Later, briefly...
For subsequent counts of Roussillon (and Cerdagne), see Kingdom of Majorca.
Fictional counts
- A fictional Count of Roussillon, Bertram, is a principal character in William Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well.
See also
Categories:- Counts of Roussillon
- History of Catalonia
- Catalan nobility
- Lists of Spanish nobility
- Lists of French nobility
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