Dela () (d. c. 894),
count of Empúries (862–894), was the son of
Sunyer I of Empúries Sunyer (Catalan) or Suñer/Suniario (Spanish), from Latin ''Suniarius'', possibly from Proto-Germanic *sunjō ("truth, protest"), may refer to:
* Sunyer, Count of Barcelona (870–950)
* Sunyer I of Empúries (834–848)
* Sunyer II of Emp ...
, whom he succeeded along with his brother,
Sunyer II of Empúries Sunyer (Catalan) or Suñer/Suniario (Spanish), from Latin ''Suniarius'', possibly from Proto-Germanic *sunjō ("truth, protest"), may refer to:
*Sunyer, Count of Barcelona (870–950)
*Sunyer I of Empúries (834–848)
* Sunyer II of Empúr ...
, in 862.
The brothers tried to conquer the
county of Girona
The Counts of Girona ( ca, Comtes de Girona, es, Condes de Gerona) ruled over the County of Girona (currently in Catalonia), the earliest-established of the Catalan Counties which formed the ''Marca Hispanica''. The line was established by the F ...
, but their relative,
Wilfred the Hairy
{{Infobox noble, type
, name = Wilfred
, title = Count of Barcelona
, image = Wilfredo el Velloso 01.jpg
, image_size = 150px
, caption = Statue in Madrid, L. S. Carmona, 1750–53
, al ...
, halted their advances.
He married Sixilona, daughter of
Sunifred I, Count of Barcelona Sunifred (died 848) was the Count of Barcelona as well as many other Catalan and Septimanian counties, including Ausona, Besalú, Girona, Narbonne, Agde, Béziers, Lodève, Melgueil, Cerdanya, Urgell, Conflent and Nîmes, from 834 to 848 (Urgell an ...
, and they had the following children:
*Ramló (d. 960), abbot of
Saint John of
Ripoll
Ripoll () is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Ripollès, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located on confluence of the Ter River and its tributary Freser, next to the Pyrenees near the French border. The population was 11,05 ...
*Virgilia (d. 957)
890s deaths
Counts of Empúries
Year of birth unknown
9th-century rulers in Europe
9th-century Visigothic people
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