Ermessenda de Castellbò (died 1237), was a Andorran feudal ruler. She was

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ruling Viscountess of Castellbò in Andorra 1226-1237. She was born to Arnalda de Caboet and Arnaud I de Castelbon. In 1208, she married

Roger-Bernard II, Count of Foix Roger Bernard II (c. 1195 – 26 May 1241), called the Great, was the seventh count of Foix from 1223 until his death. He was the son and successor of the count Raymond-Roger and his wife Philippa of Montcada. Albigensian crusade He made his na ...

. Through her, Andorra and Foix was united in 1278. She was a

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. Because of her Cathar faith, her and her father's remains were exhumed and burnt by Inquisitor Pere de Cadireta in 1267. «Ermessenda de Castellbò». Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Barcelona: Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.

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