Gausbert (died 931) was the
count of Empúries
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and
Rosselló from 915 until he died. He was the son of
Sunyer II of Empúries and brother of
Bencion
Bencion (in Catalan and Spanish, ''Benció'') (died 916) was the count of Empúries and Rosselló from 915 to his death. He was the son of Sunyer II of Empúries, whom he succeeded.
He married Godlana, daughter of Miro the Elder of Conflent
...
.
With the murder of his father, the counties passed to him and Bencion, but Bencion died in 916 and all the inheritance fell to Gausbert. In 924, he participated in a campaign with the
margrave
Margrave was originally the medieval title for the military commander assigned to maintain the defence of one of the border provinces of the Holy Roman Empire or of a kingdom. That position became hereditary in certain feudal families in the Emp ...
of
Gothia against invading
Moors
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Moors are not a distinct or ...
. In 927, he rebuilt Saint Martin of
Ampurias.
He married
Trudegarda, with whom he had the following issue:
*Sunifred, died young
*
Gausfred I
Gausfred I (died 991) was the count of Empúries and Rosselló from 931 until his death. He was the son and successor of Gausbert. He spent his whole life consolidating his authority in his counties, but he divided the realm amongst his sons. By ...
(died 991), his successor
*
Ermengarda (died 994), married
Oliba Cabreta
Oliba Cabreta (c. 920 – 990) was the count of Cerdanya from 965 and count of Besalú from 984 until his abdication in 988.
Life
He was the fourth son of Miró II and Ava. He inherited Cerdanya from his eldest brother Sunifred II and Besa ...
, -
931 deaths
Counts of Empúries
Counts of Roussillon
Year of birth unknown
10th-century Catalan people
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