Miró III of Cerdanya and II of
Besalú
Besalú () is a town in the '' comarca'' of Garrotxa, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current ''coma ...
, ''Bonfill'' (920 in
Girona
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– 984), was
count of Cerdanya The County of Cerdanya ( ca, Comtat de Cerdanya, ; la, Comitatus Ceritaniae; es, Condado de Cerdaña, french: Comté de Cerdagne) was one of the Catalan counties formed in the last decades of the 8th century by the Franks in the ''Marca Hispanica' ...
and
Besalú
Besalú () is a town in the '' comarca'' of Garrotxa, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current ''coma ...
(968–984).
The third son of
Miro II and
Ava, he was the successor of his brother,
Sunifred II of Cerdanya.
Biography
He was first clergyman, then archdeacon (957), and finally
bishop of Girona
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. He was a great writer, of a very particular style. He devoted his historical writings to recalling and praising the people in the families of the Catalan counts.
He authored the consecration of
Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa
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in 974 and the
Monastery of Ripoll in 977. Also founded the monastery of
Santa Maria de Serrateix
Santa Maria de Serrateix is the Romanesque church of a former Benedictine abbey located on the BV-4235 road in Serrateix in the comarca of Berguedà, Catalonia.
History
The monastery dates to c. 940 when a group of monks settled in the area. Fr ...
in 977 and the monastery of
Sant Pere de Besalu
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in 978.
He was succeeded by his brother
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 ...
in both counties, although
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 ...
had ruled jointly in Cerdanya since 968.
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Counts of Cerdanya
Counts of Besalú
920 births
984 deaths
10th-century Catalan people
10th-century Visigothic people