Miró II of

Cerdanya Cerdanya () or often La Cerdanya ( la, Ceretani or ''Ceritania''; french: Cerdagne; es, Cerdaña), is a natural comarca and historical region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain. Historically it was one of the counties ...

and I 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 ''comarca' ...

(878?–927), was count of Cerdanya from 897 to 927 and of

from 920 to 927. The lands he controlled lay in the eastern Pyrenees. He was the son of

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 ...

Count of Barcelona The Count of Barcelona ( ca, Comte de Barcelona, es, Conde de Barcelona, french: Comte de Barcelone, ) was the ruler of the County of Barcelona and also, by extension and according with the Usages of Barcelona, usages and Catalan constitutions, of ...

, from whom he inherited the

county 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' ...

. His brother Sunifred received the

county of Urgell The County of Urgell ( ca, Comtat d'Urgell, ; la, Comitatus Urgellensis) is one of the historical Catalan counties, bordering on the counties of Pallars and Cerdanya. History The county of Urgell was carved by the Franks out of a former sectio ...

, and his brothers Wilfred II Borrell and Sunyer I received the

county of Barcelona The County of Barcelona ( la, Comitatus Barcinonensis, ca, Comtat de Barcelona) was originally a frontier region under the rule of the Carolingian dynasty. In the 10th century, the Counts of Barcelona became progressively independent, heredi ...

. After the death of his uncle,

Radulf of Besalú Radulf or Radulph may refer to: *Radulf, King of Thuringia, 7th-century noble, Duke and then King *Radulf II, Duke of Thuringia, 9th century *Radulf of Narbonne, 8th-century Count *Radulf of Besalú (died 920), Count * Radulf (d. 1220), Radulf II, ...

, in 920, he inherited the

county of Besalú The County of Besalú ( ca, Comtat de Besalú, ; la, Comitatus Bisuldunensis) was one of the landlocked medieval Catalan counties near the Mediterranean coastline. It was roughly coterminous with the modern ''comarca'' of Garrotxa and at various t ...

. His sister, Hemmo (Emma), became abbess of the

Monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses The Monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses is a monastery in the comarca of Ripollès, Catalonia, northern Spain. Until the year 945 it was the only female monastery in the area. History The monastery was founded in 885 by count Wilfred the Hai ...

Ripollès Ripollès (; es, link=no, Ripollés) is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. In 2001, its population was 25,744, about 40% of whom lived in the capital, Ripoll. Ripollès borders the c ...

founded by their father. Miro continued the work of his father, contributing to the ecclesiastical restoration of the ''pagus'' of

Berga Berga () is the capital of the ''comarca'' (county) of Berguedà, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered by the municipalities of Cercs, Olvan, Avià, Capolat and Castellar del Riu. History Berga derives its name from ...

. He and Ava of Cerdanya had four sons and one daughter: *

Sunifred II of Cerdanya Sunifred II of Cerdanya (915 - Cuxa, 968) was count of Cerdanya (927-968), Conflent (927-968), and Besalú (957-968). Origins Son of Miró II of Cerdanya and Ava of Cerdanya, he inherited the county of Cerdanya from his father, and that of Besa ...

(915–968), who received the county of Cerdanya from his father, and became count of Besalú after his brother's death *

Wilfred II of Besalú Wilfred II of Besalú (died 957) was count of Besalú from 927 to 957. Origin He was the son of Miró II of Cerdanya and his wife Ava. He inherited the county of Besalú, while his brother Sunifred received the county of Cerdanya. Both were m ...

(d. 957), who received the county of Besalú from his father *

Miró III of Cerdanya Miró III of Cerdanya and II of Besalú, ''Bonfill'' (920 in Girona – 984), was count of Cerdanya and Besalú (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 ...

(d. 984), who became count of Cerdayna and Besalú after Sunifred's death * Oliba Cabreta (920–990), who received both counties as well as that 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 ...

Also, his relationship with Virgilia of Empúries, daughter of Dela, count of Empúries, produced (among others): * Guifred * Gotruda of Cerdanya (c. 920 – c. 963), married

Lope I of Pallars Count Lope I (died in 948) was the Count of Pallars, ruling jointly with his brother Isarn from 920. Life Lope was son of Raymond I, Count of Pallars and Ribagorza and thus a brother of Isarn, as well as of Bernard I and Miro of Ribagorza. He ...

(Wolf Pillars) * Cilixona who married Ajalbert, * Guilinda * Sesenanda

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