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, ''Bonfill'' (920 in

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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

(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

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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

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in 974 and the Monastery of Ripoll in 977. Also founded the monastery of

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in 977 and the monastery of

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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

had ruled jointly in Cerdanya since 968. {{DEFAULTSORT:Miro 03 of Cerdanya Counts of Cerdanya Counts of Besalú 920 births 984 deaths 10th-century Catalan people 10th-century Visigothic people