Ramon Berenguer II (Raymond Berengar) (c. 1135–1166) was the

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from 1144 to his death. His uncle,

Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona Ramon Berenguer IV (; c. 1114 – 6 August 1162, Anglicized Raymond Berengar IV), sometimes called ''the Saint'', was the count of Barcelona and the consort of Aragon who brought about the union of the County of Barcelona with the Kingdom of ...

, was the

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until 1157.

Life

Born in 1135, Ramon was the son of

Berenguer Ramon, Count of Provence Berenguer Ramon () (1115–1144) was the count of Provence (1131–1144). He was the younger son of Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, and Douce I, Countess of Provence. While his older brother Raymond Berengar received Barcelona (his fath ...

and Beatrice of Melgueil. In 1144, Ramon's father, Berenguer Ramon, died in an offensive against

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and he inherited the county. He was immediately opposed by the family of Baux and it took the military action of his uncle, the

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, in 1147 to secure his throne. The war with the Baux continued until the count of Barcelona's death in 1162. In August 1161, he had travelled to

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with his uncle obtain the confirmation of his countship in Provence from the

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, for Provence was legally a fief of the

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. There he met Richeza of Poland, the daughter of the exiled Polish high duke, Ladislaus II and married her on 17 November. Ramon resumed the war with Genoa, but was assassinated during the siege of

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Raymond V of Toulouse Raymond V (; c. 1134 – c. 1194) was Count of Toulouse from 1148 until his death in 1194. He was the son of Alphonse I of Toulouse and Faydida of Provence. Alphonse took his son with him on the Second Crusade in 1147. When Alphonse died i ...

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