The Viscounty of Besalú, or Bas (from the
Latin
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''Basso''), was the sub-comital authority in the county 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' ...
during the
Middle Ages
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. It was ruled by the House of Cervera (also called ''Cerveró(n)'' or ''Cervelló(n)'', from the Latin ''Cervaria'').
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Bernard I, circa 986
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Huguet
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, circa 1000
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Udalard I, 1079–1115
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Udalard II, 1115–1123
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Peter I Peter I may refer to:
Religious hierarchs
* Saint Peter (c. 1 AD – c. 64–88 AD), a.k.a. Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, apostle of Jesus
* Pope Peter I of Alexandria (died 311), revered as a saint
* Peter I of Armenia (died 1058), Catholico ...
, 1123–1127
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Beatrice, 1127–1142
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Ponce I Hugh, 1127–1130, husband
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Peter II, c. 1130–1140 (associat 1130–1140)
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Ponce II, 1140–1155 (associat 1140–1142)
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Hugh I, 1155–1185
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Ponce III, regent 1185–1195
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Peter III, regent 1195–1198
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Hugh II, 1198 (nominally 1185–1221)
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Hugh III, regent 1198–1220
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Peter IV, 1221–1241
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Eldiarda, regent 1220–1231
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Simon
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
, 1231–1247 (until 1241 as regent)
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Sibylla, 1247–1280
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Hugh IV, 1262–1277, husband
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Peter V Peter V may refer to:
*Patriarch Peter V of Alexandria (7th–8th centuries)
*Pope Peter V of Alexandria (ruled 1340–1348)
*Peter V of Aragon (IV of Barcelona) (1429–1466), Constable of Portugal and Grand Master of the Order of Aviz
*Peter V of ...
, 1280–1285, also
King of Aragon
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Ponce IV, 1285–1291
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Hugh V Hugh V may refer to:
* Hugh V of Lusignan (died 1060)
* Hugh V, Count of Maine, ruled 1069–1072
* Hugh V, Viscount of Châteaudun (died 1180)
* Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy
Hugh V (1294 – 9 May 1315) was Duke of Burgundy between 1306 and 13 ...
, 1291–1300
*''confiscated by the crown'', 1300–1315
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Ponce V, 1315–1322
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Raymond
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, 1322–1331
*''briefly to the crown'', 1331
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Hugh VI, 1331–1335
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Bernard II, 1335–1354
*''contested by the crown'', 1335–1352
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Bernard III, 1354–1368
*''to the crown'', 1368–1381
*to the
Cabrera, 1381–1756
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