Solomon, Count Of Cerdanya And Urgell

Solomon () (died c. 869) was the

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and

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from 848 and of

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from 860 to his death. According to the historian

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, Solomon recognised the succession of the children of his possible relative,

Sunifred I, Count of Barcelona Sunifred (died 848) was the Count of Urgell and Cerdanya from 834 to 848, and the Count of Barcelona as well as many other Catalan and Septimanian counties, including Ausona, Besalú, Girona, Narbonne, Agde, Béziers, Lodève, County of Melgue ...

, on the latter's death in 848, and acted as their defender. He was ratified as count of Urgel and Cerdanya at the Assembly of

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in October 849. Solomon went on a trip to

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in 863 to request the return of the relics of Saint Vincent, which were then in the possession of the ''

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'' of

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. Abadal supposes that it was more probably a diplomatic mission to secure the neutrality or friendship of the

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during the rebellion of Humphrey, Count of Barcelona, from 862 to 864. Solomon last appears in 868 and

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is mentioned as count in 870, thus his death is set between those years. , - , - {{s-end 860s deaths Counts of Cerdanya Counts of Urgell Year of birth unknown 9th-century counts in Europe Counts of Conflent