Counts of Roussillon
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This is a list of the counts of Roussillon (see Roussillon):
[edit] Carolingian counts
These counts were nominated by the Carolingian kings of France, of whom they were vassals.
Hereafter, also counts of Barcelona.
- Berenguer of Toulouse (832-835)
- Bernat of Septimania (835-844)
- Sunifred I, also known as Sunyer, (844-848)
- Guillem (848-850)
- Aleran (850-852)
- Isembart (850-852)
- Odalric (852-858)
- Humfrid (858-864)
- Bernat of Gothia (865-878)
No longer counts of Barcelona.
[edit] Independent counts
These counts were also counts of Ampurias. By this time the counts were practically independent.
- Sunifred II (895-915)
- Bencion (915-916)
- Gausbert (915-931)
- Gausfred I, also known as Wilfred, (931-991)
The counts thereafter were no longer counts of Ampurias.
- Giselbert I, also known as Guislabert, (991-1014)
- Gausfred II (1014-1074)
- Giselbert II (1074-1102)
- Girard I, also known as Guinard, (1102-1113)
- Gausfred III (1113-1164)
- Girard II (1164-1172)
The county subsumed with the Crown of Aragón. Later, briefly...
For subsequent counts of Roussillon (and Cerdagne), see Kingdom of Majorca.
[edit] Fictional counts
- A fictional Count of Roussillon, Bertram, is a principal character in William Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well.
