Cerdagne

Cerdagne (Catalan: Cerdanya; French: Cerdagne; Spanish: Cerdaña) is a small region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain and which is historically one of the counties of Catalonia.

County of Cerdagne

The county of Cerdagne has its origin in the Spanish Marches established by Charlemagne. In the 9th century Cerdagne was one of the lordships united in the person of the counts of Barcelona, who were also counts of Gerona, Narbonne and Urgell. Guifred I "le Velu" (count from 870 - 897) had three sons and established the youngest, Miron (died 927), as Count of Cerdagne.

Related Topics:
Spanish Marches - Charlemagne - Counts of Barcelona - Gerona - Narbonne - Urgell

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The county of Cerdagne bordered the counts of Urgell, the county of Barcelona, the county of Besalú, the county of Roussillon, and the county of Razès. The county of Cerdagne was made up of Cerdagne proper, but also included other areas which it managed to acquire over time through inheritance, such as Capcir and Conflent. Thus, the county of Cerdagne was actually quite an important county. The counts of Cerdagne were great patrons of abbeys, most famously Saint-Michel de Cuxa (Catalan: Sant Miquel de Cuixà), located in Conflent; and Martin-du-Canigou built by count de Cerdagne Guifred in 1009.

Related Topics:
Counts of Urgell - County of Barcelona - County of Besalú - County of Roussillon - County of Razès - Capcir - Conflent - Saint-Michel de Cuxa - Martin-du-Canigou

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However, the line of the counts died out in 1117 and the county was inherited by the counts of Barcelona, later to become kings of Aragon.

Related Topics:
1117 - Kings of Aragon

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