Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence

Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (1195 – 19 August 1245), Count of Provence and Forcalquier, was the son of Alfonso II, Count of Provence and Gersenda II of Sabran. After his father's death, Ramon was imprisoned in a castle in Aragon until he was able to escape in 1219 and claim his inheritance. He was a powerful and energetic ruler who added Forcalquier to his domain.

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1195 - 19 August - 1245 - Count of Provence - Forcalquier - Alfonso II, Count of Provence - Gersenda II of Sabran

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Ramon married (5 June 1219) Beatrice of Savoy (d. 1266), daughter of Thomas I of Savoy. She was a shrewd and politically astute woman, whose beauty was liked by Matthew Paris to that of a second Niobe. Ramon and Beatrice of Savoy had four daughters, who all married kings.

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5 June - 1219 - Beatrice of Savoy - Thomas I of Savoy - Matthew Paris - Niobe

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• Two sons, possibly twins, who died young
• Marguerite of Provence (born 1231), wife of Louis IX of France
• Eleanor of Provence (born 1233), wife of Henry III of England
• Sanchia of Provence (born 1228), wife of Richard, Earl of Cornwall
• Beatrice of Provence (born 1231), wife of Charles I of Sicily
 
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