Bera, Count of Barcelona

Bera was the first count of Barcelona after the Franks captured the city in 801, a Goth probably descended from William of Gellone. Accused of treason and of dealings with al-Andalus, he lost a judicial duel at Aachen in 820 and was deposed and exiled to Rouen, where he died. His fall left the Spanish March to Frankish counts and, later, to the local House of Barcelona.