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Bernat I, Count of Besalú

d. 1020 · 11th century · Also known as Bernat Tallaferro

Bernat I, called Tallaferro ('iron-cutter'), was count of Besalú from 988 to 1020 and a brother of Abbot Oliba. He took part in the Catalan expedition to Córdoba in 1010 and in 1017 obtained from the pope a bishopric for Besalú, which did not outlast him. He drowned crossing the Rhône in 1020 on his way to Provence.

Bernat I, Count of Besalú
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County of Besalú

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