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Ermengarde of Narbonne

c. 1127–1197 · 12th century

Ermengarde was viscountess of Narbonne from 1134 to 1192 and one of the most powerful women of 12th-century southern France. She allied with the counts of Barcelona against Toulouse, took part in the siege of Tortosa in 1148, sat as a judge and presided over a court praised by troubadours. She abdicated in favour of her nephew Pedro de Lara.

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