Person

Wilfred the Hairy

d. 897 · 9th century · Also known as Guifré el Pilós, Wilfred I of Barcelona

Wilfred the Hairy was Count of Urgell and Cerdanya from 870 and of Barcelona and Girona from 878, ruling most of the Catalan counties of the Spanish March. He resettled the depopulated plain of Vic and founded the monastery of Ripoll. He was the last count appointed by the Frankish king, and his sons inherited his counties, founding the dynasty of the counts of Barcelona.

Wilfred the Hairy
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Mentioned in 7 state histories

County of GironaMarca HispanicaCounty of UrgellCounty of CerdanyaCounty of OsonaCounty of BarcelonaCounty of Besalú

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