Sunifred I of Urgell Count of Urgell-Cerdanya [7589] 24
- Marriage: Ermesende [64069]
- Died: 848
General Notes:
Acceded: 844 Count of Barcelona-Girona and Narbonne. He was of Visigothic descent and had support from the French King, Charles the Bald, for his claims to the title. He conquered Cerdanya and Urgell, and stopped the Moslem invasion. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal07697
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunifred_I_of_Barcelona
Sunifred was the count of many Catalan and Septimanian counties; including Ausona, Besalú, Girona, Narbonne, Agde, Béziers, Lodève, Melgueil, Cerdanya, Urgell, Conflent, and Nîmes; and Count of Barcelona from 844 to 848.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 844.
Sunifred married Ermesende [64069] [MRIN: 2995].
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