TheCatalan counties (Catalan:Comtats Catalans,IPA:[kumˈtatskətəˈlans]) were those surviving counties of theHispanic March and the southernmost part of theMarch of Gothia that were later united to form thePrincipality of Catalonia.

In 778,Charlemagne led the first militaryFrankish expedition intoHispania to create a military buffer zone between theFrankish Empire and theEmirate of Córdoba, occasionally known as the "Hispanic March". The territory that he subdued would in later centuries become the kernel of Catalonia (not yet known like that since the first written mention ofCatalonia is in 1113). In 781, Charlemagne made his 3-year-old sonLouis the Pious (778 – 840)king of Aquitaine, who was sent there with regents and a court in order to secure the southern border of his kingdom against the Arabs and Moors and to expand southwards into Muslim territory.

These counties were originally primitivefeudal entities ruled by a small military elite. Counts were appointed directly by and owed allegiance to theCarolingian (Frankish) emperor. The appointment of heirs could not be taken for granted. However, with the rise of the importance of theBellonids and strong figures among them such as,Sunifred (fl. 844–848) andWilfred the Hairy (c.870-897), and the weakening of Carolingian royal power, the appointment of heirs eventually become a formality. This trend resulted in the counts becoming independent of the Carolingian crown underBorrell II in 987, and began calling themselvesdei gratia comes (counts by the grace of god) anddux catalanensis (Catalan dukes) or evenHispaniae subjogator (subjucator of Hispania) andpropugnator et murus christiani populi (wall and defender of the Christian folk).

The many counties (aside from the counties ofCounty of Pallars,County of Urgell andCounty of Empuries) were to be soon absorbed into theCounty of Barcelona. TheCount of BarcelonaRamon Berenguer IV, married the heiress of theKingdom of Aragon,Petronilla of Aragon, in 1150, uniting as equals theKingdom of Aragon and theCounty of Barcelona. Thus, their son,Alfonso II of Aragon, became the king of theCrown of Aragon.

The Frankish conquest of the area from Muslim control began in 759, shortly after the capture ofNarbonne, with the establishment of theCounty of Rosselló, the first of what would later become the Catalan counties to be established.^[1] In 785,Rostany (orRostaing) was madeCount of Girona, the first one south of the Pyrenees.Besalú andEmpúries were originally part of Girona. WhenUrgell andCerdanya were conquered by Carolingian forces around 798, they were also made counties of the Hispanic March andBorrell was made count. He took a very active part in the subsequent conquest ofOsona in 799 and the successful siege of Barcelona in 801. He was made count of Osona in 799, perhaps as a reward for his services. In 801, in the greatest military triumph of his long career, Louis the Pious, son of Charlamagne,took Barcelona from its Muslim rulers, making it the greatest city of the Hispanic March's littoral. TheCounty of Barcelona was established andBera was made its count. In 812, Count dilo of Girona (which included Besalú and Empúries) died and the county also passed to Bera.

In 804 and 805, Borrell participated in the expeditions toTortosa, but not in the subsequentcampaigns of 808 and 809. On Borrell's death in 820, Osona was given toRampon and Urgell and Cerdanya went toAznar Galíndez. Also in 820, Bera went into political disfavour and lost the countships of Barcelona and Girona, which also went to Rampon.

Around 813, Empúries became a separate county underErmenguer, and in 817, it was united to theCounty of Roussillon. From 835 to 844,Sunyer I was count of Empúries andPeralada whileAlaric I was count of Roussillon andVallespir.

Besalú was made a separate county in 878 forRadulf on the condition that it pass to the heirs ofWilfred the Hairy on his death. It went toMiro I the Younger in 912.

Barcelona soon overshadowed the other counties in importance, especially during the reign ofWilfred the Hairy in the late 9th century. At that time, the power of the Carolingian Empire was waning and the neglected Hispanic March counties were practically independent of its royal authority. In the early 11th century,Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona, was able to submit toSancho III of Navarre as his suzerain, even though he was still legally a vassal ofRobert II of France. With the accession of Robert's father,Hugh Capet, the first non-Carolingian king, in 987, most of the counts refused to pay homage to the new dynasty. Over the next century, most of the counties were absorbed or became vassals of the County of Barcelona. In 1137, the Count of BarcelonaRamon Berenguer IV married the heiress of theKingdom of AragonPetronella, daughter of the Aragonese king Ramiro II, thus uniting the County of Barcelona and its vassals with the Kingdom of Aragon to create theCrown of Aragon. After 1173, the Catalan counties, including the vassals of Barcelona, fell under the legal definition of Catalonia, which was officially defined as a principality in 1343. Several of the later Aragonese kings re-created some of the counties as appanages for younger sons.

Ruler		Born	Reign	Ruling part/ County	Consort	Death	Notes
Wilfred Ithe Hairy El Pilós		c.840 Girona Disputed filiation, Presumed (first) son ofSunifred, Count of Barcelona and Ermesinde	878 – 897	County of Barcelona	Guinidilda 877 ten children	897 Tremp aged 46–47	Children of Sunifred, divided their lands. Wilfred was the first count to explicitly pass his titles to his children: with him begins the hereditary period in the Catalan counties. Radulf had no children and his county passed to his nephew Miro, Count of Cerdanya.
Miro Ithe Elder El Vell		c.840 Second son ofSunifred, Count of Barcelona and Ermesinde	878 –895	County of Roussillon	Quíxol one child	896 aged 55-56
Radulf		c.845 Third son ofSunifred, Count of Barcelona and Ermesinde	878 –920	County of Besalú	Unmarried	920 aged 74–75?
Besalú briefly annexed to Barcelona
Sunyer II		c.840 First son ofSunyer I, Count of Empúries	870 –894	County of Empúries	Ermengarda four children	915 aged 74–75	Children of Sunyer I, ruled jointly. In 895, after Miro I's death, Sunyer II assumed his inheritance, and left sole control of Empúries to his brother.
			895 –915	County of Roussillon
Dela		c.840 Second son ofSunyer I, Count of Empúries	870 –894	County of Empúries	Cixilona two children	894 aged 33–34
Empúries briefly annexed to Roussillon
Wilfred II Borrell I (Guifré Borrell)		c.874 Girona First son ofWilfred I and Guinidilda	897 – 26 April 911	County of Barcelona	Garsenda 898 one child	26 April 911 Barcelona aged 36–37	Children of Wilfredthe Hairy, divided their inheritance. Wilfred had no children, and Barcelona passed to a younger brother, Sunyer, who didn't participate in the first division. Sunifred's part was eventually reunited with Barcelona.
Miro IIthe Younger El Jove		c.878 Second son ofWilfred I and Guinidilda	897 – October 927	County of Cerdanya	Ava of Pallars 915 eight children	October 927 aged 48–49
Sunifred II		c.880 Fourth son ofWilfred I and Guinidilda	897 – 948	County of Urgell	Adelaide of BarcelonaBonafilla (918-993) no children	948 aged 67–68
Urgell briefly annexed to Barcelona
Sunyer		c.890 Girona Sixth son ofWilfred I and Guinidilda	26 April 911 – 947	County of Barcelona	Aimilda 914 one child Richilda of Toulouse 925 five children	15 October 950 Lagrasse aged 59–60	Younger brother of Wilfred II and Miro II, succeeded his brother in Barcelona. Abdicated.
Bencion		c.870? First son ofSunyer II and Ermengarda	915  – 1 September 916	County of Roussillon	Godlana of Barcelona no children	1 September 916 aged 45–46	Children of Sunyer II, ruled jointly. Bencion was son-in-law of his uncle Mirothe Elder, but was Gausbert who assured the continuity of the inheritance.
Gausbert		c.870? Second son ofSunyer II and Ermengarda	915 –931		Trudegarda three children	931 aged 69–70
Regency ofAva of Pallars (927-942)							Children of Miro II, divided their inheritance. Wilfred was the last Catalan count that paid tribute to a Carolingian king. After Wilfred II's death with no descendants, Sunifred reunited Besalú with Cerdanya. However, as Sunifred didn't have children himself, the county passed to his younger brother.
Sunifred II		915 First son ofMiro II andAva of Pallars	October 927 – 30 October 968	County of Cerdanya	Godlana of Barcelona no children	30 October 968 Cuxa aged 52–53
Wilfred II		c.920 Second son ofMiro II andAva of Pallars	October 927 – December 957	County of Besalú	Unmarried	December 957 Besalú aged 36–37
Besalú briefly annexed to Cerdanya
Gausfred I		c.900 Son ofGausbert and Trudegarda	931 –991	County of Roussillon	Ava Guisla of Rouergue four children Sybille no children	991 aged 90–91?
Miro I		c.926 Barcelona Second son ofSunyer andRichilda of Toulouse	947 – 31 October 966	County of Barcelona	Unmarried	31 October 966 Barcelona aged 39–40	Children of Sunyer, ruled jointly. In his testament, Borrell II, gave Barcelona, Girona and Osona toRamon Borrell (992-1017), while Urgell went to Ermengol I (992-1010), so that the Count of Urgell title became separated from theHouse of Barcelona.
Borrell II		c.927 Barcelona Third son ofSunyer andRichilda of Toulouse	947 – 30 September 992		Luitgard of Toulouse [es] 968 five children Aimeruda [ca] (of Auvergne?) 980 no children	30 September 992 Castellciutat aged 64–65
Miro III El Bonfill (The Good Son?)		c.920 Third son ofMiro II andAva of Pallars	968 –22 January 984	County of Cerdanya	Unmarried	22 January 984 Girona aged 63–64	AlsoBishop of Girona (968-984).
Oliba Cabreta (?)		c.920 Fourth son ofMiro II andAva of Pallars	22 January 984 –988	County of Cerdanya	Ermengarda of Roussillon-Empúries 966 five children	990 Montecassino aged 69–70	Abdicated to his children in 988 to follow a monastic life.
Ramon Borrell		26 May 972 Girona Son ofBorrell II andLuitgard of Toulouse [es]	30 September 992 –8 September 1017	County of Barcelona	Ermesinde of Carcassonne 993 two children	8 September 1017 Barcelona aged 45	Children of Ramon Borrell, divided their inheritance.
Ermengol Iof Córdoba El de Córdoba		973 Barcelona Second son ofBorrell II andLuitgard of Toulouse [es]	30 September 992 – 1 September 1010	County of Urgell	Tetberga of Gévaudan [ca] c.1000 two children	1 September 1010 Córdoba aged 36–37
Regency ofErmengarda of Roussillon-Empúries (988-994)							Children of OlibaCabreta, divided the county. Oliba abdicated of Berga to become abbot and thenBishop of Vic (1018-1046).
Bernard ITaillefer Tallaferro		c.970 First son ofOliba Cabreta andErmengarda of Roussillon-Empúries	988  – October 1020	County of Besalú	Toda of Provence [es] 992 eight children	October 1020 Provence aged 49–50
Wilfred II		c.970 Second son ofOliba Cabreta andErmengarda of Roussillon-Empúries	988 – 1035	County of Cerdanya	Guisla of Pallars c.1006 (c.1020) eight children	31 July 1049 Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou aged 78–79
Oliba		971 Third son ofOliba Cabreta andErmengarda of Roussillon-Empúries	988 – 1002	County of Cerdanya (atBerga)	Unmarried	31 October 1046 Cuxa aged 74–75
In 1002 Berga re-joined Cardanya
Hugh I		c.965 First son ofGausfred I andAva Guisla of Rouergue	991 – 1040	County of Empúries	Guisla of Béziers five children	1040 aged 74–75	Children of Gausfred I, divided their inheritance.
Giselbert I		c.965 Third son ofGausfred I andAva Guisla of Rouergue	991 – 1014	County of Roussillon	Beliarda three children	1014 aged 48–49
Regency ofRamon Borrell, Count of Barcelona (1010-1018)							Began a war of conquest alongside his uncle and regent. Died in pilgrimage.
Ermengol IIthe Pilgrim El Pelegrí		1009 Son ofErmengol I andTetberga of Gévaudan [ca]	1 September 1010 – 1038	County of Urgell	Arsenda of Béziers [ca] 1026 no children Velasquita-Constance of Besalú [ca] 1030 one child	1038 Jerusalem aged 26–27
Gausfred II		c.1000 Son ofGiselbert I and Beliarda	1014 – 1074	County of Roussillon	Adelaide five children	1074 aged 73–74
Regency ofErmesinde of Carcassonne (1017-1021)
Berenguer Ramon Ithe Crooked El Corbat		1004 Son ofRamon Borrell andErmesinde of Carcassonne	8 September 1017 – 31 March 1035	County of Barcelona	Sancha Sánchez of Castile [es] 1021 two children Guisla de Lluçà [es] 1027 three children	31 March 1035 Barcelona aged 30–31
William Ithe Fat [es] El Gras		c.995 Son ofBernard I andToda of Provence [es]	October 1020 – 1052	County of Besalú	Adelaide (of Provence?) 1020 three children	1052 aged 56–57
Regency ofErmesinde of Carcassonne (1035-1039)							Children of Berenguer Ramon, divided their inheritance, which was reunited after William's abdication in 1054. Ramon Berenguer was the first to have the intention of creating aPrincipality of Catalonia,[5] ideal then applied by his descendantAlfonso II of Aragon from 1162. Some authors argue that he may have ruled with his wifeAlmodis de La Marche,[6] although her status as sovereign is very disputed.
Ramon Berenguer Ithe Old El Vell		1023 Girona Son ofBerenguer Ramon I andSancha Sánchez of Castile [es]	31 March 1035 – 26 June 1076	County of Barcelona	Élisabeth de Nîmes [ca] 1039 three children Blanche de Narbonne [ca] 16 March 1051 (annulled 1052) no children Almodis de La Marche 1056 Barcelona (together since 1052) four children	26 June 1076 Barcelona aged 52–53
Regency ofGuisla de Lluçà [es] (1035-1054)
William [es]		1028 Girona Son ofBerenguer Ramon I andGuisla de Lluçà [es]	31 March 1035 – 1054	County of Barcelona (atOsona andManresa)	Unmarried	1057 aged 28–29
Osona and Manresa reabsorbed in Barcelona
Ramon		c.1010 First son ofWilfred II andGuisla of Pallars	1035 – 1068	County of Cerdanya	Adelaide c.1040 two children	1068 aged 57–58	Children of Wilfred II, divided their inheritance.
Bernard I		c.1010 Second son ofWilfred II andGuisla of Pallars	1035 – 1050	County of Cerdanya (atBerga)	Unmarried	1050 aged 39–40
Regency ofVelasquita-Constance of Besalú [ca] (1038-1050)							He was given the rule ofBarbastro following its conquest during theCrusade of Barbastro (1064).
Ermengol IIIof Barbastro El de Barbastre		June 1032 Monzón Son ofErmengol II andVelasquita-Constance of Besalú [ca]	1038 – 17 April 1066	County of Urgell	Adelaide of Besalú [ca] 1050 two children Clemence of Bigorre [ca] 1055 three children Sancha of Aragon 1063 no children	17 April 1066 Barbastro aged 33–34
Ponce I [es]		990 Son ofHugh I andGuisla of Béziers	1040 – 1078	County of Empúries	Adelaide of Besalú [ca] 3 August 1364 eight children	1078 aged 87–88?	Transferred the viscounty ofPeralada to his son Berengar.
Berenguer		c.1010 Third son ofWilfred II andGuisla of Pallars	1050	County of Cerdanya (atBerga)	Unmarried	1093 aged 57–58	Younger brother of Bernard, succeeded him in Berga, but abdicated of the county to Cerdanya to becomeBishop of Girona (1050-1093).
Berga rejoined Cerdanya
William IITrunus El Tro		c.1020 First son ofWilliam I [es] and Adelaide (of Provence?)	1052 – 1066	1066 aged 45–46	County of Besalú	[7] Stephanie (of Provence?) two children
Regency ofSancha of Aragon (1066-1075)							His second marriage expanded his authority into the ProvençalCounty of Forcalquier.
Ermengol IVof Gerb El de Gerb		1056 Son ofErmengol III andAdelaide of Besalú [ca]	17 April 1066 – 11 March 1092	County of Urgell	Lucie of Upper Pallars (d.bef.1079) 1077 one child Adelaide, Countess of Forcalquier 1079 two children	11 March 1092 Gerb aged 35–36
Bernard II		c.1020 Second son ofWilliam I [es] and Adelaide (of Provence?)	1066 – 1097	County of Besalú	Ermengard of Empúries one child	1097 aged 56–57	Probably intended as regent for his nephew, he took his place and ruled until his own death.
William I Raymond		c.1040 Son ofSunyer II and Ermengarda	1068 – 1095	County of Cerdanya	Adelaide of Carcassonne no children Isabella of Urgell 1071 no children Sancha of Barcelona [ca] c.1080 two children	1095 aged 54–55
Giselbert II		c.1025 Son ofGausfred II andAva Guisla of Rouergue	1074 – 1102	County of Roussillon	Stephanie one child	1102 aged 76–77	Made a treaty with his cousin Ponce I of Empúries.
Ramon Berenguer IIthe Towhead El Cap d'Estopes		c.1053 Girona Twin children ofRamon Berenguer I andAlmodis de La Marche	26 June 1076 – 6 December 1082	County of Barcelona	Mafalda of Apulia-Calabria 1078 Barcelona three children	6 December 1082 Sant Feliu de Buixalleu aged 28–29	Twin children of Ramon Berenguer and Almodis, ascended jointly. Berenguer Ramon probably perpetrated his brother's murder (hence his cognomen). After the event, his nephew was associated to the co-rulership.
Berenguer Ramon IIthe Fratricide El Fratricida			26 June 1076 – 1097		Unmarried	1097 Jerusalem aged 43–44
Hugh II		1035 Son ofPonce I [es] andAdelaide of Besalú [ca]	1078 – 1116	County of Empúries	Sancha of Urgell [ca] c.1070 six children	1116 aged 80–81	His brother Berenguer was the forefather of theViscounts of Rocabertí.
Ramon Berenguer IIIthe Great El Gran		11 November 1082 Rodez Son ofRamon Berenguer II andMafalda of Apulia-Calabria	6 December 1082 –19 July 1131	County of Barcelona	María Rodríguez de Vivar 1103 two children Almodis de Mortain 1106 no children Douce I, Countess of Provence 3 February 1112 Arles seven children	19 July 1131 Barcelona aged 48	Ruled jointly with his uncle until 1097. His last marriage with the heiress of theCounty of Provence brought it under Barcelona domain. His reign saw a proliferation of Provençal culture in Catalonia.
			1112 – 19 July 1131	County of Provence
Ermengol Vof Mollerussa El de Mollerussa		1078 Son ofErmengol IV andLucie of Upper Pallars	11 March 1092 – 11 September 1102	County of Urgell	María Pérez of Valladolid [es] 1095 five children	11 September 1102 Mollerussa aged 23–24	Children of Ermengol IV. Ermengol V was the first count since Ermengol I to not be a minor at the time of his accession. His marriage brought Urgell into the Leonese-Castilian court. William received his mother's inheritance in Forcalquier.
William III		c.1080 Son ofErmengol IV andAdelaide, Countess of Forcalquier	1129 –7 October 1129	County of Forcalquier	Gersende of Albon c.1080 two children	7 October 1129 Avignon aged 48–49
William II Jordan		1079 First son ofWilliam I andSancha of Barcelona [ca;Sancha of Barcelona]	1095 – August 1109	County of Cerdanya	Unmarried	August 1109 Tripoli aged 29–30	Died in crusade. He left no heirs and was succeeded by his brother.
Bernard III [ca]		c.1065 Son ofWilliam II and Stephanie (of Provence?)	1097 – 1111	County of Besalú	Ximena, Countess of Osona [ca] 1 October 1107 no children	1111 aged 45–46
Besalú annexed to Barcelona
Girard I		c.1070? Son ofGiselbert II and Stephanie	1102 – 1113	County of Roussillon	Agnes two children	1113 aged 62–63
Regency ofPedro Ansúrez, Lord of Valladolid (1102-1108)							His close bonds with the Castlian court (started by his father) rendered him his nickname.
Ermengol VIof Castile El de Castella		1096 Valladolid Son ofErmengol V andMaría Pérez of Valladolid [es;María Pérez of Valladolid]	1102 – 28 June 1154	County of Urgell	Arsenda of Cabrera [ca] 1119[8]or 1126 one child Elvira Rodríguez de Lara 1135 three children	28 June 1154 aged 57–58
Bernard		c.1080 Second son ofWilliam I andSancha of Barcelona [ca;Sancha of Barcelona]	August 1109 – 1118	County of Cerdanya	Teresa of Urgell no children Sancha de Álvar no children	1118 aged 37–38
Cerdanya annexed to Barcelona
Regency ofArnau Gausfred of Roussillon (1113-1121)
Gausfred III		1103 Son ofGirard I and Agnes	1113 – 24 February 1164	County of Roussillon	Ermengarde of Béziers (d.1156) c.1110 (annulled 1152) one child	24 February 1164 aged 60–61
Ponce II [ca] (Ponç Hug I)		1070 Son ofHugh II andSancha of Urgell [ca]	1116 – 1154	County of Empúries	Brunesilda (d.c.1175) one child	1154 aged 83–84
Guigues [fr]		c.1090? First son ofWilliam III of Forcalquier andGersende of Albon	7 October 1129 – 1149	County of Forcalquier	Unknown one child	1149 aged 58–59	His child probably predeceased him, as he was succeeded by his brother.
Ramon Berenguer IVthe Saint El Sant		c.1113 Barcelona orRodez First son ofRamon Berenguer III andDouce I, Countess of Provence	19 July 1131 – 6 August 1162	County of Barcelona	Petronilla, Queen of Aragon August 1150 Lleida five children	6 August 1162 Borgo San Dalmazzo aged 48–49	Children of Ramon Berenguer III, divided their inheritance. While Ramon Berenguer IV's marriage with the queen of Aragon united Barcelona and the Kingdom of Aragon, in Provence, Berenguer Ramon took an offensive againstGenoa.
Berenguer Ramon I		February 1114 Second son ofRamon Berenguer I andDouce I, Countess of Provence	19 July 1131 – March 1144	County of Provence	Beatrice of Melgueil c.1135 one child	March 1144 Melgueil aged 30
Regency ofRamon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (1144–1157)							In August 1161, he travelled toTurin with his uncle to obtain confirmation of his countship in Provence from theEmperor Frederick I, for Provence was legally a fief of theHoly Roman Empire.
Ramon Berenguer II		c.1135 Son ofBerenguer Ramon I andBeatrice of Melgueil	March 1144 – March 1166	County of Provence	Richeza of Poland 17 November 1161 one child	March 1166 Nice aged 30–31
Bertrand I		1104 Second son ofWilliam III of Forcalquier andGersende of Albon	1149 – 1151	County of Forcalquier	Josserande de la Flotte 1130 three children	1151 aged 46–47
Bertrand II		c.1130? First son ofBertrand I andJosserande de la Flotte	1151 – 13 May 1207	County of Forcalquier	Cecilia of Béziers two children	13 May 1207 aged 76–77	Left no male heirs, and was succeeded by his brother.
Ermengol VIIof Valencia El de València		c.1130 Son ofErmengol VI andArsenda of Cabrera [ca]	28 June 1154 – 11 August 1184	County of Urgell	Douce of Foix [ca] 1157 two children	11 August 1184 Requena aged 26–27	Continued the Castilian bonds of his ancestors: inherited Castilian land from his grandmother and wasMajordomo ofFerdinand II of León.
Hugh III [ca]		c.1110/20 Son ofPonce II [ca] and Brunesilda	1154 – 1173	County of Empúries	Jussiana d'Entença [ca] five children	1173 aged 62–63?
Petronilla		29 June 1136 Huesca Daughter ofRamiro II of Aragon andAgnes of Aquitaine	6 August 1162 – 18 July 1164	County of Barcelona (withKingdom of Aragon)	Ramon Berenguer IV August 1150 Lleida five children	15 October 1173 Barcelona aged 37	After the death of her husband, she, as Queen of Aragon, assumed the reins of his lands until her own abdication.
Girard II		c.1120? Son ofGausfred III andErmengarde of Béziers	24 February 1164 – July 1172	County of Roussillon	Unmarried	July 1172 aged 74–75	His will determined that the county should be inherited by his relative,Alfonso II of Aragon.
Roussillon annexed to Barcelona-Aragon, then aligned with Cerdanya
Regency ofRicheza of Poland (1166-1167)							She ruled a few months, as her half brother-in-law,Alfonso II of Aragon, claimed Provence for himself on the basis of the imperial enfeoffment of 1162.
Douce II		c.1162 Daughter ofRamon Berenguer II andRicheza of Poland	March 1166 – 1167	County of Provence	Unmarried	1172 Nice aged 9–10
Council of Regency (1164-1172)							Formal union of theKingdom of Aragon and Barcelona, and with various feudal dependencies. In 1173, Alfonso, who held Provence, gave it to his younger brother, Ramon Berenguer.
Alphonse Ithe Troubadour El Trobador		1-25 March 1157 Huesca Son ofRamon Berenguer IV andPetronilla	18 July 1164 – 25 April 1196	County of Barcelona (withKingdom of Aragon)	[9] Sancha of Castile 18 January 1174 Zaragoza seven children	25 April 1196 Perpignan aged 44
			1167 – 1173 1185 – 1195	County of Provence
Peter - Ramon Berenguer III		c.1158 Son of CountRamon Berenguer IV of Barcelona andPetronilla of Aragon	1162 – 1168	County of Cerdanya (withRoussillon)	Unmarried	5 April 1181 Montpellier aged 22–23	Abdicated of Cerdanya to his brother Sancho. In 1173, assuming the county of Provence, changed his name toRamon Berenguer. In 1176, he joined Sancho in conqueringNice fromGenoa. He was assassinated.
			1173 – 5 April 1181	County of Provence
Sancho		c.1161 Son of CountRamon Berenguer IV of Barcelona andPetronilla of Aragon	1168 – 1223	County of Cerdanya (withRoussillon)	Ermesinde of Rocabertí 1184 one child Sancha Núñez de Lara 1185 one child	1223 Montpellier aged 61–62	Received from his brother the counties of Cerdanya and Roussillon, and in 1181, received also the County of Roussillon, in the sequence of the same brother's death. In 1184, Sancho signed a treaty of alliance with the count of Forcalquier, the count of Toulouse and theRepublic of Genoa agreeing to oppose the king of Aragon's efforts to dominate Genoa and to take the city ofMarseille from him. Abdicated from Provence in 1185, but ruled in Cerdanya-Roussillon until his death.
			1181 – 1185	County of Provence
Ponce III [ca] (Ponç Hug II)		1135 Son ofHugh III [ca] andJussiana d'Entença [ca]	1173 – 1200	County of Empúries	Adelaide of Montcada two children Ermesinde of Peratellada no children	1200 aged 64–65
Ermengol VIIIof Sant Hilari El de Sant Hilari		1158 Son ofErmengol VII andDouce of Foix [ca]	11 August 1184  – 1209	County of Urgell	Elvira Núñez de Lara[10] (1145-1220) one child	1209 Sant Hilari Sacalm aged 50–51	Ensured his daughter's succession to the county.
Alphonse II		1180 Barcelona Second son ofAlfonso I andSancha of Castile	1195 – 2 February 1209	County of Provence	Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier July 1193 Aix-en-Provence one child	2 February 1209 Palermo aged 28–29	His reign was marked by his conflicts with the count of Forcalquier, to whose granddaughter he was married.
Peter Ithe Catholic El Catòlic		July 1178 Huesca First son ofAlfons I andSancha of Castile	25 April 1196 – 13 September 1213	County of Barcelona (withKingdom of Aragon)	Marie of Montpellier 15 June 1204 two children	12 September 1213 Battle of Muret aged 35	Died in theBattle of Muret, in which he retaliated theCathar Crusade.
Hugh IV [ca]		1170 Son ofPonce III [ca] andAdelaide of Montcada	1200 – April 1230	County of Empúries	Maria, Lady of Vilademuls 19 June 1373 five children	April 1230 Majorca aged 59–60	Joined theConquest of Majorca.
William IV		c.1130 Second son ofBertrand I andJosserande de la Flotte	13 May 1207 – 7 October 1209	County of Forcalquier	Adelaide of Béziers one child	7 October 1209 aged 78–79	Left a daughter, Garsenda, who predeceased him; he was succeeded by his granddaughter, also named Garsenda.
Garsenda		c.1180 Daughter ofRainou of Sabran andGarsenda of Forcalquier	7 October 1209 – 1220[11]	County of Forcalquier (half 1,House of Sabran)	Alfonso II, Count of Provence July 1193 Aix-en-Provence one child	1242 aged 60–61	Despite Garsenda being the recognised heir of William IV, his sister Alice claimed the county for herself, with the aid of her son. Garsenda's part was, formally in 1209, andde facto in 1220, absorbed by Provence.
Alice [ca]		c.1140 Daughter ofBertrand I andJosserande de la Flotte	7 October 1209 – 1219	County of Forcalquier (half 2)	Guiraud II Amic three children	1219 aged 78-79?
William of Sabran [it]		c.1190 Daughter of Guiraud II Amic andAlice [ca]	7 October 1209 – 1250?		Bertranda of Porcelet no children Marguerite de Salins 1211 three children	1250 aged 59-60?
Forcalquier (both parts) annexed to Provence
Regency ofGarsenda, Countess of Forcalquier (1209–1220)							Supporter of the Provençal lyric and culture and theAlbigensian Crusade. He also helped his father-in-law in his conflict withTurin andGuigues VI of Viennois. His surviving four daughters all married kings, causing a dispute about his succession.
Ramon Berenguer IV		1198 Son ofAlfonso II andGarsenda, Countess of Forcalquier	February 1209 – 19 August 1245	County of Provence	Beatrice of Savoy 5 June 1219 Aix-en-Provence six children	19 August 1245 Aix-en-Provence aged 46–47
Regency ofElvira Núnez de Lara (1209-1220)							Made atreaty of concubinage with James I of Aragon in 1209, and was his concubine until 1228. Some authors argue that the claimantGuerau IV of Cabrera had effective control of the county during her stay in the Aragonese court (1213-1228). In 1229, she married Peter of Portugal, and made him her co-ruler.
Aurembiaix		1196 Balaguer Daughter ofErmengol VIII andElvira Núnez de Lara	1209 – 1231	County of Urgell	[12] Álvaro Pérez de Castro 1212 (annulled 1228) no children Peter of Portugal 1229 no children	1231 Balagueraged 34–35
Peter (I) of Portugal		23 February 1187 Coimbra Sixth son ofSancho I of Portugal andDulce of Aragon	1229 – 1231	County of Urgell	Aurembiaix, Countess of Urgell 1229 no children	2 June 1258 Balearic Islands aged 71	Co-ruler with his wife. He then ruled theBalearic Islands (1231–44 and 1254–56).
Regency ofSancho, Count of Cerdanya (1213-1218)							In his reign, by theTreaty of Corbeil (1258) withLouis IX of France, Aragon formally renounced all possessions beyond thePyrenees; In compensation, Aragon-Barcelona expands its borders south against theMoors; Aragon conquers also theBalearic Islands, where it is established theKingdom of Majorca.
James Ithe Conqueror El Conqueridor		2 February 1208 Montpellier Son ofPeter I the Catholic andMarie of Montpellier	13 September 1213 – 27 July 1276	County of Barcelona (withKingdom of Aragon)	[13] Eleanor of Castile 6 February 1221 Ágreda (annulled 1229) one child Violant of Hungary 8 September 1235 Barcelona ten children Teresa Gil de Vidaure (lover, then wife) 1255 (uncanonical marriage, repudiated 1260) two children	27 July 1276 Valencia aged 68
Nuño Sancho		1185 Son ofSancho andSancha Núñez de Lara	1223 – 1242	County of Cerdanya (withRoussillon)	Petronilla, Countess of Bigorre 1215 (annulled 1216) no children Teresa López de Haro 1234 no children	1242 aged 56–57	After his death without heirs, the county was briefly annexed to Barcelona-Aragon.
Cerdanya-Roussillon briefly annexed to Barcelona-Aragon
Ponce IV [ca] (Ponç Hug III)		1205 Son ofHugh IV [ca] and Maria of Vilademuls	April 1230 – 1269	County of Empúries	Benedetta of Torres no children Teresa Fernández de Lara 1234 four children	1269 aged 63–64	His brother, Ponce Hugh, was the forefather of theHouse of Entença.
Ponce		1216 First son ofGuerau IV de Cabrera andEylo Pérez de Castro	1231 – 1243	County of Urgell (House of Cabrera)	María González Girón six children	1243 aged 26–27	Grandson of Marquesa, daughter of Ermengol VII. After a period of dynastic squabbles,James I of Aragon acknowledged him as the successor to the County of Urgell.
1st regency ofMaría González Girón andJames of Cervera (1243)							Died as a minor. He was succeeded by his brother.
Ermengol IX		1235 First son ofPonce andMaría González Girón	1243	County of Urgell (House of Cabrera)	Unmarried	1243 Balaguer aged 7–8
2nd regency ofMaría González Girón andJames of Cervera (1243-1253)
Álvarothe Castilian El Castellà		1239 Burgos Second son ofPonce andMaría González Girón	1243 – 1268	County of Urgell (House of Cabrera)	Constance of Béarn one child Cecilia of Foix [ca] 1256 three children	1268 Foix aged 28–29
Beatrice		1229 Daughter ofRamon Berenguer IV andBeatrice of Savoy	19 August 1245 – 23 September 1267	County of Provence	Charles I, King of Sicily 31 January 1246 Aix-en-Provence seven children	23 September 1267 Nocera Inferiore aged 37–38	Her inheritance caused tense relations with her sisters; Her husband installed his French court in Provence and, after her death, inherited the county.
Provence annexed to theKingdom of Naples
Regency ofCecilia of Foix [ca] (1268-1270) Regency ofRoger-Bernard III, Count of Foix (1268-1278)
Ermengol X		1254 Son ofÁlvaro andCecilia of Foix [ca]	1268 – 1314	County of Urgell (House of Cabrera)	Sybille of Montcada no children Faydida of L'Isle-Jourdain 1300 no children	1314 Camporrélls aged 59–60
Hugh V [ca]		1240 Son ofPonce IV [ca] andTeresa Fernández de Lara	1269 – 1277	County of Empúries	Sybilla de Palau [ca] 1262 two children	1277 Majorca aged 59–60
Peter IIthe Great El Gran		July or August 1240 Valencia Son ofJames I andViolant of Hungary	27 July 1276 – 2 November 1285	County of Barcelona (withKingdom of Aragon)	Constance of Sicily 13 June 1262 Montpellier six children	2 November 1285 Vilafranca del Penedès aged 45	Children of James I, divided their possessions. Peter kept Aragon and the majority of the counties, and James inherited Majorca and the more remote counties (Roussillon and Cerdanya). In Peter's reign, Aragon conquers theKingdom of Sicily, during theSicilian Vespers.
James II		31 May 1243 Montpellier Son ofJames I of Aragon andViolant of Hungary	27 July 1276 – 29 May 1311	County of Cerdanya-Roussillon (withKingdom of Majorca, 1276–86; 1295–1311)	Esclaramunda of Foix 1275 six children	29 May 1311 Palma de Mallorca aged 68
Ponce V (Ponç Hug IV)		1264 Son ofHugh V [ca] andSybilla de Palau [ca]	1277 – 1313	County of Empúries	Marquesa, Viscountess of Cabrera [ca] 1282 three children	1313 aged 48–49
Alphonse IIthe Liberal El Liberal		4 November 1265 Valencia Son ofPeter II andConstance of Sicily	2 November 1285 – 18 June 1291	County of Barcelona (withKingdom of Aragon)	Eleanor of England 15 August 1290 (by proxy and not consummated)[14] no children	18 June 1291 Barcelona aged 27
James IIthe Just El Just		10 August 1267 Valencia Son ofPeter II andConstance of Sicily	18 June 1291 – 2 November 1327	County of Barcelona (withKingdom of Aragon)	Isabella of Castile 1 December 1291 Soria no children Blanche of Anjou 29 October or 1 November 1295 Vilabertran ten children Marie de Lusignan 15 June 1315 (by proxy) Nicosia 27 November 1315 (in person) Girona no children Elisenda de Montcada 25 December 1322 Tarragona no children	5 November 1327 Barcelona aged 60
Sancho		1276 Perpignan Son ofJames II of Majorca andEsclaramunda of Foix	29 May 1311 – 4 September 1324	County of Cerdanya-Roussillon (withKingdom of Majorca)	Maria of Naples 20 September 1304 no children	4 September 1324 Formiguera aged 48
Ponce VI [ca] Malgaulí (?) (Ponç Hug V)		1290 Son ofPonce V andMarquesa, Viscountess of Cabrera [ca]	1313 – 1322	County of Empúries	Sybilla of Narbonne no children Elisabeth of Sicily 1313 one child	1322 aged 31–32
Teresa		1300 Daughter of Gombau d'Entença and Constance of Antillón	1314 – 20 October 1327	County of Urgell (House of Entença)	Alfonso IV of Aragon 1314 Lerida seven children	20 October 1327 Zaragoza aged 26–27	Daughter of Constance, niece of Ermengol X. She married the heir to the crown of Aragon, and by this, she returned the county to theHouse of Barcelona.
Regency ofElisabeth of Sicily (1322)							Deposed because she was a minor, and died as so. The county passed to Hug de Cardona, the nearest relative of the family.
Marquesa [ca]		1322 Daughter ofPonce VI [ca] andElisabeth of Sicily	1322	County of Empúries	Unmarried	1327 aged 4–5
Hugh VI [ca]		1307 Son ofRamon Folch VI of Cardona [ca] andMaría Alfonso de Haro	1322 – 1325	County of Empúries (House of Folch de Cardona)	Unmarried	25 August 1334 aged 26–27	Grandson of Sybilla, daughter of Ponç IV. Also Viscount of Cardona. He was deposed byJames II of Aragon, who replaced him with his own son.
Regency ofPhilip of Majorca (1324-1329)							Nephew of Sancho. Deposed by Peter the Ceremonious, in his attempt to reunite the domains of theCrown of Aragon.
James III		5 April 1315 Catania Son ofFerdinand of Majorca andIsabelle of Sabran	4 September 1324 – 1344	County of Cerdanya-Roussillon (withKingdom of Majorca)	Constance of Aragon 24 September 1336 Perpignan two children Violante of Vilaragut 10 November 1347 one child	25 October 1349 Llucmajor aged 34
Cerdanya-Roussillon reabsorbed in Barcelona
Peter I		1305 Barcelona Eighth son ofJames II andBlanche of Anjou	1325 – 1341	County of Empúries	Joanna of Foix (d.1358) 12 May 1331 Castelló d'Empúries four children	4 November 1381 Pisa aged 74–75	Son of James II of Aragon, he was appointed as count of Empúries. Abdicated to his brother in 1341.
James I		1321 Zaragoza Fourth son ofAlphonse (future Alphonse III of Barcelona) andTeresa d'Entença	20 October 1327 – 15 November 1347	County of Urgell	Cecilia of Comminges 1335 two children	15 November 1347 Barcelona aged 25–26	Son of Alfonso IV of Aragon (III as Count of Barcelona), he was appointed as count of Urgell.
Alphonse IIIthe Kind El Benigne		2 November 1299 Naples Son ofJames II andBlanche of Anjou	2 November 1327 – 24 January 1336	County of Barcelona (withKingdom of Aragon)	Teresa d'Entença 1314 Lerida seven children Eleanor of Castile 5 February 1329 Tarazona two children	27 January 1336 Barcelona aged 37
Peter IIIthe Ceremonious El Cerimoniós		5 October 1319 Balaguer Son ofAlphonse III andTeresa d'Entença	24 January 1336 – 5 January 1387	County of Barcelona (withKingdom of Aragon)	Maria of Navarre 25 July 1337 Zaragoza two children Leonor of Portugal 14 or 15 November 1347 Barcelona no children Eleanor of Sicily 27 August 1349 Valencia four children Sibila of Fortia 11 October 1377 Barcelona three children	5 January 1387 Barcelona aged 68
Ramon Berenguer [ca]		1308 Barcelona Fifth son ofJames II andBlanche of Anjou	1341 – 1364	County of Empúries	Blanche of Taranto (1309-1337) 1327 two children María Alvárez de Xérica (1310-1364) 1338 Valencia one child	1366 aged 57–58	Abdicated of the county to his son, and died two years later.
Regency ofCecilia of Comminges (1347-1357)
Peter II		1340 Son ofJames I andCecilia of Comminges	15 November 1347  – June 1408	County of Urgell	Beatrice of Cardona 22 August 1363 no children Margaret Palaiologina of Montferrat 1375 eight children	June 1408 Balaguer aged 67–68
John Ithe Old [es] El Vell		1338 Son ofRamon Berenguer [ca] and María Alvárez de Xérica	1364 – 1398	County of Empúries	Blanche of Sicily 3 August 1364 one child Joanna of Aragon 19 June 1373 five children	1398 Castellví de Rosanes aged 59–60	During his reign, in 1386–1387, the county was briefly occupied by Barcelona-Aragon.
Johnthe Hunter El Caçador		27 December 1350 Perpignan Son ofPeter III andEleanor of Sicily	5 January 1387 – 19 May 1396	County of Barcelona (withKingdom of Aragon)	[15] Martha of Armagnac 24 June 1373 Barcelona five children Violant of Bar 2 February 1380 Perpignan seven children	19 May 1396 Foixà aged 46
Martinthe Humanist l'Humà		1356 Girona Son ofPeter III andEleanor of Sicily	19 May 1396 – 31 May 1410	County of Barcelona (withKingdom of Aragon)	Maria de Luna 13 June 1372 Barcelona four children Margaret of Prades 17 September 1409 Barcelona no children	31 May 1410 Barcelona aged 54	Left no surviving heirs at the time of his death. Barcelona (and Aragon) entered in a period of convulsion that ended with theCompromise of Caspe (1412).
John II [ca]		c.1375 First son ofJohn I [es] andJoanna of Aragon	1398 –1401	County of Empúries	Elfa of Cardona [hu] no children	1401 Castelló d'Empúries aged 74–75	Left no heirs, and was succeeded by his brother.
Peter II [ca]		1377 Second son ofJohn I [es] andJoanna of Aragon	1401 –1402	County of Empúries	20 October 1399 no children	1402 aged 23–24
Joana of Rocabertí [ca]		1358 Daughter ofPhilip Dalmau I of Rocabertí [ca] and Esclarmunda of Fenollet	1402	County of Empúries		1416 aged 57–58	Widow of Peter II, ruled for a brief period before the county was annexed to Aragon.
Empúries annexed to Barcelona
James IIthe Unlucky El Dissortat		1380 Balaguer First son ofPeter II andMargaret Palaiologina of Montferrat	June 1408 – 31 October 1413	County of Urgell	Isabella of Aragon 29 June 1407 Valencia five children	1 June 1433 Xàtiva aged 52–23	Pretender in the Aragonese War of Succession (1410–12), which caused him the loss of his properties. In 1413 Urgell was annexed to Aragon.
Urgell annexed to theKingdom of Aragon

(Note: According to some authors, the county of Pallars (and by extension Ribagorça) aren't exactly part of the Catalan group of counties^[16] )

Ruler		Born	Reign	Ruling part/ County	Consort	Death	Notes
Raymond I		c.860 (Probable) Son ofLop Donat, Count of Bigorre [it] andFaquilo of Toulouse [ca]	872 – 920	County of Pallars	Guinigenta (d.c.865) five children A daughter of Mutarrif ibn Lop [ca] no children	920 aged 59-60	Possibly a descendant of the Ducal House of Gascony and the Comital House of Toulouse, Raymond was the first known member of the family to rule Pallars.
Bernard I [it]		c.890? First son ofRaymond I and Guinigenta	920 – 955	County of Ribagorça	Toda Galíndez of Aragon [es] two children	955 aged 64-65	Children of Raymond I, divided their inheritance. The eldest, Bernard, received Ribagorça; the younger ones received Pallars and ruled it together. Bernard was probably the father of the countessAva of Cerdanya.
Loup I		c.890? Second son ofRaymond I and Guinigenta	920 – 947	County of Pallars	Goltregoda of Cerdanya five children	947 aged 56-57
Isarn		c.890? Third son ofRaymond I and Guinigenta	920 – 948		Senegunda Adelaide two children (in total)	948 aged 57-58
Raymond II [it]		c.930 First son ofLoup I andGoltregoda of Cerdanya	948 – 992	County of Pallars	Unmarried	992 aged 61-62	Children of Loup, Raymond, Borrell and Sunyer ruled jointly. After Borrell's death, his son Ermengol was associated to the co-rulership. After Sunyer's death in 1011, Ermengol was forced out of power by his cousins, sons of Sunyer, who split the county between them.
Borrell I		c.930 Second son ofLoup I andGoltregoda of Cerdanya	948 – 995		Ermengard of Rouergue six children	995 aged 64-65
Sunyer I		c.940 Third son ofLoup I andGoltregoda of Cerdanya	948 – 1011		Toda, Countess of Ribagorça five children	1011 aged 61-62
Ermengol [it]		c.970 Son ofBorrell I and Ermengard of Rouergue	995 – 1011		Unmarried	1030 aged 59-60?
Raymond II [it]		c.920 Son ofBernard I [it] andToda Galíndez of Aragon [es]	955 – 970	County of Ribagorça	Garsenda of Fézensac[18] six children	970 aged 49-50?
Unifred [it]		c.940 First son ofRaymond II [it] andGarsenda of Fézensac	970 – 979	County of Ribagorça	Sancha one child	979 aged 38-39?	Left no heirs, and was succeeded by his brother.
Arnald [it]		c.940 Second son ofRaymond II [it] andGarsenda of Fézensac	979 – 990	County of Ribagorça	Unmarried	990 aged 49-50?	He also left no heirs, and was succeeded by his younger brother.
Isarn [it]		c.950 Third son ofRaymond II [it] andGarsenda of Fézensac	990 – 1003	County of Ribagorça		1003 aged 52-53?	Left no legitimate heirs, and was succeeded by his sister.
Toda		c.950 Daughter ofRaymond II [it] andGarsenda of Fézensac	1003 – 1011	County of Ribagorça	Sunyer I five children	1019 aged 68-69?	Abdicated in 1011 to her nephew, illegitimate son of her brother Isarn.
Raymond III		c.995 First son ofSunyer I andToda, Countess of Ribagorça	1011 – 1047	County of Lower Pallars	Mayor García of Castile [it] c.1010 (annulled 1020) no children Ermesinde three children	1047 aged 51-52	Children of Sunyer, divided the county of Pallars between them. Through his wife Mayor, Raymond was involved in the Ribagorzan succession, as Mayor was a maternal granddaughter of Raymond II of Ribagorza. However, their divorce placed Raymond on Mayor's opposite side, and supporting the claim ofSancho III of Pamplona.
William II [it]		c.995 Second son ofSunyer I andToda, Countess of Ribagorça	1011 – 1035	County of Upper Pallars	Stephanie of Urgell (I) [ca] four children	1035 aged 39-40
William Isarn		c.970 Illegitimate son ofIsarn [it]	1011 – 1017	County of Ribagorça	Unmarried	1017 aged 46-47	William ascended to power, helped by her aunt Toda (who wanted to avoid her husband's intrusion in Ribagorza's affairs) and his cousin, countSancho García of Castile. William divided the county with Mayor, sister of Sancho García (as both were children of Ava, Toda's sister).[19] William's death caused a succession crisis in the county. Mayor García's part was contested by Pamplona, asSancho III of Pamplona was married to Mayor's heir,Muniadona of Castile. Mayor was expelled in 1025, and her part inherited by theKingdom of Pamplona and then by theKingdom of Aragon. William's part, after a brief annexation by the taifa of Zaragoza, also joined Pamplona.
Mayor García of Castile [it]		c.970 Daughter ofGarcía Fernández, Count of Castile andAva of Ribagorça	1011 – 1025		Raymond III, Count of Lower Pallars c.1010 (annulled 1020) no children	1035 aged 46-47
Ribagorça annexed to theTaifa of Zaragoza (1017-1018), theKingdom of Pamplona (1018/1025-1035), and then inherited by theKingdom of Aragon
Bernard II [it]		c.1020 First son ofWilliam II [it] andStephanie of Urgell (I) [ca]	1035 – 1049	County of Upper Pallars	Unmarried	1049 aged 28-29	Left no heirs and was succeeded by his brother.
Raymond IV		c.1030 Son ofRaymond III and Ermesinde	1047 – 1098	County of Lower Pallars	Valença de Tost [ca] 1056 four children	1098 aged 67-68
Artald I		c.1020 Second son ofWilliam II [it] andStephanie of Urgell (I) [ca]	1049 – 1081	County of Upper Pallars	Constance (d.bef.1058) 1050 three children Lucie of La Marche [ca] 1058 one child	1081 aged 60-61
Artald II		c.1050 Son ofArtald I and Constance	1081 – 1124	County of Upper Pallars	Eslonza Martínez c.1085 one child	1124 aged 73-74?
Arnaud Raymond		c.1060 First son ofRaymond IV andValença de Tost [ca]	1098 – 1111	County of Lower Pallars	Almodis of Cerdanya two children Adelaide one child	1111 aged 50-51	Elder children of Raymond IV, ruled jointly.
Peter Raymond [it]		c.1060 Second son ofRaymond IV andValença de Tost [ca]	1098 – 1113		Unmarried	1113 aged 52-53
Bernard Raymond [it]		c.1070 Third son ofRaymond IV andValença de Tost [ca]	1113 – 1126	County of Lower Pallars	Toda one child	1126[20] aged 53-54	Younger brother of the predecessors.
Artald III [it]		c.1090 Son ofArtaud II and Eslonza Martínez	1124 – 1167	County of Upper Pallars	Agnes 1130 two children Ximena Pérez d'Alagón [ca] 1135[21] one child	1167 aged 76-77?	His child from his second wife, Palacín, founded a new branch of the family, which continued the maternal surnameAlagón [es].
Arnaud Miro		1113 Son ofArnaud Raymond andAlmodis of Cerdanya	1126 – 1174	County of Lower Pallars	Stephanie of Urgell (II) [ca] (annulled) no children Oria d'Entença c.1145 two children	1174 aged 60-61	Son of Arnald Raymond.
Artald IV [it]		1132 Son ofArtald III [it] and Agnes	1167 – 1182	County of Upper Pallars	Guillema c.1170 two children	1182 aged 49-50
Raymond V [it]		c.1150 Son ofArnaud Miro andOria d'Entença	1174 – September 1177	County of Lower Pallars	Anglesa of Cardona (d.1177) 1167 one child	September 1177 aged 26-27
Regency ofAlphonse II of Aragon (1178-c.1180)[22][23].							Left no children. She nominated her grandfather's cousin Douce as her heir.
Valença [it]		1167 Daughter ofRaymond V [it] andAnglesa of Cardona	September 1177 – 1182	County of Lower Pallars	Unmarried	1182 aged 14-15
Regency of Guillema (1182-c.1185)							Left no children, and was succeeded by his sister.
Bernard III [it]		1170 Son ofArtald IV [it] and Guillema	1182 – 1199	County of Upper Pallars	Unmarried	1199 aged 28-29
Douce [it]		c.1110 Daughter ofBernard Raymond [it] and Toda	1182 – 1192	County of Lower Pallars	Unmarried	1198 aged 87-88?	Daughter of Bernard Raymond, and the last living member of the Lower Pallars branch. In 1192 she donated the county to theCounty of Barcelona.
Lower Pallars annexed to theCounty of Barcelona
Guillema [it]		1180 Daughter ofArtald IV [it] and Guillema	1199 – 1229	County of Upper Pallars	Guilhem d'Erill no children Roger I [it] 1216 no children	1250 Vallbona de les Monges aged 69-70	Sister of Bernard. Associated her husband to the county in 1216. In 1229, she retired to a monastic life, and left her husband the entire county. As they didn't have children, the Pallars dynasty was deemed extinct after Guillema's death.

In 1229, Countess Guillema of Upper Pallars sold her domains to her husband Roger I (grandson ofBernard III, Count of Comminges [ca]), with whom she had no children. The rights were transmitted to the children of Roger's other marriage, and as so with no close family connection with the Pallarese dynasty. However, if the Bigorre family and the Comminges family share an ancestor in theDucal House of Gascony, they may have a distant relation.

In 1327, after the death of countess Sybilla, her inheritance went to her children, from the Mataplana family, which was dispossessed of the county in 1491.

Martin died without legitimate descendants (interregnum 31 May 1410 – 24 June 1412). By theCompromise of Caspe of 1412 the County of Barcelona and the rest of the dominions of theCrown of Aragon passed to a branch of theHouse of Trastamara.

Name	Portrait	Reign	Notes
Ferdinand I the Honest		3 September 1412 – 2 April 1416	He was the nephew of Martin I and the first Count of Barcelona of the House of Trastámara.
Alphonse IV the Magnanimous		2 April 1416 – 27 June 1458	He was the son of Ferdinand I.
John II the Faithless or the Just		27 June 1458 – 1462	He was the brother of Alphonse IV. The Catalans confronted him during theCatalan Civil War and in 1462 transferred the title of count to another Trastamara House pretender
During theCatalan Civil War, a war between the Catalan government and the king|John II, the Catalan authorities transferred the title of Count of Barcelona to a succession of 3 foreign sovereigns.
Henry I the Impotent (House of Trastámara)		1462 - 1463	He was the Ferdinand I grandson and thus also from the Trastámara House.
Peter IV of Portugal (House of Aviz)		1463 – 1466	He was the greatgrandson ofPeter III.
René I (House of Valois-Anjou)		1466 – 1472	He was the grandson ofJohn the Hunter. He was also theCount of Provence.
After theCatalan Civil War, theHouse of Trastámara was restituted as tenants of the Count of Barcelona title and thus sovereigns of the Principality of Catalonia.
John II the Faithless or the Just		1472 – 20 January 1479	He was the brother of Alphonse IV. The Catalans confronted him during theCatalan Civil War and afterward reinstated him as Count of Barcelona.
Ferdinand II		20 January 1479 – 23 January 1516	He was the son ofJohn II.
Joanna		23 January 1516 – 12 April 1555	She was the daughter ofFerdinand II. Her rule was nominal as it was his son Charles who co-ruler.

Name	Portrait	Reign	Notes
Charles I (emperor)		14 March 1516 – 12 April 1555 (as regent) 12 April 1555 – 16 January 1556 (as sole ruler)	He was the son ofQueen Joanna andPhilip I of Castile. Till the death of her mother, in 1555, he was regent but the de facto ruler. From 155 to 1556, he was the sole ruler. As he was not the Count (till her mother died) and had good relations with Catalan authorities, they awarded him the title of Prince of Catalonia.[24]
Philip I		16 January 1556 – 13 September 1598	He was the son ofCharles I.
Philip II		13 September 1598 – 31 March 1621	He was the son ofPhilip I.
Philip III		31 March 1621 – 1641	He was the son ofPhilip II. He wanted to reduce the Catalan sovereignties, and the Catalan authorities confronted him during theReapers' War. The title of Count of Barcelona was transferred by theCatalan Courts to the House of Bourbon in France.
Louis I (Louis XIII of France) 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643		1641–1643	During theReapers' War, theStates-General (Braços Generals) of thePrincipality of Catalonia on 21 January 1641 declared the French king Louis XIII Count of Barcelona as Louis I.[25][26]
Louis II (Louis XIV of France) 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715		1643–1652 and 1697	He inherits the title of Count of Barcelona from his father during theReapers' War. In 1652 he renounces the title in favor of Philip III in exchange for theRoussillon.
Philip III		1641 – 17 September 1665	He was the son ofPhilip II. He was reinstated as Count of Barcelona.
Charles II		17 September 1665 – 1 November 1700	He was the son ofPhilip III. In 1697 theDuke of Vendôme briefly re-conquers Catalan capital city ofBarcelona, and Louis XIV was reinstated as Count of Barcelona for some months. On January 9, 1698, Catalonia is returned to Charles II after signing theTreaty of Rijswijk.
Philip IV		1700 – 1705	Philip was a great-grandson ofPhilip III, and Charles was a cousin of the same king.Charles II's testament in favor of the former destabilized Western Europe because it meant too much power for theKingdom of France. The rest of the European powers tried to impose another pretender to theCrown of Spain: theArchduke Charles of Austria. The Catalans were caught in the middle of this major conflict: theSpanish Succession War. They initially supported Philip but afterward shifted their allegiance towardsArchduke Charles, who was committed to maintaining thecomposite monarchy system and thus respect theCatalan Constitutions. In 1714, Philip owned the Spanish possessions of the Habsburgs.
Charles III		1705 – 1714

In 1714, Catalonia, which had backed theHabsburg pretender to the Spanish crownArchduke Charles of Austria, was defeated in theWar of the Spanish Succession by theBourbon forces supportingPhilip of Anjou's claim to the Spanish crown. Through theNueva Planta decrees, the new Bourbon king of SpainPhilip V abolished theCatalan Constitutions and merged theCrown of Aragon and theCrown of Castile to form theKingdom of Spain. ThePrincipality of Catalonia became another province and thus the title of the Count of Barcelona was emptied of real political power.

Since then, the numbering of the Counts of Barcelona, which had followed that of the Crown of Aragon, followed that of the former Crown of Castille. That is the reason whyPhilip of Anjou was called by the Catalan authorities 'Felip IV' in 1702 but called himself 'Felipe V' when he seized the title of the Count of Barcelona in 1714, after defeating the Habsburg pretender and his Catalan backers.

In 1808Charles IV and his sonFerdinand resign from theirCrown of Spain titles and transfer them toEmperor Napoleon, who kept for himself the title of Count of Barcelona. By 1812, once he had full military control over thePrincipality of Catalonia, he separated it from the Crown of Spain and annexed it to theFrench Empire.

Name	Portrait	Reign	Notes
Napoleon I, Emperor		1808–1813	Napoleon annexed Catalonia to the French Empire as4 new departments. In 1813, after much fighting, it was returned to Spain.

After theNapoleonic Wars, Barcelona returned to Spanish domain. During the2nd Spanish Republic andFrancoist Dictatorship the Bourbons remained in exile and retained their dynastic titles, including 'Count of Barcelona'.Although on 26 July 1947, Spain was declared a kingdom, no monarch was designated until 1969, when Franco established Juan Carlos of Bourbon as his official heir-apparent. With the death of Franco on 20 November 1975,Juan Carlos became the King of Spain.

Name	Portrait	Reign	Notes
John III (Juan III)		1977–1993	claimed the title from 1941; officially granted by his sonJuan Carlos I as a courtesy in exchange for renouncing his claim to the Spanish throne

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• Històries de Catalunya: L'origen dels comtats catalans. (Catalan).
• "A Brief History of the Catalan Counties",Generalitat de Catalunya / Catalan Government.

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