Raymond (Ramon) Berengar II Towhead Count of Barcelona [8408] 24
- Born: 1053 or 1054
- Marriage: Mahalta (Maud) of Apulia [63769]
- Died: 5 Dec 1082 at age 29
 General Notes:
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal07709
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Berenguer_II,_Count_of_Barcelona
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_of_Barcelona
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded: Count of Barcelona, 1076. Count of Barcelona 1076-1082
He succeeded his father, Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona, as co-ruler with his twin brother, Berenguer Ramon, in 1075.
The twins failed to agree and divided their possessions between them, against the will of their late father. Ramon Berenguer the Towhead, so called because of the thickness and colour of his hair, was killed while hunting in the woods in 1082. His brother, who went on to become the sole ruler of Catalonia, was credited by popular opinion of having orchestrated this murder. Berenguer Ramon the Fratricide was later succeeded by Ramon Berenguer's son, Ramon Berenguer III.
Raymond married Mahalta (Maud) of Apulia [63769] [MRIN: 3458], daughter of Robert of Apulia Guiscard Duke of Apulia [7526] and Sikelgaita (Sichelgaita) Lombard princess [63967]. (Mahalta (Maud) of Apulia [63769] was born about 1059 and died 1111 or 1112.)
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