County of Empúries

The county Empúries, in Catalan Comtat d' Roses ( in Spanish also called Ampurias ) was one of the historic " Catalan counties ", which established the Franks in the Spanish market. Their territory corresponded largely to the present-day region Peralada around the city Empúries. It corresponds to the northern part of the historical comarca Empordà.

After Franks had conquered the region 785, and Empúries Peralada came under the rule of the Counts of Girona. To 813 was Roses ( with Peralada ) was a separate county, the first Earl Ermangar here. He and his immediate successors were probably Visigoths. 817 Empúries was combined with the county Rosselló, to which it then belonged mostly to 989.

989 were divided again Roussillon and Empuries, the Graf dynasty ruled until 1325, when Count Hug VI. the County to Count Peter IV of Ribagorça against the barony Pego and the two cities Xaló and Laguar, all in the Kingdom of Valencia, exchanged. Peter IV exchanged Empúries 1341 again against Prades. Since then Empúries was an appanage of the Crown of Aragon.

Counts of Empúries

  • Ermengar, 813-817
  • Gauzhelm of Roussillon, 817-832
  • Berengar of Toulouse, 832-835
  • Sunyer I, 835-841 and 844-848
  • William of Septimania, 848-850
  • Isembart, 850-852
  • Odalric, 852-858
  • Humphrey, 858-862
  • Sunyer II, 862-915
  • Delaware, co-regent 862-894
  • Gausbert, 915-931
  • Bencion, co-regent 915-916
  • Gausfred I. ( Ampurias ), 931-989
  • Hug I., 989/91-1040
  • Ponç I., 1040-1078 ( handed Perelada as viscounty his son Berengar )
  • Hug II, 1078-1116
  • Ponç II (also Ponç Hug I. ), 1116-1154
  • Hug III. , 1154-1173
  • Ponç III. , 1173-1200
  • Ponç Hug d' Entença (also Ponç Hug II ), co-regent from 1173 to 1175
  • Hug IV, 1200-1230
  • Ponç IV (also Ponç Hug III. ), 1230-1269
  • Hug V., 1269-1277
  • Ponç V. (also Ponç Hug IV ), from 1277 to 1313, also Viscount of Bas
  • Ponç VI. (also Ponç Hug V. Malgauli ), 1313-1322, also Viscount of Bas
  • Marquesa, 1322-1327
  • Hug VI. , 1322-1325

House Barcelona, 1st line

  • Pedro IV of Ribagorça, 1325-1341, Count of Prades
  • Ramon Berenguer I, 1341-1364, Count of Prades
  • John I, 1364-1386, whose son
  • Pedro II, 1386-1387, since 1336 when Pedro IV King of Aragon,
  • John I, 1387-1398, 2nd time
  • John II, 1398-1401, whose son
  • Peter III. , 1401-1402
  • Joan of Rocaberti and Fenollet, his widow

The county falls back to the Crown

House Barcelona, 2nd line

  • Martin I., 1402, since 1395 King of Aragon
  • Maria de Luna, his wife, 1402-1407
  • Martin I., 1407-1407, 2nd time

House Trastamara

  • Fernando I, 1410-1416, king of Aragón and
  • Alfonso V, 1416-1436, king of Aragón and
  • Enrique I., 1436-1445, Count of Alburquerque
  • Alfonso V., 1445-1458 as regent for Henry II
  • Enrique de Aragón ( † 1522 ), el Infante de la Fortuna, 31 Conde de Ampurias, 1476 1st Duque de Segorbe

The title Conde de Ampurias now inherited as the title Duke of Segorbe or Duke of Medinaceli; current Duchess of Medinaceli is:

  • Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba ( * 1917 ), 18th Duquesa de Medinaceli, 17-18. Duquesa de Alcalá de los Gazules, 3 Duquesa de Denia, 3 Duquesa de Tarifa, 15./18. Duquesa de Camiña, 13th Duquesa de Ciudad Real, 1958-1969 18th Duquesa de Feria, 1958-1969 18th Duquesa de Segorbe, 1958-1969 8 Duquesa de Santisteban del Puerto 52 Condesa de Ampurias

She joined in 1969 the title of Duque de Segorbe and 1987 the title of Conde de Ampurias to her son from:

  • Ignacino de Medina y Fernández de Córdoba ( * 1947 ), 1969 19th Duque de Segorbe, 1987 53 Conde de Ampurias
  • Catalan history
  • Historical territory (Spain )
  • Graf ( Empúries )
Sarcophagus Berengar the Wise Isembard, Count of Autun House of Barcelona House of Trastámara Duke of Alburquerque Duke of Feria
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