CERDANYA Bernat

Abt 0960 - 1020  (60 years)

• Name	CERDANYA Bernat
  Birth	Abt 0960	Condado de Barcelona, Reino de los Francos
  Gender	Male
  Death	1020	Comté de Provence,Royaume de Bourgogne
  Notes	Bernat de Cerdanya, "Tallaferro" Comte de Besalú i Ripoli, was the son of Oliba II, "Cabreta" Comte de Cerdanya i Besalú, and his wife Ermengarda. Ermengarda may have been Ermengarda de Empuriès, daughter of Count Gausbert of Empúries.[1][2][3] The County of Cerdanya was a predominantly Basque region under nominal control of the Moors since 731. The nearby County of Besalú was reconquered from the Moors by 785. Marriage & Children In 992, Bernat married a woman named Tota, who was also referred to as Azalat or Adalet. A gift on 27 Mar 1000 at the Church of Santa Maria del Castell de Besaulú refers in Latin to Bernardus comes et uxori mee…Tota que vocant Azalatz - and a charter of 1004/1005 refers to Bernardus...chomes et uxori se Tota que vocant Adalez, chomitissa. [1] There have been earlier suggestions that Bernat's wife could potentially have been "Adelaide" a daughter of William I of Provence - on which basis Bernat and his children were connected to Adelaide a daughter of Guillaume de Provence. That is not supported in the primary sources for Bernat [1] - and the suggestion in Bernat's Wikipedia page also now questions the connection. [3] The dates for Guillaume de Provence and his wife are also inconsistent. Profiles have been revised accordingly. Bernat and Tota had eight children: [1] Guillem, succeeded his father as Guillem II, Comte de Bésalu i Ripoli. Guifré. Adelaida. Garsenda. Costanza. Asenrico. Hug(o). Berenguer Will & Death Chronicles record that Bernat drowned during a crossing of the Rhône River in Provence in 1020.[3] A charter dated 13 OCT 1020 published his will.[4] He was succeeded by their eldest son Guillem. [1] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families. Hosted online by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG), accessed 2025, Comtes de Besalú. ↑ Wikipedia:Miró_II_of_Cerdanya. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Wikipedia:Bernard_I,_Count_of_Besalú. ↑ Mundó, Anscari M. Diplomatari i Escrits Literaris de l´Abat i Bisbe Oliba (Barcelona, 1992) p. 99, No. 65.
  Person ID	I59677	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	CERDANYA Oliba,   b. Abt 0920   d. 0988, Monte Cassino, Italia (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	AMPURIAS Ermengarde,   b. Abt 0940
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F26499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	UNKNOWN Tota,   b. Abt 0965, Comtat de Besalú d. Aft 13 Oct 1020, Comtat de Besalú (Age > 55 years)
  Marriage	0992
  Children	1. BESALÚ Garsenda,   b. 0981, Besalú, Comtat de Barcelona d. Aft 1068 (Age ~ 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026