Douce I of Provence, Countess of Provence

Female 1090 - 1127  (~ 37 years)


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  • Name Douce I of Provence 
    Suffix Countess of Provence 
    Born ca 1090  Provence, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1127 
    Notes 
    • Wikipedia
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douce_I,_Countess_of_Provence

      She was the daughter of Gilbert I of Gévaudan and Gerberga of Provence and wife of Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona. In 1112, she inherited the county of Provence through her mother. She married Ramon Berenguer at Arles on 3 February that year.

      In 1113, Douce ceded her rights in Provence, Gévaudan, and the viscounty of Millau to her husband. According to a once prevailing opinion, "Provençal troubadours ... entered Catalonia at the time" and even the Catalan language was imported from Provence. It was the beginning of a great scheme to unite various lands on both sides of the Pyrenees.

      In reality the marriage gave the House of Barcelona extensive interests in southern France and put it in conflict with the Counts of Toulouse, with whom a partition of Provence was signed in 1125, shortly before Douce's death. Her death inaugurated a period of instability in Provence. A branch of the House of Barcelona was set up to rule, but a disputed succession opened up wars between 1144 through 1162, which terminated in Provençal victory.

      Her children with Ramon Berenguer were:

      1. Almodis, married Ponce de Cervera

      2. Berenguela (1116-1149), married Alfonso VII of Castile

      3. Ramon Berenguer (1113-1162), Count of Barcelona

      4. Berenguer Ramon (c. 1115-1144), Count of Provence

    Person ID I36110  Master File
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2016 

    Family Ramon Berenguer, III of Barcelona, Count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona , and Count of Provence,   b. 11 Nov 1082, Rodez, Toulouse, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1131, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Children 
     1. Berenguela (Berengaria) of Barcelona, Queen of Castille, León and Galicia,   b. ca 1116, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1149, Palencia, Castile and León, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 33 years)
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2016 
    Family ID F14890  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart