Artau I, Count of Pallars Sobirà
Artau I (
Count of Pallars Sobirà from 1049 until his death in or around 1081.[a] His reign was characterised by ceaseless wars and litigations with his more powerful cousin and neighbour Raymond IV of Pallars Jussà
.
Artau was the second son of
Bishop of Urgell
; and William. She and Artau could also have been the parents of daughter named Maria.
In relation to his military operations both defensive and offensive directed against the county of Pallars Jussà, Artau constructed several new
King of Aragon.[6]
At the same time this Artau, whether father or son, came to an agreement with the king over a prior dispute.
Artau was a patron of the monastery of Santa Maria de Gerri. In a surviving pre-1070 charter dated to 18 June, Artau donated property to Santa Maria. In September 1050 he and Constance made a donation;[c] on 22 June 1059 he and Lucia; and he and Lucia again on 22 April 1068. Two further donations, of 8 July 1081 and 13 April 1082, throw into question the date of Artau's death and the succession of his son; the second donation was witnessed by another Artau, but this may be Artau III. Artau II was using the comital title as early as 1080.[d]
Notes
- ^ Artaus sometimes referred to himself as "margrave", as in comes et marchio (count and margrave) in a charter of 1059.[citation needed]
- ^ Before 27 January 1058, "Artau I, count of Pallars Sobirà promised Ramón Berenguer I and Almodis, counts of Barcelona, that he would take LLúcia, sister of Almodis, as his wive and would give her six castles and their territories and rights two of which, Senterada and Toralla, would be under the suzerainty of the counts of Barcelona."(translation)[1] Kosto suggests that Lucia was the daughter of Raymond Berengar I.[2]
- ^ This donation was Cuberes.[3]
- ^ A charter of 8 August names Artallus comes [...] Neilonza comitissa, which is not Artau I[citation needed]
References
- ^ Baiges, Feliu & Salrach 2010, Doc 30, pp. 191–193.
- ^ a b Kosto 2001, p. 174.
- ^ a b Kosto 2001, p. 213.
- ^ Kosto 2001, p. 138.
- ^ a b Kosto 2001, p. 139.
- ^ Kosto 2001, p. 140.
Bibliography
- Baiges, Ignasi J.; Feliu, Gaspar; Salrach, Josep M. (2010). Els pergamins de l'Arxiu Comptal de Barcelona, de Ramon Berenguer II a Ramon Berenguer IV (PDF) (in Catalan). Vol. I. Coordinators. Barcelona: Fundació Noguera. ISBN 978-84-9779-959-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- Kosto, Adam J. (2001). Making Agreements in Medieval Catalonia: Power, Order, and the Written Word, 1000–1200. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780511496530.
- Puig i Ferreté, I. M., ed. (1991), El Monestir de Santa Maria de Gerri (segles XI-XV) Collecció Diplomática, vol. II, Barcelona: Institut d'Estudis Catalans, ISBN 84-7283-193-0