Miró of Cerdanya and I of Besalú

• Preferred Name: Miró of Cerdanya and I of Besalú^{[1] [2] [3]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• FSID: LTY7-N46
  
• Clan Name: with note: Description: Casa de Barcelona
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Count of Besalu ... Conde de BesalúBET 920 AND 927
  
• Death: OCT 927 in Spain at LATI: N0.43 LONG: E4
  
• Birth: ABT 888 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain at LATI: N1.3874 LONG: E0.1736
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Count of Cerdanya ... Conde de CerdañaBET 897 AND 927
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir%C3%B3_II_de_Cerda%C3%B1a
  
  Miró II of Cerdanya and I of Besalú (878?–927), was count of Cerdanya from 897 to 927 and of Besalú from 920 to 927. The lands he controlled lay in the eastern Pyrenees.
  
  He was the son of Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona, from whom he inherited the county of Cerdanya. His brother Sunifred received the county of Urgell, and his brothers Wilfred II Borrell and Sunyer I received the county of Barcelona. After the death of his uncle, Radulf of Besalú, in 920, he inherited the county of Besalú.[1] His sister, Hemmo (Emma), became abbess of the Monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses in Ripollès founded by their father.
  
  Miro continued the work of his father, contributing to the ecclesiastical restoration of the pagus of Berga.
  
  He and Ava of Cerdanya had four sons :
  . Sunifred II of Cerdanya (915–968), who received the county of Cerdanya from his father, and became count of Besalú after his brother's death
  . Wilfred II of Besalú (d. 957), who received the county of Besalú from his father
  . Miró III of Cerdanya (d. 984), who became count of Cerdayna and Besalú after Sunifred's death
  . Oliba Cabreta (920–990), who received both counties as well as that of Ripoll
  
  Also, his relationship with Virgilia of Empúries, daughter of Dela, count of Empúries, produced (among others):
  . Guifred
  . Gotruda of Cerdanya (c. 920 – c. 963), married Lope I of Pallars (Wolf Pillars)
  . Cilixona who married Ajalbert,
  . Guilinda
  . Sesenanda
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CATALAN%20NOBILITY.htm#OlivaIICerdanyaA as of 8/4/2016
  MIRÓ [II] "el Joven" de Barcelona, son of GUIFRÉ [I] "el Velloso/the Hairy" Comte de Barcelona i Giron
  
  === Comte de Cerdagne; ===
  Comte de Cerdagne;
  
  === SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 S ===
  SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO69) P.12, 14; THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.52, 55;
  
  === #Générale# Comte de Besalu et de Cerdagn ===
  #Générale# Comte de Besalu et de Cerdagne.
  
  === #Générale# Comte de Besalu et de Cerdag ===
  #Générale# Comte de Besalu et de Cerdagne.
  
  === Miró II 'el Jove', comte de Cerdanya ===
  Miró II 'el Jove', comte de Cerdanya
  Also Known As:
  "El Joven", "Miro The Younger"
  Birthdate:
  estimated between 854 and 914
  Death:
  October 927
  Immediate Family:
  Son of Guifré I el Pilós, XI comte de Barcelona and Guinidilda de Ampurias
  Husband of Ava, comtessa consort de Cerdanya
  Partner of Virgília
  Father of Sunifred II, comte de Cerdanya; Miró II Bonfill, comte de Besalú; Oliba Cabreta I, comte de Cerdanya; Guifré II, comte de Besalú; Fredeburga, abadessa de Sant Joan de Ripoll and 1 other
  Brother of Sunyer I, XIII comte de Barcelona; Guifré II Borrell, comte de Barcelona; Emma, abadessa de Ripoll Sant Joan; Radulf, bisbe d'Urgell; Absa. Ermessenda de Barcelona and 5 others
  Occupation:
  Conde de Barcelona, Berga, Besalú, Berga e Besalu, Comte, de Besalù, de Cerdagne, Count of Cerdanya
  
  === d. Miron ou
  d. Mir,
  
  f. 928
  
  1 Conde de ===
  d. Miron ou
  d. Mir,
  
  f. 928
  
  1 Conde de Sardenha.
  
  === Miro was Count of Cerdana, 907-914, per ===
  Miro was Count of Cerdana, 907-914, per Lindemas; looks to AEM as if a generation is missing here.
  
  === Note: count in Ampurias and Besalu van C ===
  Note: count in Ampurias and Besalu van Cerdana 907-914
  
  === Profession : Comte de Besalu et de Cerda ===
  Profession : Comte de Besalu et de Cerdagne.
  
  === DATE 3 MAY 2000 TYPE Book AUTH Stuart, R ===
  DATE 3 MAY 2000 TYPE Book AUTH Stuart, Roderick W. PERI Royalty for Commoners EDTN 3d PUBL Genealogical Publishing co., Inc, Baltimore, MD (1998) ISB 0-8063-1561-X TEXT 347-37 DATE 17 MAY 2000
  
  === Source: RC 347. Count of Cerdagne and Be ===
  Source: RC 347. Count of Cerdagne and Besalu.
  
  === Gf. v. Cerdagne, urk. 907-914 ===
  Gf. v. Cerdagne, urk. 907-914
  
  === !#552-v3-t137; !#552-v2-t68; ===
  !#552-v3-t137; !#552-v2-t68;
  
  === Name Prefix: Count Name Suffix: Name Prefix: Count Name Suffix: Of Besalu Custom Field:<_FA#> COUNT de CERDAGNE

1. Goltregoda of Cerdaña, b. aproximadamente 0886 in Espanha     d. aproximadamente 0935 in Espanha

• m. 915

1. Oliba "Cabreta" DE CERDANYA Compte de Cerdanya i Besalú, b. ABT 920 in la Cerdanya, Girona, Catalonia, España     d. ABT 990 in Cassino, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

1. Title: Wikipedia - Miro II de Barcelona
   Author: Taylor, Nathaniel L. "An Early Catalonian Charter in the Houghton Library from the Joan Gili Collection of Medieval Catalonian Manuscripts" (PDF). Harvard Library Bulletin.
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miró_II_of_Cerdanya;
   Note: Miró II of Cerdanya and I of Besalú (878?–927), was count of Cerdanya from 897 to 927 and of Besalú from 920 to 927. The lands he controlled lay in the eastern Pyrenees. He was the son of Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona, from whom he inherited the county of Cerdanya. His brother Sunifred received the county of Urgell, and his brothers Wilfred II Borrell and Sunyer I received the county of Barcelona. After the death of his uncle, Radulf of Besalú, in 920, he inherited the county of Besalú.[1] His sister, Hemmo (Emma), became abbess of the Monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses in Ripollès founded by their father. Miro continued the work of his father, contributing to the ecclesiastical restoration of the pagus of Berga. He and Ava of Cerdanya had four sons: Sunifred II of Cerdanya (915–968), who received the county of Cerdanya from his father, and became count of Besalú after his brother's death Wilfred II of Besalú (d. 957), who received the county of Besalú from his father Miró III of Cerdanya (d. 984), who became count of Cerdayna and Besalú after Sunifred's death Oliba Cabreta (920–990), who received both counties as well as that of Ripoll Also, his relationship with Virgilia of Empúries, daughter of Dela, count of Empúries, produced (among others): Guifred Gotruda of Cerdanya (c. 920 – c. 963), married Lope I of Pallars (Wolf Pillars) Cilixona who married Ajalbert, Guilinda Sesenanda
   
2. Title: Geni.com profile
   Publication: Name: https://www.geni.com/people/Mir%C3%B3-II-el-Jove-comte-de-Cerdanya/6000000000437050264?through=6000000001744871718;
   
3. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
   Note: MIRÓ [II] "el Joven" de Barcelona, son of GUIFRÉ [I] "el Velloso/the Hairy" Comte de Barcelona i Girona & his wife Guinidilda --- (-Oct 927, bur Ripoll Monastery). The Gesta Comitum Barcinonensium names (in order) "Radulfum, Guiffredum, Mironem et Suniarium" as the four sons of "Guiffredus Pilosus comes" & his wife, Miró succeeding his father in Barcelona[869]. He succeeded as Comte de Cerdanya, Conflent i Berga. It is unclear whether he succeeded his father in [897] or his paternal uncle after 18 Feb 899. A charter dated 18 Feb 899 confirms the possessions of "domna Hemmone habbatissa" in "comitatu Cerdaniensis in valle Petrariense in villa…Stegale", in the presence of "Mirone comite et judices Recosindo Bladino", the document specifying the exclusion of "ipsa hereditatem de Domna Windilde cometissa condam…in villa…Provenca…qui sunt de Recosindo"[870]. It is unclear whether "Mirone comite" in this document is the son of Guifré [I] or his uncle. Comte de Besalú 913. A charter dated 16 May 914 records the allegiance of the inhabitants of San Juan, Ogasa, Surroca and Caballera del valle de Ripoll to the abbess of Ripoll Sant Joan, in the presence of "Mirone et Suniario comites et marchiones, Ermemiro et Unifredo vicecomites"[871]. The testament of "Miro", dated 13 Jun "anno XXVIII regnante Karolo rege" (variously interpreted as 921 or 926, depending on how the reign of Charles III "le Simple" King of the West Franks is calculated), names "sorore mea Hemmoni abbatissa, seu Unifredo vicecomite fideli meo et consanguinea mea Gilesinda, et filio suo Remesario vicecomite fideli meo…sorore mea Ermesinda…filio meo Wischafredo…filia mea Guilindo…filia mea Chixilone…filia mea Goltregoto…filia mea Sesenanda" and "uxori mea Ava", also referring (but not naming) "filios meos legitimos"[872]. The Chronicon alterum Rivipullense records the death in 928 of “Miro com. filius Wilfredi com.”[873]. The Gesta Comitum Barcinonensium records that "Miro comes" died in 929 and was buried "in ecclesia Rivipolli"[874]. m AVA, daughter of --- (-[955/26 Feb 961], bur Santa Maria de Ripoll). "Rotrudes femina et filias meas…et Vuibertus et uxor mea Goudovara et Emmo" sold property "in comitatu Helenense in Valle-Asperi…alode…Costogia" to "Avane comitissa et filio tuo Holibano" by charter dated 1 Jun 936[875]. The testament of "Miro", dated 13 Jun "anno XXVIII regnante Karolo rege", names "uxori mea Ava" and refers to (but does not name) "filios meos legitimos"[876]. “La condesa Ava y sus hijos Seniofredo, Wifredo, Oliba y Miron subdiacono” donated “alodio en Armancius que habia comprado el conde Miron” to Ripoll by charter dated 15 Apr 938[877]. “Ava comitissa et filiis meis Seniofredus comes et Wifredus comes et Olibra comes et Miro levita” donated property to Cuxà, for the sins of “Mironi comitis genitori condam nostro”, by charter dated 1 Jul 941[878]. “Ava...comitissa” donated donated property to Cuxà, for the souls of “senioris mei domni Mironis comitis”, by charter dated 30 Dec 961, subscribed by “...Isarnus vicecomes, Wanalgaude vicecomes...”[879]. A charter dated 26 Feb 961 records the donation made by the executors of Ava to Ripoll[880]. Mistress (1): VIGILIA, daughter of ---. Bofarull names "Virgilia" as mistress of Comte Miró but does not cite the primary source which records her name[881]. Bofarull suggests that she was Vigilia de Empúries, daughter of Dela [I] Comte de Empúries & his wife Cixilona de Barcelona (-957). He cites a document dated 23 Apr 983 which records judgment at the castle of Besalú in a dispute concerning property acquired by "conde Dela" from the Jews which he bequeathed to "su hija la abadesa Raulo", who donated it to Santa Maria de Ripoll "en sufragio de…su nepote Suniefredo Comite" and naming "su hermana Virgilia"[882]. He identifies "Suniefredo Comite" with "Seniofredo…hijo de la espuria Chixilone casada con Ajalberto" (see below), although it is not clear from the text how he makes this connection, especially as he cites no other source which names the latter "Seniofredo" as "comes". Miró [II] & his wife, Ava, had four children: 1. SENIOFREDO [II] de Cerdanya ([900/10]-[30 Oct 966/967], bur San Miguel de Cuixà Monastery). 2. GUIFRÉ [II] de Cerdanya (-murdered Besalú [Nov/Dec] [957/62], bur Santa Maria de Ripoll). 3. OLIBA [II] "Cabreta" de Cerdanya (-[988/90]). 4. MIRÓ [III] de Cerdanya (-984, bur Ripoll Monastery). Miró [II] had five children by Mistress, Vigilia. (1): 5. GUISCAFREDO . 6. GUILINDA. 7. CIXILONA. 8. GOTRUDA (-[956/63]). 9. SESENANDA.