Guiller II ( cat. Guillem II , isp. Guillermo II ) (killed at the end of 1017 or early 1018 ) - the last sovereign Count Ribagorsy (1011-1017 / 1018), a representative of the Ribagors dynasty .
Guilham II | |||||||
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cat Guillem II , isp. Guillermo II | |||||||
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Predecessor | Then yes | ||||||
Successor | Ribagors joined to the kingdom of Navarre | ||||||
Birth | |||||||
Death | 1017/1018 Val d'Aran | ||||||
Rod | Ribagor dynasty | ||||||
Father | Isarn I | ||||||
Mother | Garsenda | ||||||
Religion | Christianity |
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Biography
In Exile
Guilhem II was the only (illegitimate) son of Count Ribagorsa Isarn I , who died on February 25, 1003 in a battle with the Muslims under Albes . Because of his illegal origin, he was unable to seize the father’s inheritance, yielding the right to the throne of Ribagors to Countess Toda , the only surviving children of Count Ramon II to this time.
Guillam went to the county of Castile , where he received shelter at the court of his cousin, Count of Castile Sancho Garcia . However, having left Ribagorsu, Guillam continued to consider himself a contender for his father’s county, as evidenced by his use of the title “Count Ribagorsa” in the charters of that time.
The board of Countess Toda coincided with the time of intensifying the aggressive policy of the Cordoba caliphate against the Christian states of the Iberian Peninsula . In 1006, Hajib Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar made a successful march on Ribagorsu and captured the southern and central parts of the county. In the hands of Toda remained only the northern part of her possessions. The attempt of the countess to regain lost land by marriage with the Count of Pallars Sunyue I was not crowned with success: her husband died in 1010 or 1011, without attempting to return the areas seized by the Moors .
Further events in Ribagors are described in different ways. According to the testimony of most historical documents, Toda, for exactly unknown reasons, didn’t transfer power over Ribagors to her stepsons , the children of Sunnie from her first marriage, but in 1011 called Guilem from Castile and voluntarily gave him power over her remaining possessions. However, some chronicles report that Gilhem captured the county with the help of the Castilian troops provided to him by Count Sancho Garcia, and that the election of the new count, carried out under the pressure of the Castilians, was approved by the council of Ribagors nobles. Historians suggest that the active assistance that Guilhem II Count of Castile rendered was due to Sancho García’s desire to prevent the strengthening of the kingdom of Navarre in this region.
Board
The main efforts of Guilem II during his rule were aimed at preserving and strengthening those regions of his county that were not under the rule of Muslims. To this end, he issued a fairly large number of gift and immune charters to various settlements, churches and monasteries that were in his possession. Most of these documents were given by Guilham together with his relative, Count Palyars-Khussa Ramon III , which testifies to the significant influence that he had on the Count Ribagorsy. Historical sources, until the very end of the rule of Guilhem II, do not provide any details about the Count’s military activities, but historians suggest that there were clashes between Ribagoreans and the Moors, but they were ineffectual. At the same time, the chronicles testify to the great military successes of King Navarre Sancho III the Great , who by April 1017 was able to win back from the Muslims most of the Ribagors county occupied by those in 1006. About whether Sancho III returned these lands to Count Guilhem, historical sources say nothing.
The exact date of death of Count Ribagos Guilhem II is unknown. The last dated event of his life was the participation of Guilham in the enthronement of the new Bishop of Roda Borrel, held in Seo de Urzhel on November 24, 1017, during which the new bishop, with the consent of the Count Ribagorza, took an oath of allegiance to Bishop Urhel Ermengolu . Shortly thereafter (at the end of 1017 or the beginning of 1018), Count Ribagorsy made a trip to Val d'Aran , during which he was killed by unidentified persons under unexplained circumstances so far.
Fighting for the inheritance of Count Guilhem
It is not known whether Guilm II was married and whether he had children. After the death of Guilhem, the closest of his relatives was the Major, the granddaughter of Count Ribagorsy Ramon II [1] and the wife of Count Pallars-Hussy Ramon III, who was proclaimed by the meeting of the Ribagors nobility to the new governor of the county. However, she and her husband did not manage to get real power in the county, as King of Navarre Sancho III the Great declared his rights to Ribagorsu, referring to the right to own this county as a legacy of his wife, Muniadona Sanchez , great-granddaughter of Count Ramon II [2] . Under the threat of war with Navarre, in 1018 the local nobility recognized the new rulers Ribagors Muniadonna and King Sancho III, after which the county became part of the kingdom of Navarre.
Notes
- ↑ The Major was the daughter of Ava Ribagors and Count of Castilla Garcia Fernandez .
- ↑ Muniadonna was the daughter of the Count of Castile Sancho Garcia.
Literature
- Martínez Díez G. Sancho III el Mayor: rey de Pamplona, Rex Ibericus . - Marcian Pons Historia, 2007. - P. 81-89. - 258 p. - ISBN 978-8496467777 .
Links
- Guillem II de Ribagorça (English) . l'Enciclopédia. The circulation date is January 3, 2010. Archived April 14, 2012.
- Aragonese nobility (English) . Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. The date of circulation is January 3, 2010. Archived April 12, 2012.
- County of Ribagorça (English) . l'Enciclopédia. The circulation date is January 3, 2010. Archived April 14, 2012.