Bello of Carcassonne
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Bello was Count of Carcassonne from 790 until his death. He was the founder of the Bellonid Dynasty
of Carcassonne and Razes which reached its apex in Wilfred the Hairy
, progenitor of the House of Barcelona
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It is not known who Bello married (possibly Olivia di Urgel) but several children have been suggested for him:
Bellonid Dynasty
The Bellonids , sometimes called the Bellonid Dynasty, were the counts descendant of the Goth Belló who ruled in Carcassonne, Urgel, Cerdanya, Conflent, Barcelona, and numerous other Catalan and Septimanian counties and marches in the 9th century and whose most famous grandson was Wilfred the...
of Carcassonne and Razes which reached its apex in Wilfred the Hairy
Wilfred the Hairy
Wilfred or Wifred, called the Hairy, was Count of Urgell , Cerdanya , Barcelona , Girona , Besalú , and Ausona ....
, progenitor of the House of Barcelona
House of Barcelona
The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 . From the male part they descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy...
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It is not known who Bello married (possibly Olivia di Urgel) but several children have been suggested for him:
- GuisclafredGuisclafred of CarcassonneGuisclafred was the Count of Carcassonne from 810. He was the eldest son and successor of Bello of Carcassonne. His brothers were Sunyer I of Ampurias, Sunifred I of Barcelona, and Oliba I of Carcassonne....
, his successor in Carcassonne - Sunifred I, Count of BarcelonaSunifred I, Count of BarcelonaSunifred was the count of many Catalan and Septimanian counties; including Ausona, Besalú, Girona, Narbonne, Agde, Béziers, Lodève, Melgueil, Cerdanya, Urgell, Conflent, and Nîmes; and Count of Barcelona from 844 to 848....
- Oliba IOliba I of CarcassonneOliba I of Carcassonne was a count of Carcassonne in the 9th century.He was the son of Bello of Carcassonne, and brother of Sunifred I of Barcelona...
, Count of Razes - Sunyer I of AmpuriasSunyer I of AmpuriasSunyer I was count of Empúries and Roussillon from 834 to 841.He was the son of Count Belló I of Carcassonne....
, Count of Empúries