# Berengar the Wise

_Spanish noble_

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> Berengar, called the Wise (Catalan: Berenguer el Savi, Latin: Berengarius Sapiens), was the duke or count of Toulouse (814–835) and duke (or margrave) of Septimania (832–835). He held the County of Barcelona concomitantly with Septimania.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 790 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q763220#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Girona ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q763220#P19))
- **Died:** 835 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q763220#P570))
- **Occupation:** count ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q763220#P106))
- **Positions held:** Count of Barcelona (0832–0835); Count of Roussillon (0832–0835); Count of Empúries (0832–0835); Prince of Gothia (0832–0835); Count of Razès (0832–0835); count of Toulouse (0816–0835); count of Pallars (0816–0833); Count of Ribagorza (0816–0833) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q763220#P39))

## About

Berengar was a member of the family of the Unrochids. He was the son of Unruoch II of Friuli and Ingeltrude and brother of Eberhard. His nephew was the Holy Roman Emperor Berengar.

In 814, Louis the Pious installed Berengar as Count of Toulouse in succession to Raymond Raphinel who had been appointed by Charlemagne. He was also a councillor of Pepin I of Aquitaine in 816. In 819, he and Guerin, Count of Auvergne, fought against the usurping Duke of Gascony, Lupo III Centule. Berengar appears as a missus dominicus of Louis in May 825 and then in 827 in the six counties of Rheims, Soissons, Senlis, Beauvais, Laon, and Catolonis and the four bishoprics of Amiens, Cambrai, Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, and Noviomacensem.

In November 831, Pepin revolted against his father, with Berengar advising him not to rebel, but with Bernard of Septimania inciting him. In the beginning of 832, Louis the Pious began campaigning against his rebellious son.  Berengar, loyal to the Emperor, attacked the domains of Bernard, taking Roussillon (with Vallespir), Razès, and Conflent. On 2 February, Berengar had already reached Elna. Finally, in the autumn of the same year, successive victories by the imperial forces compelled Pepin and Bernard to appear before the Emperor (October) to plead for peace.  Pepin was dispossessed of his kingdom and sent, as a prisoner, to Trier. His territories were given to Charles the Bald, youngest son of the Emperor. Bernard was accused of infidelity and dispossessed of all his lands in Septimania and Gothia; they were given to Berengar. Gaucelm, Bernard's brother, was also dispossessed of the majority of his lands, but for a…

## Questions

**When was Berengar the Wise born?**  
Berengar the Wise was born on 790 in Girona.

**What positions has Berengar the Wise held?**  
Positions held by Berengar the Wise include: Count of Barcelona (0832–0835); Count of Roussillon (0832–0835); Count of Empúries (0832–0835); Prince of Gothia (0832–0835); Count of Razès (0832–0835).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Berengar the Wise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berengar_the_Wise) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q763220](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q763220) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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