Count Ramon Berenguer II of Barcelona
- Born: Cir 1054
- Marriage (1): Mahalta of Apulia
- Died: 5 Dec 1082 aged about 28
 General Notes:
Count of Barcelona from 1076 until his death. He ruled jointly with his twin brother, Berenguer Ramon II.
He succeeded his father, Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona, as co-ruler with his twin brother, Berenguer Ramon, in 1075.
The twins failed to agree and divided their possessions between them, against the will of their late father. Ramon Berenguer the Towhead, so called because of the thickness and colour of his hair, was killed while hunting in the woods in 1082. His brother, who went on to become the sole ruler of Catalonia, was credited by popular opinion of having orchestrated this murder.
Ramon married Mahalta of Apulia, daughter of Duke Robert Guiscard of Apulia and Calabria and Sikelgaita. (Mahalta of Apulia was born circa 1059 and died circa 1111.)
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