Count Ramon Berenguer III of Provence
- Born: Cir 1158
- Died: 5 Apr 1181 aged about 23
General Notes:
the count of Cerdanya (1162\endash 1168), as Peter, and count of Provence (1173\endash 1181). He received Cerdanya, including Carcassonne and Narbonne, on his father's death, but relinquished it to his younger brother Sancho in 1168. He never did govern his inherited territories. In 1173, his elder brother, Alfonso, granted him Provence.
In 1176, he joined Sancho in conquering Nice from Genoa. He then ventured to war with the lords of Languedoc and the count of Toulouse. He was assassinated on 5 April 1181 by the men of Adhemar of Murviel near Montpellier. Provence passed to his brother Sancho.
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