County of Besalú
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The County of Besalú was a medieval Catalan county centered on the town of Besalú in northeastern Iberia, notable for its strategic location and role in the early formation of Catalonia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| County of Besalú canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
historic Catalan county ⓘ medieval county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
County of Cerdanya
ⓘ
Old County of Empúries ⓘ
surface form:
County of Empúries
County of Girona ⓘ Osona ⓘ
surface form:
County of Osona
|
| capital | Besalú ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Carolingian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Empire
|
| currency | denier ⓘ |
| endTime | 12th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | County of Barcelona ⓘ |
| follows |
Carolingian County of Barcelona
ⓘ
surface form:
Carolingian frontier counties
|
| governmentType | feudal county ⓘ |
| hasCenter | town of Besalú ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Jewish quarter of Besalú
ⓘ
Romanesque bridge of Besalú ⓘ |
| hasStrategicLocation | yes ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Catalonia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of Carolingian frontier polity
ⓘ
important in consolidation of Catalan counties ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Catalan ⓘ
surface form:
Old Catalan
|
| legalSystem | feudal law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northeastern Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
present-day Catalonia ⓘ present-day Spain ⓘ |
| mergedInto | County of Barcelona ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Bernard I of Besalú
ⓘ
Oliba Cabreta ⓘ Wilfred the Hairy ⓘ |
| overlord |
Carolingian dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Carolingian kings
King of Aragon ⓘ
surface form:
Kings of Aragon
|
| partOf |
Marca Hispanica
ⓘ
Old Catalonia ⓘ |
| presentIn | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution |
Sant Joan de les Abadesses
ⓘ
surface form:
monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses
monastery of Sant Pere de Besalú ⓘ |
| roleIn | early formation of Catalonia ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty |
House of Barcelona
ⓘ
local comital line of Besalú ⓘ |
| startTime | 9th century ⓘ |
| todayWithin |
Autonomous community of Catalonia
ⓘ
surface form:
autonomous community of Catalonia
Province of Girona ⓘ
surface form:
province of Girona
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.