Siege of Barcelona (801)

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The Siege of Barcelona (801) was a Frankish-led military campaign in which forces under Louis the Pious captured Barcelona from Muslim control, helping establish Carolingian dominance in the region that became the Marca Hispanica.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Reconquista
military campaign
siege
commandedBy Louis the Pious on behalf of Charlemagne
conflictIn 9th century
9th century in Spain
reign of Charlemagne
followedBy Frankish consolidation of the Marca Hispanica
hasAlternativeName Frankish siege of Barcelona (800–801) NERFINISHED
hasBelligerent Carolingian Empire NERFINISHED
Emirate of Córdoba NERFINISHED
Frankish Empire NERFINISHED
hasCommander Bera, Count of Barcelona NERFINISHED
Louis I, King of Aquitaine NERFINISHED
Louis the Pious NERFINISHED
hasEndDate 801
hasEndYear 801
hasHistoricalRegion Catalonia NERFINISHED
hasLocation Al-Andalus NERFINISHED
Barcelona NERFINISHED
County of Barcelona NERFINISHED
Hispania NERFINISHED
Marca Hispanica NERFINISHED
hasOutcome Frankish victory
capture of Barcelona by the Franks
hasParentEvent Carolingian expansion into the Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED
Frankish–Umayyad conflicts NERFINISHED
hasReligionOfAttackers Christianity GENERATED
hasReligionOfDefenders Islam GENERATED
hasSignificance helped establish a buffer zone between the Carolingian Empire and Al-Andalus
laid foundations for the later Principality of Catalonia
secured a major stronghold south of the Pyrenees for the Franks
hasStartDate 800
hasTerritorialChange Barcelona transferred from Emirate of Córdoba to Carolingian Empire
isKeyEventIn early history of Catalonia
expansion of Frankish influence in northeastern Iberia
opposedBy Muslim garrison of Barcelona NERFINISHED
forces of the Emirate of Córdoba
partOf formation of the Spanish March
precededBy Battle of Roncevaux Pass NERFINISHED
resultedIn creation of the County of Barcelona as a Carolingian county
end of Muslim control of Barcelona
establishment of Carolingian rule in Barcelona
integration of Barcelona into the Marca Hispanica
tookPlaceIn Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED

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Marca Hispanica significantEvent Siege of Barcelona (801)
this entity surface form: Frankish conquest of Barcelona
Marca Hispanica significantEvent Siege of Barcelona (801)
Carolingian County of Barcelona inceptionEvent Siege of Barcelona (801)
this entity surface form: Frankish conquest of Barcelona