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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frankish conquest of Barcelona | 2 |
| Siege of Barcelona (801) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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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Frankish conquest of Barcelona
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Frankish conquest of Barcelona