Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona

Ramon Berenguer IV
Ramon Berenguer IV
	Statue of Ramon Berenguer IV in Parque del Buen Retiro, Madrid
Count of Barcelona
Reign	19 August 1131 – 6 August 1162
Predecessor	Ramon Berenguer III
Successor	Petronilla
Consort of the Aragonese monarch
Tenure	1150 – 1162
Born	c. 1114; Barcelona
Died	6 August 1162 (aged 48–49); Borgo San Dalmazzo, Piedmont, Italy
Burial	Santa Maria de Ripoll
Spouse	Petronilla of Aragon
Issue	Infante Peter; Alfonso II of Aragon; Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Provence; Dulce, Queen of Portugal; Sancho, Count of Provence; Ramon, Archbishop of Narbonne (ill.);
House	Barcelona
Father	Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona
Mother	Douce I, Countess of Provence
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Ramon Berenguer IV (Catalan pronunciation: [rəˈmom bəɾəŋˈɡe]; c. 1114^[1] – 6 August 1162, Anglicized Raymond Berengar IV), sometimes called the Saint, was the count of Barcelona and the consort of Aragon^[2]^[3] who brought about the union of the County of Barcelona with the Kingdom of Aragon to form the Crown of Aragon.

^ Emmerson, Richard K. (2013). Key Figures in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 553. ISBN 978-1136775192.
^ O'Callaghan, Joseph F. (2013-04-15). A History of Medieval Spain. Cornell University Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-8014-6872-8. Ramiro delivered the kingdom of Aragon to Ramon Berenguer IV, who promised to respect the laws and privileges of the people. In deference to his father-in-law and in acknowledgment of his own status as a prince-consort, he did not assume the royal title, but called himself simply Prince of Aragon.
^ Earenfight, Theresa (2012-02-24). The King's Other Body: Maria of Castile and the Crown of Aragon. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-8122-0183-3. Shortly after the marriage, Ramiro retired to a monastery and Ramon Berenguer acknowledged his status in Aragón not as king but as prince-consort. Due to her youth, however, Petronila ruled more in name than in fact (she and Ramon were not formally married until 1150).