counts of Roussillon

Coat of arms of the counts of Roussillon (see also senyera).

This is a list of the counts of Roussillon, in Catalan Rosselló.

Carolingian counts

These counts were nominated by the Carolingian kings of France, of whom they were vassals.

• Gaucelm (812–832)

Hereafter, also counts of Barcelona.

• Berenguer of Toulouse (832–835)
• Bernat of Septimania (835–844)
• Sunifred I, also known as Sunyer, (844–848)
• Guillem (848–850)
• Aleran (850–852)
• Isembart (850–852)
• Odalric (852–858)
• Humfrid (858–864)
• Bernat of Gothia (865–878)

No longer counts of Barcelona.

• Miro the Elder (878–895)

Independent counts

These counts were also counts of Ampurias. By this time the counts were practically independent.

• Sunifred II (895–915)
• Bencion (915–916)
• Gausbert (915–931)
• Gausfred I, also known as Wilfred, (931–991)

The counts thereafter were no longer counts of Empúries.

• Giselbert I, also known as Guislabert, (991–1014)
• Gausfred II (1014–1074)
• Giselbert II (1074–1102)
• Girard I, also known as Guinard, (1102–1113)
• Gausfred III (1113–1164)
• Girard II (1164–1172)

The county subsumed with the Crown of Aragón. Later, briefly...

• Sancho (1209–1223), also count of Cerdanya
• Nuño Sancho (1223–1242), also count of Cerdanya

For subsequent counts of Roussillon (and Cerdagne), see Kingdom of Majorca.

Fictional counts

• A fictional Count of Roussillon, Bertram, is a principal character in William Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well.

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