Osona

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Osona (also, in the Early Middle Ages, Ausona) is one of the historical Catalan counties and the corresponding bishopric, whose territory was roughly the current comarca of Osona. Its capital was Vic.

Counts

Borrell 798-820
Rampó 820-825
Bernat of Septimania 825-826
Aissó/Guillemó (rebelds) 826-827
interregnum 827-879 (united to Barcelona)
Counts of Barcelona 879-939
Ermengol I of Osona 939-943
Counts of Barcelona 943-1035
Guillem I of Osona (son of the king Berenguer Ramón I) 1035-1054
Guisla de Lluça (vidow of the king) 1035-1054
Counts of Barcelona 1054-1107
Ximena (daughter of Ramón Berenguer III) 1107-? (until her death)
Counts of Barcelona until 1356
Bernat (III) of Cabrera 1356-1364
To crown 1364

The title come back to Cabrera before 1383, then was sold by Marquis of Aitona 1574, and 1772 by matrimonial liaison to dukes of Medinaceli.

There was also a vicecounty of Osona, that later changed his name to vicecounty of Cabrera.

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