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{{short description|Title held by the ruler of Barcelona and the Principality of Catalonia, 9th–18th century}}
{{History of Catalonia}}
The '''count of Barcelona''' ({{langx|ca|comte de Barcelona}}, {{langx|es|conde de Barcelona}}, {{langx|fr|comte de Barcelone}}, {{Langx|la|comes Barcinonensis}}) was the ruler of the [[County of Barcelona]] and also, by extension and according with the [[Usages of Barcelona|Usages]] and [[Catalan constitutions]], of the [[Principality of Catalonia]] as [[Prince#Prince as generic for ruler|prince]] (sovereign) for much of [[History of Catalonia|Catalan history]], from the 9th century until the 18th century. After 1162, with [[Alfonso II of Aragon|Alfonso II of Aragon and I of Barcelona]], the title of count of Barcelona was united with that of [[king of Aragon]], and after the 16th century, with that of [[king of Spain]].

==History==
[[File:Comtats catalans s. VIII-XII.svg|thumb|left|Catalan counties between 9th and 12th centuries]]
The Emperor [[Charlemagne]] conquered the area north of the river [[Ebro]] and [[Siege of Barcelona (801)|captured the city of Barcelona in 801]]. He then organized these lands, historiographically known as the ''[[Marca Hispanica]]'', into various counties, one of which was the [[County of Barcelona]], with the city of [[Barcelona]] as its capital. The Count of Barcelona, usually holding other counties simultaneously, eventually obtained primacy over the region. As the County became hereditary in one family, the bond of the Counts to their Frankish overlords loosened, especially after the [[Capetian dynasty]] supplanted the [[Carolingian]]s.

In 1150, [[Raymond Berengar IV, Count of Barcelona|Count Raymond Berengar IV]] married Queen [[Petronilla of Aragon]]. Their son [[Alfonso II of Aragon|Alfonso]] succeeded as Count and also as [[King of Aragon]], establishing the [[Crown of Aragon]]. In the [[Treaty of Corbeil (1258)]], King [[Louis IX of France]] relinquished France's historical claim to the County. In 1516, Queen [[Joanna of Castile]] also  succeeded in Catalonia and Aragon, forming the [[Habsburg Spain|Monarchy of Spain]]. The title of Count of Barcelona remained one of the many [[List of titles and honours of the Spanish Crown|hereditary titles of the Spanish monarchy]].

In the 20th century, the title regained some prominence when [[Juan de Borbón]], the exiled heir to the Spanish throne, adopted the title of Count of Barcelona. In doing so, he claimed a historical royal title without claiming to be the current king of Spain, especially after his son [[Juan Carlos of Spain|Juan Carlos]] became the prospective successor of the then-ruler of Spain, [[Francisco Franco]]. In 1977, after Juan Carlos had become king upon Franco's death in 1975, he officially awarded the comital title to his father, who had renounced his rights to the throne. Juan held that title until his death in 1993, when it reverted to Juan Carlos. Juan de Borbón's widow used the title Countess of Barcelona until her death in 2000.

==List of counts of Barcelona==

===Non-dynastic (appointed by the rulers of the [[Carolingian Empire]]), 801&ndash;878===

During this period, the County of Barcelona was one of many Counties at the [[March (territory)|March]] located in the Eastern Pyrenees and known as [[Marca Hispanica|Gothia or Marca Hispanica]]. The Counts of this March were appointed by the Carolingian authorities.

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|'''[[Bera, Count of Barcelona|Bera]]'''|| ||801&ndash;820||son of [[William of Gellone]], also Count of Razès and Conflent (790&ndash;820), Girona, Besalú, Ausona (812/817&ndash;820), deposed.
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|'''[[Rampó, Count of Barcelona|Rampon]]'''<br>(Rampó)|| ||820&ndash;826||also Count of Girona and Besalú
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|'''[[Bernard of Septimania|Bernard I]]'''<br>(Bernat I)|| ||826&ndash;832||son of [[William of Gellone]], also margrave of [[Septimania]] (834&ndash;835) and Imperial Chamberlain (829&ndash;830), deposed.
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|'''[[Berenguer of Toulouse, Count of Barcelona|Berenguer]]'''|| ||832&ndash;835||also [[Count of Toulouse]].
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|'''[[Bernard of Septimania|Bernard I]]'''<br>(Bernat I)|| ||836&ndash;844||restored, executed on orders of [[Charles the Bald]].
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|'''[[Sunifred, Count of Barcelona|Sunifred]]'''|| ||844&ndash;848||son or son-in-law of [[Bello of Carcassonne|Belló of Carcassonne]], also Count of Ausona, Besalú, Girona, Narbonne, Agde, Béziers, Lodève, Melgueil, Cerdanya, Urgell, Conflent and Nîmes.
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|'''[[William of Septimania|William]]'''<br>(Guillem)|| ||848&ndash;850||son of Bernard I, also Count of Toulouse (844&ndash;850), rebelled and was killed.
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|'''[[Aleran]]'''|| ||850&ndash;852||also Count of Empúries and Roussillon and Margrave of [[Septimania]].
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|'''[[Odalric, Count of Barcelona|Odalric]]'''|| ||852&ndash;858||son of [[Hunfrid, Margrave of Istria]], also Count of Girona, Roussillon, Empúries and Margrave of Septimania.
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|'''[[Humfrid, Count of Barcelona|Humfrid]]'''|| ||858&ndash;864||son of [[Hunfrid II, Duke of Rhaetia]], also Count of Girona, Empúries, Roussillon, and Narbonne and Margrave of Gothia.
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|'''[[Bernard of Gothia|Bernard II]]'''<br>(Bernat II)|| ||865&ndash;878||son of [[Bernard of Poitiers]] also Count of Girona and Margrave of Gothia and Septimania, rebelled.
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===House of Sunifred ([[Bellonids]]), 878&ndash;1162===
The crisis of the Carolingian Empire, incapable of attending to the requests for help against the Moorish attacks coming from the Catalan counts, resulted in a disconnection between them and the Carolingian central power far North. The County of Barcelona became a hereditary title.

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|'''[[Wilfred the Hairy|Wilfred I the Hairy]]'''<br>878&nbsp;–897||[[File:Estatuas Plaza de Oriente Madrid 19 (16569217757).jpg|100px]]||c.840<br>[[Girona]]<br>''Disputed filiation''||Guinidilda<br/>877<br>10 children||897<br>[[Tremp]]<br>aged 46–47
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|'''[[Wilfred II Borrel|Wilfred II Borrell I]]'''<br>897&nbsp;–26 April 911||[[File:Wifred II of Barcelona.jpg|100px]]||c.874<br>[[Girona]]<br> First son of [[Wilfred the Hairy|Wilfred I]]<br/>and Guinidilda||Garsenda<br/>898<br>1 child||26 April 911<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>aged 36–37
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|'''[[Sunyer, Count of Barcelona|Sunyer]]'''<br>26 April 911&nbsp;–947||[[File:Rotlle-genealogic-sunifred-I-de-barcelona.jpg|100px]]||c.890<br>[[Girona]]<br> Sixth son of [[Wilfred the Hairy|Wilfred I]] <br/>and Guinidilda||Aimilda<br/>914<br>1 child<br/><br/>Richilde<br/>925<br/>5 children||15 October 950<br>[[Lagrasse]]<br>aged 59–60
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|'''[[Miro, Count of Barcelona|Miro I]]'''<br/>947&nbsp;–966||[[File:Rotlle-genealogic-mir-I-de-barcelona.jpg|100px]]||c.926<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>Second son of [[Sunyer, Count of Barcelona|Sunyer]] <br/>and Richilde||''Unmarried''||966<br>aged 39–40
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|'''[[Borrell II, Count of Barcelona|Borrell II]]'''<br/>947&nbsp;–992<br/>''(joint rule 947-966)''||[[File:Rotlle-genealogic-borrell-II-de-barcelona.jpg|100px]]||c.927<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>Third son of [[Sunyer, Count of Barcelona|Sunyer]] <br/>and Richilde||Luitgarde<br/>968<br/>5 children||992<br>aged 64–65
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|'''[[Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Borrell]]'''<br/>988&nbsp;–8 September 1017<br/>''(joint rule 988&ndash;992)''||[[File:Rotlle-genealogic-ramon-borrell-I-de-barcelona.jpg|100px]]||26 May 972<br>[[Girona]]<br>Son of [[Borrell II, Count of Barcelona|Borrell II]] <br/>and Luitgarde||[[Ermesinde of Carcassonne]]<br/>993<br/>2 children||8 September 1017<br/>[[Barcelona]]<br>aged 45
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|'''[[Ermesinde of Carcassonne]]'''<br/>''(regent 1017&ndash;1021, 1035&ndash;1039)''||[[File:Ermesenda de Carcasona.jpg|100px]]||972<br>[[Carcassonne]]<br>Daughter of [[Roger I of Carcassonne]] <br/>and Adelaide of Melgueil||[[Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona|Ramon I Borrell III]]<br/>993<br/>2 children||1 March 1058<br/>[[Sant Quirze de Besora]]<br>aged 85–86
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|'''[[Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona|Berenguer Ramon I the Crooked]]'''<br/>8 September 1017&nbsp;–31 March 1035<br/>''(under regency of [[Ermesinde of Carcassonne]] 1017&ndash;1021)''||[[File:Berenguer Ramon I. BarcelonskýPergamen Poblet.jpg|100px]]||1004<br>Son of [[Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Borrell]] <br/>and [[Ermesinde of Carcassonne]]||Sancha of Castile<br/>1021<br/>2 children<br/><br/>Guisla of Lluçá<br/>1027<br/>3 children||31 March 1035<br/>[[Barcelona]]<br>aged 30–31
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|'''[[Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer I the Old]]'''<br/>31 March 1035&nbsp;–26 June 1076<br/>''(under regency of [[Ermesinde of Carcassonne]] 1035&ndash;1039)''||[[File:Raimundo Berengário I de Barcelona1.jpg|100px]]||1023<br>[[Girona]]<br>Son of [[Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona|Berenguer Ramon I]]<br/>and Sancha of Castile||Élisabeth de Nîmes<br/>1039<br/>3 children<br/><br/>Blanche de Narbonne<br/>16 March 1051<br/><small>''(annulled 1052)''</small><br/>no children<br/><br/>[[Almodis de La Marche]]<br/>1056<br/>[[Barcelona]]<br/><small>''(together since 1052)''</small><br/>4 children||26 June 1076<br/>[[Barcelona]]<br>aged 52–53
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|'''[[Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer II the Towhead]]'''<br/>26 June 1076&nbsp;–6 December 1082||[[File:Ramon Berenguer II.jpg|100px]]||c.1053<br>[[Girona]]<br>First/Second son of [[Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer I]]<br/>and [[Almodis de La Marche]]||Mafalda of Apulia-Calabria<br/>1078<br/>[[Barcelona]]<br/>3 children||6 December 1082<br/>[[Sant Feliu de Buixalleu]]<br>aged 28–29
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|'''[[Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona|Berenguer Ramon II the Fratricide]]'''<br/>26 June 1076&nbsp;–1097<br/>''(joint rule 1076&ndash;1082)''||||c.1053<br>First/Second son of [[Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer I]]<br/>and [[Almodis de La Marche]]||''Unmarried''||1097<br/>[[Jerusalem]]<br>aged 43–44
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|'''[[Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer III the Great]]'''<br/>6 December 1082&nbsp;–19 July 1131<br/>''(joint rule 1082&ndash;1097)''||[[File:Berenguer el Gran P1210429.jpg|100px]]||11 November 1082<br>[[Rodez]]<br>Son of [[Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer II]]<br/>and Mafalda of Apulia-Calabria||María Díaz de Vívar<br/>1103<br/>2 children<br/><br/>Almodis de Mortain<br/>1106<br/>no children<br/><br/>[[Douce I, Countess of Provence]]<br/>3 February 1112<br/>[[Arles]]<br/>7 children||19 July 1131<br/>[[Barcelona]]<br>aged 48
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|'''[[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer IV the Saint]]'''<br/>19 July 1131&nbsp;–6 August 1162||[[File:Ramón Berenguer IV.jpg|100px]]||c.1113<br>[[Barcelona]] or [[Rodez]]<br>Son of [[Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer III]]<br/>and [[Douce I, Countess of Provence]]||[[Petronilla of Aragon]]<br/>August 1150<br/>[[Lleida]]<br/>5 children||6 August 1162<br/>[[Borgo San Dalmazzo]]<br>aged 48–49
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[[File:Barcelona Cathedral Interior - Sepulchres of Ramón Berenguer I and Almodis.jpg|thumb|200px|Tomb of Count Ramon Berenger I (d. 1076).]]

===[[Jiménez dynasty]], 1162&ndash;1164===

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|'''[[Petronilla of Aragon|Petronilla]]'''<br>6 August 1162 – 18 July 1164||[[File:Peronella reina.jpg|100px]]||29 June 1136<br>[[Huesca]]<br>daughter of [[Ramiro II of Aragon]] and [[Agnes of Aquitaine, wife of Ramiro II of Aragon|Agnes of Aquitaine]]||[[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona]]<br/>August 1150<br/>[[Lleida]]<br/>5 children||15 October 1173<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>aged 37
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The succession of [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer IV]] and [[Petronilla of Aragon|Petronilla]] led to the creation of the [[Crown of Aragon]].

===[[House of Barcelona]], 1164–1410===

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|'''[[Alfonso II of Aragon|Alphonse I the Troubadour]]'''<br/>18 July 1164&nbsp;– 25 April 1196||[[File:Alifonso II d'Aragón.jpg|100px|Alfons I]]||1-25 March 1157<br>[[Huesca]]<br>son of [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona]] and [[Petronilla of Aragon]]||<small>''marriage agreement with<br/>[[Mafalda of Portugal (daughter of Afonso Henriques)|Mafalda of Portugal]] 1159-1162, not fulfilled''</small><br/><br/>[[Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon|Sancha of Castile]]<br>18 January 1174<br/>[[Zaragoza]]<br>7 children||25 April 1196<br>[[Perpignan]]<br>aged 44
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|'''[[Peter II of Aragon|Peter I the Catholic]]'''<br>25 April 1196&nbsp;– 13 September 1213||[[File:Pietro II d'Aragón.jpg|100px|Peter I]]||July 1178<br>[[Huesca]]<br>son of [[Alfonso II of Aragon|Alfons I]] and [[Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon|Sancha of Castile]]||[[Marie of Montpellier]]<br>15 June 1204<br>2 children||12 September 1213<br>[[Battle of Muret]]<br>aged 35
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|'''[[James I of Aragon|James I the Conqueror]]'''<br>13 September 1213&nbsp;– 27 July 1276||[[File:Jaume I Palma.jpg|100px|James I]]||2 February 1208<br>[[Montpellier]]<br>son of [[Peter II of Aragon|Peter I the Catholic]] and [[Marie of Montpellier]]||<small>''marriage agreement with<br/>[[Aurembiaix|Aurembiaix, Countess of Urgell]] 1209, not fulfilled''</small><br/><br/>[[Eleanor of Castile (1202-1244)|Eleanor of Castile]]<br>6 February 1221<br>[[Ágreda]]<br>1 child<br><br>[[Violant of Hungary]]<br>8 September 1235<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>10 children<br><br>[[Teresa Gil de Vidaure]] <br><small>''(lover, then wife)''</small><br>1255<br><small>''(uncanonical marriage, repudiated 1260)''</small><br>2 children||27 July 1276<br>[[Valencia]]<br>aged 68
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|'''[[Peter III of Aragon|Peter II the Great]]'''<br>27 July 1276&nbsp;– 2 November 1285||[[File:PedroIII.jpg|100px|Peter II]]||July or August 1240<br>[[Valencia]]<br>son of [[James I of Aragon|James I]] and [[Violant of Hungary]]||[[Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon|Constance of Sicily]]<br>13 June 1262<br>[[Montpellier]]<br>6 children||2 November 1285<br>[[Vilafranca del Penedès]]<br>aged 45
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|'''[[Alfonso III of Aragon|Alphonse II the Liberal]]'''<br>2 November 1285&nbsp;– 18 June 1291||[[File:Alifonso III d'Aragón.jpg|100px|Alfons II]]||4 November 1265<br>[[Valencia]]<br>son of [[Peter III of Aragon|Peter II]] and [[Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon|Constance of Sicily]]|| [[Eleanor of England (1269-1298)|Eleanor of England]]<br>15 August 1290 <br><small>''(by proxy and not consummated; death of the groom during bride's way to Aragon)''</small>||18 June 1291<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>aged 27
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|'''[[James II of Aragon|James II the Fair]]'''<br>18 June 1291&nbsp;– 2 November 1327||[[File:Chaime II d'Aragón.jpg|100px|James II]]||10 August 1267<br>[[Valencia]]<br>son of [[Peter III of Aragon|Peter II]] and [[Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon|Constance of Sicily]]||[[Isabella of Castile, Duchess of Brittany|Isabella of Castile]]<br>1 December 1291<br>[[Soria]]<br>No children<br><br>[[Blanche of Anjou]]<br>29 October or 1 November 1295<br>[[Vilabertran]]<br>10 children<br><br>[[Marie of Lusignan, Queen of Aragon|Marie de Lusignan]]<br>15 June 1315 <small>''(by proxy)''</small><br>[[Nicosia]]<br>27 November 1315 <small>''(in person)''</small><br>[[Girona]]<br>No children<br><br>[[Elisenda de Montcada]]<br>25 December 1322<br>[[Tarragona]]<br>No children||5 November 1327<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>aged 60
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|'''[[Alfonso IV of Aragon|Alphonse III the Kind]]'''<br>2 November 1327&nbsp;– 24 January 1336||[[File:Alifonso IV d'Aragón.jpg|100px|Alfons III]]||2 November 1299<br>[[Naples]]<br>son of [[James II of Aragon]] and [[Blanche of Anjou]]||[[Teresa d'Entença]]<br>1314<br>[[Lleida|Lerida]]<br>7 children<br><br>[[Eleanor of Castile (1307–1359)|Eleanor of Castile]]<br>5 February 1329<br>[[Tarazona]]<br>2 children||27 January 1336<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>aged 37
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|'''[[Peter IV of Aragon|Peter III the Ceremonious]]'''<br>24 January 1336&nbsp;– 5 January 1387||[[File:Pietro IV d'Aragón.jpg|100px|Peter III]]||5 October 1319<br>[[Balaguer]]<br>son of [[Alfonso IV of Aragon|Alphonse III]] and [[Teresa d'Entença]]||[[Maria of Navarre]]<br>25 July 1337<br>[[Zaragoza]]<br>2 children<br><br>[[Leonor of Portugal (1328-1348)|Leonor of Portugal]]<br>14 or 15 November 1347<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>No children<br><br>[[Eleanor of Sicily]]<br>27 August 1349<br>[[Valencia]]<br>4 children<br/><br/>[[Sibila of Fortia]]<br>11 October 1377<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>3 children||5 January 1387<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>aged 68
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|'''[[John I of Aragon|John the Hunter]]'''<br>5 January 1387&nbsp;– 19 May 1396||[[File:Chuan I d'Aragón.jpg|100px|John I]]||27 December 1350<br>[[Perpignan]]<br>son of [[Peter IV of Aragon|Peter III]] and [[Eleanor of Sicily]]||<small>''marriage agreement with <br/>[[Joan of France (1351–1371)|Jeanne-Blanche of France]] 1370-1371, not fulfilled''</small><br/><br/>[[Martha of Armagnac]]<br>24 June 1373<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>5 children<br><br>[[Violant of Bar]]<br>2 February 1380<br>[[Perpignan]]<br>7 children||19 May 1396<br>[[Empordà|Foixà]]<br>aged 46
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|'''[[Martin the Humanist]]'''<br>19 May 1396&nbsp;– 31 May 1410||[[File:Martín I de Aragón.jpg|100px|Martí I]]||1356<br>[[Girona]]<br>son of [[Peter IV of Aragon|Peter III]] and [[Eleanor of Sicily]]||[[Maria de Luna]]<br>13 June 1372<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>4 children<br><br>[[Margaret of Prades]]<br>17 September 1409<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>No children||31 May 1410<br>[[Barcelona]]<br>aged 54
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=== [[House of Trastamara]] 1412-1462  ===

Martin died without legitimate descendants (''[[interregnum]]'' 31 May 1410&nbsp;– 24 June 1412). By the [[Compromise of Caspe]] of 1412 the County of Barcelona and the rest of the dominions of the [[Crown of Aragon]] passed to a branch of the [[House of Trastamara]].

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|'''[[Ferdinand I of Aragon|Ferdinand I the Honest]]'''||[[File:Ferran d'Antequera al retaule Sancho de Rojas (detall).jpg|100px]]||3 September 1412 – 2 April 1416||He was the nephew of Martin I and the first Count of Barcelona of the House of Trastámara.
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|'''[[Alfonso V of Aragon|Alphonse IV the Magnanimous]]'''||[[File:Alfonso-V-el-Magnanimo.jpg|100px]]||2 April 1416 – 27 June 1458|| He was the son of Ferdinand I.
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|'''[[John II of Aragon|John II the Faithless or the Just]]'''||[[File:John II of Aragon.png|100px]]||27 June 1458 – 1462||He was the brother of Alphonse IV. The Catalans confronted him during the [[Catalan Civil War]] and in 1462 transferred the title of count to another Trastamara House pretender|-
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=== [[Catalan Civil War]] 1462-1472  ===

During the [[Catalan Civil War]] the Catalan authorities transferred the title of Count of Barcelona to a succession of 3 foreign sovereigns.

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|'''[[Henry IV of Castile|Henry I the Impotent]]'''||[[File:Henry IV of Castile ruled 1454-1474.jpg|100px]]||1462 - 1463||He was the Ferdinand I grandson and thus also from the Trastámara House.
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|'''[[Peter, Constable of Portugal|Peter IV of Portugal]]'''||[[File:Huguet-RetauleCondestable-7244 (cropped).jpg|100px]]||1463 – 1466|| He was the greatgrandson of [[Peter IV of Aragon|Peter III]].
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|'''[[René of Anjou|René I]]'''||[[File:Le Roi René.PNG|100px]]||1466 – 1472||He was the grandson of [[John I of Aragon|John the Hunter]]. He was also the [[List of rulers of Provence|Count of Provence]].-
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=== [[House of Trastamara]] (reinstated) 1472-1555 ===

After the [[Catalan Civil War]], the [[House of Trastamara]] was restituted as tenants of the Count of Barcelona title and thus sovereigns of the Principality of Catalonia.

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|'''[[John II of Aragon|John II the Faithless or the Just]]'''||[[File:John II of Aragon.png|100px]]||1472 – 20 January 1479||He was the brother of Alphonse IV. The Catalans confronted him during the [[Catalan Civil War]] and afterward reinstated him as Count of Barcelona.
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|'''[[Ferdinand II of Aragon|Ferdinand II]]'''||[[File:Michel Sittow 004.jpg|100px]]||20 January 1479 – 23 January 1516||He was the son of [[John II of Aragon|John II]].
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|'''[[Joanna of Castile|Joanna]]'''||[[File:Juan de Flandes 003.jpg|100px]]||23 January 1516 – 12 April 1555||She was the daughter of [[Ferdinand II of Aragon|Ferdinand II]]. Her rule was nominal as it was her son Charles who was co-ruler.
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=== [[Habsburg Spain|House of Habsburg]] 1516-1641 ===

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|'''[[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles I (emperor)]]'''||[[File:Emperor charles v.png|100px]]||14 March 1516 – 12 April 1555 (as regent)<br />12 April 1555 – 16 January 1556 (as sole ruler)||He was the son of [[Joanna of Castile|Queen Joanna]] and [[Philip I of Castile]]. Till the death of his mother, in 1555, he was regent but the de facto ruler. From 1555 to 1556, he was the sole ruler. As he was not the Count (till her mother died) and had good relations with Catalan authorities, they awarded him the title of Prince of Catalonia.<ref>Testamento de Carlos V, {{ISBN|84-276-0606-0}}</ref>
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|'''[[Philip II of Spain|Philip I]]'''||[[File:Portrait of Philip II of Spain by Sofonisba Anguissola - 002b.jpg|100px]]||16 January 1556 – 13 September 1598||He was the son of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles I]].
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|'''[[Philip III of Spain|Philip II]]'''||[[File:Felipe III de España.jpg|100px]]||13 September 1598 – 31 March 1621||He was the son of [[Philip II of Spain|Philip I]].
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|'''[[Philip IV of Spain|Philip III]]'''||[[File:Philip IV of Spain - Velázquez 1644.jpg|100px]]||31 March 1621 – 1641||He was the son of [[Philip III of Spain|Philip II]]. He wanted to reduce the Catalan sovereignties, and the Catalan authorities confronted him during the [[Reapers' War]]. The title of Count of Barcelona was transferred by the [[Catalan Courts]] to the House of Bourbon in France.
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=== [[House of Bourbon]], 1641–1659 ===

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|'''[[Louis XIII|Louis I]]'''<br />(Louis XIII of France)<br />27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643||[[File:Louis XIII (de Champaigne).jpg|100px]] ||1641–1643||During the [[Reapers' War]], the [[Junta de Braços|States-General]] (''Braços Generals'') of the [[Principality of Catalonia]] on 21 January 1641 declared the French king Louis XIII Count of Barcelona as Louis I.<ref>Grau, Jaume. Pau Claris. Una vida amb misteris (in Catalan). Sàpiens [Barcelona], núm. 121, octubre 2012, p.54-57. {{ISSN|1695-2014}}</ref><ref>Gelderen, Martin van; Skinner, Quentin (2002). [https://books.google.com/books?id=H1ZgD7vlFLYC&pg=PA284 Republicanism: Volume 1, Republicanism and Constitutionalism in Early Modern Europe: A Shared European Heritage]. Cambridge University Press. p. 284. {{ISBN|978-1-139-43961-9}}</ref>
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|'''[[Louis XIV|Louis II]]'''<br />(Louis XIV of France)<br />5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715||[[File:Louis XIV by Juste d'Egmont.jpg|100px]] ||1643–1652 and 1697||He inherits the title of Count of Barcelona from his father during the [[Reapers' War]]. In 1652 he renounces the title in favor of [[Philip IV of Spain|Philip III]] in exchange for the [[Northern Catalonia|Roussillon]].
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=== [[Habsburg Spain|House of Habsburg]] (reinstated) 1659–1700 ===

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|'''[[Philip IV of Spain|Philip III]]'''||[[File:Philip IV of Spain - Velázquez 1644.jpg|100px]]||1659 – 17 September 1665||He was the son of [[Philip III of Spain|Philip II]]. He was reinstated as Count of Barcelona.
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|'''[[Charles II of Spain|Charles II]]'''||[[File:Carlos II de España, por Juan Carreño de Miranda (Museo del Prado).jpg|100px]]||17 September 1665 – 1 November 1700||He was the son of [[Philip IV of Spain|Philip III]].
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In 1697, French troops under the [[Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme|Duke of Vendôme]] captured Barcelona, and [[Louis XIV of France]] was reinstated as Count of Barcelona for some months. On 9 January 1698, Catalonia (including Barcelona) was returned to Charles II by the [[Peace of Ryswick]].

=== War of the Spanish Succession (1700–1714) ===
[[Charles II of Spain|Charles II]] named as his successor [[Philip V of Spain|Philip of Anjou]], a younger grandson of Louis XIV. The other European powers thought that meant too much power for France. They tried to impose another candidate as King of Spain: [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Archduke Charles of Austria]], in the [[War of the Spanish Succession]]. The Catalans were caught in the middle of this major conflict. They initially supported Philip, but then shifted their allegiance to Charles, who was committed to maintaining the [[composite monarchy]] system and thus respected the [[Catalan Constitutions]]. However, Philip won the war.
[[File:ConstitucionsCatalanesVolumIr.jpg|thumb|left|The first page of the [[Catalan Constitutions]] granted by [[Philip V of Spain|Philip IV, Count of Barcelona]] in 1704.]]

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|'''[[Philip V of Spain|Philip IV]]'''||[[File:Felipe V; Rey de España.jpg|100px]]||1700 – 1705||He was the great grandson of [[Philip IV of Spain|Philip III]].
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|'''[[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles III]]'''||[[File:Carles-III-de-Catalunya.jpg|100px]]||1705 – 1714||He was the son of [[Philip IV of Spain|Philip III]].
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=== [[House of Bourbon-Anjou|House of Bourbon (Spanish branch)]] 1714–1808 ===

[[File:Catalan Constitutions Philip IV.jpg|thumb|The first page of the [[Catalan constitutions]] mentioning [[Philip V of Spain]] as 'Felip IV' of Aragon, Count of Barcelona]]

In 1714, Catalonia, which had supported the Habsburg pretender to the Spanish throne, Archduke Charles of Austria, lost their war within the [[War of the Spanish Succession|Spanish war of Succession]] against the Bourbon pretender [[Philip V of Spain|Philip of Anjou]].

Through the [[Nueva Planta decrees]], Philip of Anjou as the new king of Spain [[Philip V of Spain|Philip V]] abolished the [[Catalan constitutions]] and dissolved the [[Crown of Aragon]] and merged its territories with the territories of the Crown of Castile to form the [[Kingdom of Spain]]. The [[Principality of Catalonia]] became another province and thus the title of Count of Barcelona was emptied of real political significance and power. Since then, the numbering of the Counts of Barcelona follows that of the [[Crown of Castille]]. That is the reason why Philip of Anjou was called by the Catalan Authorities 'Felip IV' in 1702 but called himself 'Felipe V' when he sized the title of Count of Barcelona in 1714, after winning the war against the Catalans.

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|'''[[Philip V of Spain|Philip V]]'''||[[File:Felipe V de España, Rey de.jpg|100px]]||1714 – 15 January 1724||He was the great grandson of [[Philip IV of Spain|Philip III]], previously referred as Philip IV.
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|'''[[Louis I of Spain|Louis I]]'''||[[File:Luis I, príncipe de Asturias2.jpg|100px]]||	15 January 1724 – 31 August 1724||He was the son of [[Philip V of Spain]].
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|'''[[Philip V of Spain|Philip V]] (second reign)'''||[[File:Felipe V de España, Rey de.jpg|100px]]||6 September 1724 – 9 July 1746|| Previously referred as Philip IV.
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|'''[[Ferdinand VI of Spain|Ferdinand VI]]'''||[[File:Fernando VI de España (Museo del Prado).jpg|100px]]||9 July 1746 – 10 August 1759||Son of [[Philip V of Spain|Philip V]].
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|'''[[Charles III of Spain|Charles III]]'''||[[File:Charles III of Spain high resolution.jpg|100px]]||10 August 1759 – 14 December 1788||Son of [[Philip V of Spain|Philip V]].
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|'''[[Charles IV of Spain|Charles IV]]'''||[[File:Carlos IV de rojo.jpg|100px]]||14 December 1788 – 19 March 1808||Son of [[Charles III of Spain|Charles III]].
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|'''[[Ferdinand VII of Spain|Ferdinand VII]]'''||[[File:Fernando VII - Vicente López.jpg|100px]]||19 March 1808 – 6 May 1808||Son of [[Charles IV of Spain|Charles IV]]. 
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=== [[House of Bonaparte]] 1808–1813 ===

In 1808 [[Charles IV of Spain|Charles IV]] and his son [[Ferdinand VII]] resign from their Crown of Spain titles and transfer them to Emperor [[Napoleon]], who kept for himself the title of Count of Barcelona. By 1812, once he had full military control over the [[Principality of Catalonia]], he separated it from the Crown of Spain and annexed it to the [[First French Empire|French Empire]].

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|'''[[Napoleon|Napoleon I, Emperor]]'''||[[File:Napoleon in Coronation Robes by François Gérard.jpg|100px]] ||1808–1813||Napoleon annexed Catalonia to the French Empire as [[French departments of Spain|4 new departments]].
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=== [[House of Bourbon-Anjou|House of Bourbon (restored)]] 1813–1868 ===

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|'''[[Ferdinand VII of Spain|Ferdinand VII]] (restored)'''||[[File:Fernando VII - Vicente López.jpg|100px]]||4 May 1814 – 29 September 1833||Son of [[Charles IV of Spain|Charles IV]].
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|'''[[Isabella II of Spain|Isabella II]]'''||[[File:Isabel de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias.jpg|100px]]||29 September 1833 – 30 September 1868||Daughter of [[Ferdinand VII of Spain|Ferdinand VII]].
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Isabella of Spain was deposed by a [[Glorious Revolution (Spain)|liberal revolution]] and went into exile.

[[File:Isabel II peseta 19524.jpg|frame|center|During Isabella's reign the last coinage from the [[Principality of Catalonia]] was minted]]

=== [[House of Savoy]] 1870–1873 ===
After a brief [[First Spanish Republic|Republican period]], the Spanish government offered the kingship and its accessory titles (including that of 'Count of Barcelona') to Amadeo [[Duke of Aosta]] and son of the king of Italy [[Victor Emmanuel II]].

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|'''[[Amadeo I of Spain|Amadeo I]]'''||[[File:Amadeo I de España cropped.jpg|100px]]||16 November 1870 – 11 February 1873||After a brief kingship Amadeo abdicated.
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=== [[House of Bourbon-Anjou|House of Bourbon (restored)]] 1874–1931 ===

A [[pronunciamiento]] deposed the Republican government that followed the abdication of [[Amadeo I of Spain|Amadeo I]] and restored the [[House of Bourbon|Bourbons]] as kings of Spain.

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|'''[[Alfonso XII]]'''||[[File:Alfons XII (cropped).JPG|100px]]||29 December 1874 – 25 November 1885||Son of [[Isabella II of Spain|Isabella II]].
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|'''[[Alfonso XIII]]'''||[[File:Rey Alfonso XIII de España, by Kaulak.jpg|100px]]||17 May 1886 – 14 April 1931||Son of [[Alfonso XII]].
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In the [[1931 Spanish local elections|12 April 1931 municipal elections]], the Republicans short of winning a majority of councilors overall, won a sweeping majority in major cities. These elections were perceived as a plebiscite on the monarchy, and the king left the country and the [[Second Spanish Republic]] was proclaimed on 14 April 1931.

=== [[House of Bourbon-Anjou|House of Bourbon (in exile)]] 1931–1975 ===
During the [[Second Spanish Republic|2nd Spanish Republic]] and [[Francoist Spain|Francoist Dictatorship]] the Bourbons remained in exile and retained their dynastic titles, including 'Count of Barcelona'.

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|'''[[Alfonso XIII]] (in exile)'''||[[File:Rey Alfonso XIII de España, by Kaulak.jpg|100px]]||14 April 1931 – 28 February 1941||The deposed and exiled king kept the Crown of Spain and its associated titles.
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|'''[[Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona|Juan, Count of Barcelona]]<br>(claimant in exile as Juan III)'''||[[File:J. de Borbón.jpg|100px]]||15 January 1941 – 22 November 1975||Son of [[Alfonso XIII]]. To assert his claim to the throne, after his father's death, he used the title of Count of Barcelona. 
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=== [[House of Bourbon-Anjou|House of Bourbon (restored)]] 1975 – present day ===
Although on 26 July 1947, Spain was declared a kingdom, no monarch was designated until 1969, when Franco established [[Juan Carlos I|Juan Carlos of Bourbon]] as his official heir. With the death of Franco on 20 November 1975, [[Juan Carlos I|Juan Carlos]] became the King of Spain.

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|'''[[Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona|Juan, Count of Barcelona]]<br>(Juan III)'''||[[File:J. de Borbón.jpg|100px]] ||1977 – 1993||In 1977 his son [[Juan Carlos I]] officially granted him the title of Count of Barcelona as a courtesy in exchange for renouncing his claim to the Spanish throne.
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|'''[[Juan Carlos I]]'''||[[File:Rey Juan Carlos 2013.jpg|100px]] ||22 November 1975 – 1977||Grandson of [[Alfonso XIII]].<br> Recovered the title of Count of Barcelona after his father's death. He abdicated in favor of his son [[Felipe VI|Felipe]].
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|'''[[Felipe VI]]'''||[[File:Daiga Mieriņa tiekas ar Spānijas karali - 53814974005 (cropped)-2.jpg|133x133px]]||19 June 2014 – Present|| Current King of Spain and Count of Barcelona (amongst other titles).
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==See also==
*[[List of Aragonese monarchs]]
*[[List of Spanish monarchs]]
*[[List of Viscounts of Barcelona]]

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