Almodis of La Marche
Almodis of La Marche | |
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Ramon Berenguer I and his wife, Almodis de la Marche, counting out 2,000 ounces of gold coins as payment to William Raymond and Adelaide, count and countess of Cerdagne, in return for their rights over Carcassonne in 1067. | |
| Born | c. 1020 |
| Died | 1071 (aged 50–51) |
| Noble family | House of Marche |
| Spouses | Hugh V of Lusignan Pons of Toulouse Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona |
| Issue | With Hugh Hugh VI of Lusignan Jordan de Lusignan Méllisende With Pons William IV of Toulouse Raymond IV of Toulouse Hugh Almodis With Ramon Berenguer Ramon II Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona Agnes Sancha |
| Father | Bernard I, Count of Marche |
| Mother | Amélie |
Almodis de la Marche (c. 1020 – 16 October 1071) was a French noble famed for her marriages. She and her third husband, Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona, with whom she committed double bigamy in 1053, were excommunicated by the Pope. Almodis played an active political role during her marriage to Ramon Berenguer I, acting as his co-ruler in legal and diplomatic affairs.