Bernat de Rocafort
Bernat de Rocafort | |
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| Birth name | Bernat de Rocafort |
| Other name | Berenguer de Rocafort |
| Born | 1271 |
| Died | 1309 (aged 37–38) |
| Service years | c. 1303–1309 |
| Unit | Catalan Company |
| Commands | Leader (1307–1309) |
| Known for | Leadership of the Catalan Company |
Bernat de Rocafort (also known as Berenguer de Rocafort; 1271–1309) was a mercenary commander and the third leader of the Catalan Company during its campaigns in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Initially a vassal of Frederick III of Sicily in Calabria, he joined the Company around 1303 and rose to prominence after the assassination of its commander, Roger de Flor. Elected leader in 1305, Rocafort consolidated control over the Company, recruited Turkish mercenaries, and directed its operations across Thrace and Macedonia. Accounts of Rocafort's final actions differ. Historian Donald Nicol records that he lost the confidence of his men and was replaced, while other sources state that he was arrested in 1309, handed to Robert I of Naples, and died in prison at Aversa.