Ermengol IX
Ermengol IX | |
|---|---|
| Count of Urgell | |
Tomb effigy in The Cloisters. | |
| Reign | 1243 |
| Born | c. 1235 County of Urgell, Catalonia |
| Died | 1243 (aged 8) Balaguer, Lleida |
| Family | House of Cabrera |
| Father | Ponce I, Count of Urgell |
| Mother | María Girón |
Ermengol IX (c. 1235 – 1243) was a medieval Catalan nobleman. After his father's death in 1243, the eight-year-old boy succeeded as Count of Urgell. However, he, too died during the same year, a situation in which he was the only Count of Urgell to die during his early years. The son of Ponce I of Urgell and María Girón, he was buried in the Church of Santa Maria de Farfaña.