Wilfred The Hairy
Wilfred or Wifred, called the Hairy, was Count of Urgell. Cerdanya (870–897), Barcelona, Girona, Besalú (878–897) and Ausona (886–897).
He was responsible for the repopulation of the long-depopulated no-man's land around Vic (the county of Ausona, a frontier between Christian and Muslim), the re-establishment of the bishopric of Vic and the foundation of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll, where he is buried.
Read more about Wilfred The Hairy: Historical Significance, Origins, Investiture, Intervention in Ausona, Ecclesiastical Reform, Carolingian Crisis, The Crisis and The Counts, Death, Succession, Wilfred and Catalonia, Appearance
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