Berenguer Ramon II
count of Barcelona
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Ramon Berenguer II was the count of Barcelona who co-reigned with his twin brother, Berenguer Ramon II, from 1076 to 1082. They continued their father's policies of strengthening defenses and repopulating conquered lands. Ramon Berenguer II was murdered in 1082, likely by his brother, who then became known as "the Fratricide". Berenguer Ramon II, as the sole ruler, reconquered the Tarragona area and participated in civil wars among Spanish Muslims. He reigned until 1097 and then went on a crusade to Jerusalem, where he died.1
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