House of Cabrera

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Cabrera-Urgell coat of arms
Sanctuary of Cabrera near Santa Maria de Corcó.

The House of Cabrera was an important Catalan dynasty. It began to rule in the , which would be called , as well as the Viscounty of Àger, the Sicilian County of Modica and the County of Urgell.

Origin[]

The dynasty has its origins in the Castle of Cabrera (Castell de Cabrera) at L'Esquirol, a village included now in the municipality of Santa Maria de Corcó, in the natural comarca known as , Osona. The first documented ruler is in 1002. His son married , daughter of the Viscount of Girona . In this manner the lineage of Cabrera went on to rule the Viscounty of Girona, formerly known as Viscounty of Montsoriu.

Viscounts of the House of Cabrera[]

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  • nephew of the former

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