BARCELONA Sunyer

Abt 0890 - Bef 0954  (< 64 years)

• Name	BARCELONA Sunyer
  Birth	Abt 0890	Comtat de Barcelona, Catalan
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 15 Oct 0954	Comtat de Barcelona, Catalan
  Notes	Sunyer (es: Suńer) de Barcelona (later Comte de Barcelona, Girona i Osona) was the fourth child of Guifré (Wilfred) "el Pilós", Comte de Urgell, Cerdanya, Conflent i Barcelona and his wife whose name was Guinidilda / Winidilda. [1] [2] [3] Parents and Spouse While Sunyer's father is clearly identified, there are uncertainties pertaining to his mother's family as well as that of his spouse: Note re Mother of Sunyer: Sunyer's mother, referred to as '"Guinidilda or WInidilda"', was known to be the daughter of a man named Seniofredo. Some earlier suggestions that she was Gunhild - who was the daughter of Baudouin I Count of Flanders - appear to be controverted by evidence or at least not certain. Accordingly, the link to her remains but her status as Miro's mother and Guifré's wife are considered uncertain. [1] Note re Spouse of Sunyer: Sunyer married a woman named Richillde, with whom he had five children. Her family name is not known with certainty, but she has been posited to have been Richilde de Rouergue, who was the daughter of Ermengaud de Toulouse, Comte de Rouergue and his wife Adelais.[2] Accession Sunyer first succeeded jointly with his elder brother Guifré as Comte de Barcelona, Girona I Osona upon their father's death in 897. He later succeeded as the sole Comte de Barcelona, Girona I Osona upon his brother's death in 911. [1] [2] Family Sunyer and his wife Richilde had five known children: [2] Borrell Armegnol Miró Adelaida Jozfredo Death and Succession Sunyer had died by 15 Oct 954 and was buried at the Ripoll Monastery. He was succeeded by his eldest son Borrell. [1] [2] [3] [4] Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Comtes de Barcelona by Cawley, Charles and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG: Catalonia v5.0 Updated 23 Jul 2025 (see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands) ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Sunyer de Barcelona by Cawley, Charles and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG: Catalonia v5.0 Updated 23 Jul 2025 (see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands) ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wikipedia - Sunyer, Count of Barcelona ↑ Borrell de Barcelona by Cawley, Charles and the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG) in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families, including source citations and relevant texts; hosted online by FMG: Catalonia v5.0 Updated 23 Jul 2025 (see also WikiTree's source page for MedLands)
  Person ID	I59817	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	URGEL Wifredo,   b. 0840, Urgel, Lerida, Spain d. 21 Aug 0897, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Age ~ 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	FLANDRE Guinedilda,   b. Bef 27 Jun 0875, Flanders d. Abt 0900, Flanders (Age > 24 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Lérida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
  Family ID	F26501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ROUERGUE Richilde,   b. Abt 0900, Rouergue, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrenees, France d. Aft 12 Nov 0954, Urgel, Lerida, Spain (Age > 54 years)
  Children	1. BARCELONA Borrel,   b. Abt 0927, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain d. 30 Sep 0993, Lagrasse, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F26559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026