Berenguer Ramon I

Berenguer Ramon I, called the Hunchback (c. 1005–1035), inherited the counties of Barcelona, Girona and Ausona in 1018, son of Ramon Borrell and Ermesinde of Carcassonne. A minor until 1023, he long ruled beside his forceful mother.

His reign was peaceful: he brought the count of Urgell to heel, befriended the neighbouring Catalan counts, accepted the suzerainty of Sancho the Great of Navarre and made a pilgrimage to Rome in 1032. His peace with the Muslim taifas angered the nobility. He died in 1035 and was buried at Ripoll, leaving his counties divided among his sons.