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(Redirected from County of Girona) Spanish nobility title For the later heirs of the Crown of Aragon, see Prince of Girona.

The Counts of Girona (Catalan: Comtes de Girona, Spanish: Condes de Gerona) ruled over the County of Girona (currently in Catalonia), the earliest-established of the Catalan Counties which formed the Marca Hispanica. The line was established by the Frankish noble Charles Rostan, Rostany, first Count of Girona (785-801) at the time of Sa'dun al Ruayni.

Subsequent counts

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  1. Girona carolíngia: comtes, vescomtes i bisbes (del 785 a l'any 1000) Gabriel Roura - 1988 Comtes beneficiaris El primer comte de Girona fou un noble franc anomenat Rostany, prohom de la cort del rei Lluís I el Piadós, rei del recentment constituït regne d'Aquitània. Al comte Rostany li fou encomanada la consolidació del comtat i ...

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