Berenguel de Entença

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Berenguel de Entença

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Son of Jaume I d'Aragó, baró de Xèrica and Elsa Álvarez de Azagra
Husband of Teresa de Entenza
Father of Saturnina De Entenza
Brother of Jaume II d'Aragó, baró de Xèrica

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About Berenguel de Entença

-https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CATALAN%20NOBILITY.htm#BerenguerEn...

BERENGUER de Entenza, son of BERENGUER de Entenza & his wife Guillelma de Luesia (-murdered after 1305). The Chronicle of Ramon Muntaner records the campaigns of "Bérenger d´Entença, beau-frère de l´amiral" at Otranto, dated to 1284[2566]. Zurita records that “Don Berenguer de Entenza”, held prisoner by Charles II King of Naples and Sicily [Anjou-Capet] at Aversa, was freed in 1299 with “Armengol Conde de Urgel, Don Guillen de Entença que era hermano de Don Berenguer, Don Ramon de Cervera y Pedro Ximenez de Samper” as guarantors for his good behaviour[2567]. Zurita records “Generales...Roger Brindez y...don Berenguer de Entença” leading a fleet from Sicily to help “Andronico Emperador de Constantinopla” and winning victories “en Asia y en las provincias de Thracia y Thessalia, Macedonia y Grecia”, undated[2568]. The Chronicle of Ramon Muntaner records that "Béranger d´Entença" was "avec [le frère Roger] frère-juré" and was installed as megas dux by Emperor Andronikos II on the instigation of Roger de Flor[2569]. He succeeded Roger de Flor as leader of the Grand Catalan Company in 1305. After defying the emperor and entrenching themselves at Gallipoli, he was captured by a Genoese fleet and murdered soon after his release[2570]. The Chronicle of Ramon Muntaner records that "les gens de Rocafort" killed "Béranger d´Entença"[2571].

m [TERESA de Entenza, daughter of BERNAT GUILLEM [I] de Entenza & his wife ---. Santiago names “Teresa Gombal de Entenza, hija de Bernardo Guillén de Entenza, prima hermana del rey Jaime I” as the wife of “Berenguer V de Entenza”, but does not cite the corresponding primary source[2572].]

Berenguer & his wife had two children: