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Catalan term or phrase:
comtal or comtat
English translation:
Catalonia prior to unification with Aragon
Added to glossary by
David Russell
May 25, 2005 10:17
18 yrs ago
Catalan term
comtal or comtat
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This word has numerous uses, but in this particular case, I don't know quite how to translate "Catalunya comtal", which refers to a pre-feudal period in the 11th century, approximately, where Catalunya was ruled by a number of Comtat, such as Urgell, Pallars. It is also known as the "comtats catalans"
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Catalonia prior to unification with Aragon
Hello Dave.
According to the dE Dictionary, "Barcelona Comtal" is "City of the Counts." Meaning that"Catalonia of the Counts" is one possibility.
Another alternative bearing the following in mind (from the Encyclopaedia Britanica)
"From 1137, when Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona was betrothed to Petronila, queen of Aragon, Catalonia and Aragon were united under the same ruler."
would be "Catalonia prior to unification with Aragon".
Just an idea.
Rob.
According to the dE Dictionary, "Barcelona Comtal" is "City of the Counts." Meaning that"Catalonia of the Counts" is one possibility.
Another alternative bearing the following in mind (from the Encyclopaedia Britanica)
"From 1137, when Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona was betrothed to Petronila, queen of Aragon, Catalonia and Aragon were united under the same ruler."
would be "Catalonia prior to unification with Aragon".
Just an idea.
Rob.
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Comment: "Thanks Robbie. This would certainly work in some contexts. Otherwise I'd just leave it in italics"
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