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|Andorra, like Urgel and Cerdanya, come under the Carolingian Sovereignty. | |Andorra, like Urgel and Cerdanya, come under the Carolingian Sovereignty. | ||
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| | |823-877 | ||
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|During the reign of Carlos el Calvo, the Carolingian empire was dismembered and this king ceded Andorra to Sunifredo I, Count of Cerdaña and Urgel. | |During the reign of Carlos el Calvo, the Carolingian empire was dismembered and this king ceded Andorra to Sunifredo I, Count of Cerdaña and Urgel. | ||
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| | |839 | ||
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|It is time to remake the Pyrenees regions. The first indisputable document regarding the history of Andorra is the Act of Consecration and Endowment of the Cathedral of the Seo de Urgel, where for the first time the valley of Andorra and its parish division are mentioned as dependents of that diocese, at the same time as the religious relationship with the Seo de Urgel is confirmed. | |It is time to remake the Pyrenees regions. The first indisputable document regarding the history of Andorra is the Act of Consecration and Endowment of the Cathedral of the Seo de Urgel, where for the first time the valley of Andorra and its parish division are mentioned as dependents of that diocese, at the same time as the religious relationship with the Seo de Urgel is confirmed. | ||
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|Throughout this century and the next, through purchases or exchanges, the successors of the Counts of Urgel expanded their properties in Andorra. | |Throughout this century and the next, through purchases or exchanges, the successors of the Counts of Urgel expanded their properties in Andorra. | ||
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| | |1133 | ||
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|Count Ermengol VI of Urgel cedes to Bishop Pere Berenguer and to the Cathedral of Urgel, all the rights he has or may have in the Valleys of Andorra, "in perpetuity and without any reservation", and the inhabitants of the Valleys are ordered to swear fidelity to the bishop and his successors and to punctually observe their duties as good vassals. The territorial domain of the bishops of Urgel is then transformed into an episcopal lordship, but conflicts soon arise ... | |Count Ermengol VI of Urgel cedes to Bishop Pere Berenguer and to the Cathedral of Urgel, all the rights he has or may have in the Valleys of Andorra, "in perpetuity and without any reservation", and the inhabitants of the Valleys are ordered to swear fidelity to the bishop and his successors and to punctually observe their duties as good vassals. The territorial domain of the bishops of Urgel is then transformed into an episcopal lordship, but conflicts soon arise ... | ||
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| | |1162 | ||
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|With Bishop Bernat Sanç a concord had to be signed on the appointment of the Batlles in exchange for the commitment to an annual tribute. | |With Bishop Bernat Sanç a concord had to be signed on the appointment of the Batlles in exchange for the commitment to an annual tribute. | ||
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| | |1176 | ||
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|A new concord with Bishop Arnau de Preixens completes and clarifies the previous one. | |A new concord with Bishop Arnau de Preixens completes and clarifies the previous one. | ||
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|The unstable situation suffered by both France and Spain during the Middle Ages with the internal struggles between the small kingdoms and the constant invasions of the Arabs, forced the Counts of Urgel to request help and agree an alliance with the counts of Caboet, to protect Andorran parishes. | |The unstable situation suffered by both France and Spain during the Middle Ages with the internal struggles between the small kingdoms and the constant invasions of the Arabs, forced the Counts of Urgel to request help and agree an alliance with the counts of Caboet, to protect Andorran parishes. | ||
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| | |1096 | ||
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|Guitard Isarn de Caboet swears allegiance. | |Guitard Isarn de Caboet swears allegiance. | ||
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| | |1110 | ||
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|Guillem Guitard does. | |Guillem Guitard does. | ||
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| | |1159 | ||
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|Arnau de Caboet also does it to Bishop Bernat Sanç. Where this union is consolidated by which, as compensation, it promises to share the domain of the Principality. | |Arnau de Caboet also does it to Bishop Bernat Sanç. Where this union is consolidated by which, as compensation, it promises to share the domain of the Principality. | ||
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| | |1185 | ||
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|Arnaua, eldest daughter of the House of Caboet, marries Arnau de Castellbó, which links this surname to the destinations of Andorra. | |Arnaua, eldest daughter of the House of Caboet, marries Arnau de Castellbó, which links this surname to the destinations of Andorra. | ||
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| | |1201 | ||
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|Bishop Bernat de Vilamur grants Viscount Arnau de Castellbó and his only daughter and heir Ermessanda, the investiture of the Andorra Valley, in exchange for their oath of fidelity. | |Bishop Bernat de Vilamur grants Viscount Arnau de Castellbó and his only daughter and heir Ermessanda, the investiture of the Andorra Valley, in exchange for their oath of fidelity. | ||
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| | |1208 | ||
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|Ermessanda marries the Count of Foix, Roger Bernat II. Marriage alliances further magnify the House of Foix. | |Ermessanda marries the Count of Foix, Roger Bernat II. Marriage alliances further magnify the House of Foix. | ||
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| | |1257 | ||
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|Roger Bernat III marries Margarida de Bearn. | |Roger Bernat III marries Margarida de Bearn. | ||
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|Time of conflicts where Pedro III the Great of Aragon supports the bishop's rights, while his brother Jaume II of Mallorca, Roussillon and Sardinia, married to Esclarmonda (Roger Bernat III's sister), protects his brother-in-law, the Count of Foix. | |Time of conflicts where Pedro III the Great of Aragon supports the bishop's rights, while his brother Jaume II of Mallorca, Roussillon and Sardinia, married to Esclarmonda (Roger Bernat III's sister), protects his brother-in-law, the Count of Foix. | ||
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| | |1278 | ||
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|On September 8, in Lleida, an agreement is signed, bound by Pere II of Catalonia, between the Count of Foix and the Bishop of Urgel, by which the latter gives up part of his rights and both remain as co-sovereigns of Andorra. This agreement is known as the "first pariatge", a very important event in the history of the Principality. | |On September 8, in Lleida, an agreement is signed, bound by Pere II of Catalonia, between the Count of Foix and the Bishop of Urgel, by which the latter gives up part of his rights and both remain as co-sovereigns of Andorra. This agreement is known as the "first pariatge", a very important event in the history of the Principality. | ||
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| | |1288 | ||
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|On December 6, both brothers sign a "segon pariatge". The Andorrans thus have two sovereigns. | |On December 6, both brothers sign a "segon pariatge". The Andorrans thus have two sovereigns. | ||
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== Modern age == | == Modern age == | ||
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