Sancho, Count of Provence
Sancho (died 1223), also spelled Sanç or Sanche, was a Catalano-Aragonese nobleman and statesman, the youngest son of Queen Petronilla of Aragon and Count Raymond Berengar IV of Barcelona. He was at different times the count of Cerdanya (c.1175–1188), Provence (1181–1185), Gévaudan, Rodez and Carlat (1183–1185), and Roussillon (1208–1212). He served as the regent of Provence from 1209 until 1218 during the minority of Count Raymond Berengar IV, and as regent of Aragon from 1214 until 1218, during the minority of King James I.
| Sancho | |
|---|---|
Partially preserved seal of Sancho of Provence | |
| Count of Provence | |
| Reign | 1181–1185 |
| Predecessor | Ramon Berenguer III |
| Successor | Alfonso II |
| Count of Cerdanya | |
| Reign | 1175–1188 |
| Predecessor | Peter |
| Successor | Nuño Sánchez |
| Count of Roussillon | |
| Reign | 1208–1212 |
| Successor | Nuño Sánchez |
| Died | 1223 |
| Spouse | Ermessenda Sancha Nuñez de Lara |
| Issue | Nuño, Count of Cerdanya |
| House | Barcelona |
| Father | Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona |
| Mother | Petronilla of Aragon |
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