BERNAT [I] "Tallaferro" de Cerdanya, son of OLIBA [II] "Cabreta" Comte de Cerdanya i Besalú & his wife Ermengarda [de Empúries] (-after [26 Sep/13 Oct] 1020, bur Ripoll). The Gesta Comitum Barcinonensium names (in order) "Bernardum, Olibam et Guiffredum" as the three sons of "Olibano Cabretæ", specifying that "Bernardus filius eius" succeeded "in comitatu Bisulduni"[599]. "Miro…Comes atque Episcopus" granted "ecclesiam sancti Vincentii" to "ecclesiæ Bisuldunensi", with the consent of "Ermengardæ comitissæ et filio eis Bernardo", by charter dated 12 Apr 977[600]. "Oliba comes et coniux mea Ermengards" donated property to Sant Llorenç de Bagà by charter dated 15 Jan 981, subscribed by "Bernardus prolis, Wifredus prolis, Oliba prolis…"[601]. He succeeded his father in 988 as Comte de Besalú i Ripoll. A charter dated 988 records that "Bernardus comes cum filio suo Guilliermo et…Guifredus frater eius" were left under the protection of the Pope by "piæ memoriæ patre Oliba comite"[602]. "Ermengardis…comitissa cum suo prole Olibane" granted property to "Oriolo…in comitatu Bergitano" by charter dated 30 Jul 990, subscribed by "Bernardus…comes"[603]. "Bernardus…chomes et uxori sue Tota que vocant Adalez" sold property "in chomitatum Ausona in…Lasez" to San Juan de Ripoll, except half of the castle which "condam Bonefilius" had bought from "Gaucefredo", by charter dated 1006[604]. "Bernardus…comes" donated "castellum…Talteuul" to "filio meo Guillelmo", and if he died to "fratrem tuum", and if the latter died to "nepotem meum Arnallum", by charter dated 10 Jul 1011, subscribed by "…Oliba vice comes…"[605]. "Guillermo de Besalú y su esposa Adelaiza" donated property to the church of San Genesio, Besalú by charter dated 3 May "XXXI regni Roberto regis" (1018 or 1027), signed by "Adalaiza, Guillelmus vice comes…"[606]. A charter dated 29 Aug 1019 records the judgment, in the presence of "dompno Bernardo comite et fratre suo dompno Gifredo", in favour of "Seniofredo vicecomite" relating to the church of Santa Coloma del Conflent which had been held by "Bernardo vicecomite vel a filio suo Seniofredo vicecomite"[607]. The Gesta Comitum Barcinonensium records that "Bernardus" was drowned in the River Rhône in 1020 and buried "ad Rivipollo Monasterium"[608]. The testament of "Bernardo quondam Comite" dated 26 Sep "XXV regnante Roberto Rege" (1020) names "filio suo Asenrico…filium suum Ugonem…filium suum Berengarium…filia sua Adalai…filia sua Constancia…uxore sua Tota…filium suum Guillelmum…Oliva frater suus[609]. A charter dated 13 Oct 1020 publishes the testament of "Bernardo condam comite", witnessed by "Wifredus comes…Tota comitissa", names "filio [suo] Wilielmo…filium suum Ugonem…filio suo Biringario…nepotem suum qui comes fuit de Cerdania Aienrichus…filius suus…fratribus suis Wifredo et Olibane" and leaves "filios…suo Aienrico et Ugone et Berengario…in tuicione" to "Wilielmo filio suo"[610].
m ([992]) TODA [Adelaida], daughter of --- (-after 13 Oct 1020). "Bernardus comes et uxori mee…Tota que vocant Azalatz" donated property to Santa Maria del Castell de Besalú by charter dated 27 Mar 1000[611]. "Bernardus…chomes et uxori sue Tota que vocant Adalez" sold property "in chomitatum Ausona in…Lasez" to San Juan de Ripoll, except half of the castle which "condam Bonefilius" had bought from "Gaucefredo", by charter dated 1006[612]. "Bernardus…comes et eius conniunx…Adalez prolique eorum Wielmo" donated property to Santa Maria del Castell de Besalú by charter dated 7 May 1012[613]. "Bernardus…comes et uxor mea Tota comitissa que vocatur Adalet et filius meus Wielmus" donated property to Santa Maria del Castell de Besalú by charter dated 1 Mar 1018[614]. "Guillermo de Besalú y su esposa Adelaiza" donated property to the church of San Genesio, Besalú by charter dated 3 May "XXXI regni Roberto regis" (1018 or 1027), signed by "Adalaiza, Guillelmus vice comes…"[615]. The testament of "Bernardo quondam Comite" dated 26 Sep "XXV regnante Roberto Rege" (1020) names "…uxore sua Tota…[616]. A charter dated 13 Oct 1020 publishes the testament of "Bernardo condam comite", witnessed by "Wifredus comes…Tota comitissa"[617]. She is shown in Europäische Stammtafeln[618] as the possible daughter of Guillaume II Comte de Provence but the primary source on which this is based has not been identified.
Bernat [I] & his wife had [eight] children