Ramón Berenguer II "Cabeza de Estopa." Conde Barcelona &
- Born: Abt 1055, Barcelona, Catalonia, Iberia
- Marriage (1): Matilda di Guiscard
- Marriage (2): Mathilde di Apulia in 1078
- Died: 5 Dec 1082, Cathedral, Girona, Catalonia, Iberia about age 27
 Another name for Ramón was Ramon Berenguer "the Towhead" of Barcelona.
General Notes:
-Stuart's "Royalty For Commoners" (54:31). Count of Barcelona & Carcasonne. Called "Towhead".
-T.N. Bisson's, "The Mediaval Crown of Aragon", chart on page 198. He ruled from 1076 to 1082. Ramon Berenguer II and his brother, Berenguer Ramon II "the Fratricide" (possibly twins) jointly ruled (or perhaps partitioned) the County of Barcelona, until Berenguer Ramon II (who may be best known for his capture by Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, "El Cid") solved the problem and earned his nickname in one (knife) stroke.
EL CID was an interested party because his daughter was married to the son of the murdered brother 116
Noted events in his life and other information:
• Death : 165
He was killed by his brother and co-ruler, Berenguer Ramón II while he was in a forest en rout to Gerona, Catalonia, Iberia.
Ramón married Matilda di Guiscard, daughter of Robert di Guiscard Duca de Apulia, Calabria & Sicily and Sikelgaita di Salerno. (Matilda di Guiscard was born about 1059 in Apulia, Italy and died in 1111-1112.)
Ramón next married Mathilde di Apulia, daughter of Robert di Guiscard Duca de Apulia, Calabria & Sicily and Sikelgaita di Salerno, in 1078. (Mathilde di Apulia was born in Puglia, Calabria, Italy and died in 1112.)
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