- Ramon d'Abella
Ramon d'Abella (fl. 1389–1401) was a Catalan military leader and royal councillor under John I and Martin of the
Crown of Aragon .During the "guerra dels armanyaguesos" in 1389, Ramon led a regiment of
cavalry in the area aroundTorroella de Montgrí andPalafrugell . [According toGerónimo Zurita , "Anales", X, 44.] The young poetGuillem de Masdovelles fought under Ramon in these campaigns againstBernard VII of Armagnac and composed a "sirventesch " dedicated to him. It was probably sometime before this war that Ramon had a falling out withGuerau de Queralt i de Rocabertí .In 1392 Ramon purcahsed the castle of
Solivella and its jurisdiction, both high and low, for 16,500 Aragonese "sou s" from John I. From 1395 to 1397 and again from 1398 to 1401 he served as governor of theKingdom of Majorca . His lieutenant wasBerenguer de Montagut .References
*Riquer, Martí de (1964). "Història de la Literatura Catalana", vol. 1. Barcelona: Edicions Ariel.
* [http://www.solivella.net/ Centre d'Estudis Solivellencs]Notes
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