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Sanila (lieutenant)

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Sanila (?800–834) was a Gothic magnate, lieutenant of the count Gaucelm of Rosselló, Empúries, Conflent and Rasez. What is known of his life is linked to Gaucelm. Sanila was his staunch lieutenant.[citation needed] The most notable surviving recorded incident about him was in 820, when Sanila beat the count Berà in a judicial duel (see Berà), which resulted in Berà losing his lands and being exiled,[1][2] although Gaucelm did not immediately gain power over his estates as planned.[citation needed]

Gaucelm and Sanila defended Chalon-sur-Saône against the assault of Lothar in 834. The city was taken and Gaucelm and Sanila were captured and executed.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ Lewis, Archibald R. (1965). "The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718-1050". libro.uca.edu. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  2. ^ Annales regni Francorum [Royal Frankish Annals]. Translated by Scholz, Bernhard Walter; Rogers, Barbara.