House of Cabrera

“Mare Nostrum Defendimus”

Origin: Catalan noble house with extensive domains in northeastern Catalonia, whose members joined crusader naval expeditions in the Mediterranean.

The House of Cabrera was one of the great Catalan noble families, holding the viscounty of Cabrera and extensive domains across northeastern Catalonia. Their coastal territories gave them natural connections to Mediterranean maritime enterprises.\n\nGuerau III de Cabrera was connected with crusader naval expeditions sailing from Catalan ports toward the Levant. The family's maritime orientation meant their crusading participation often took the form of naval warfare.\n\nSuccessive generations maintained the family's crusading involvement, with retainers and household knights joining expeditio…

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