Research Notes:

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". “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. "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…".

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". "Ermengardis…comitissa cum suo prole Olibane" granted property to "Oriolo…in comitatu Bergitano" by charter dated 30 Jul 990, subscribed by "Bernardus…comes". “Bernardus comes et uxor mea Tota” donated property “in comitatu Bergitano in valle...Merles” to Ripoll Santa Maria by charter dated 11 Apr 997. “Auredo et uxor mea Senvira” sold vines “in comitatum Rusolionense” to “Bernardo comite” by charter dated 14 Apr 1001. “Bernardus...chomes et uxori se Tota que vocant Adalez, chomitissa” sold property “in chomitatum Ausona...Lasez” to “Ardman” by charter dated [24 Jun 1004/23 Jun 1005]. "Bernardus…chomes et uxori sue Tota que vocant Adalez" sold property "in chomitatum Ausona in…Lasez" to Ripoll Sant Joan, except half of the castle which "condam Bonefilius" had bought from "Gaucefredo", by charter dated 1006. "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…". “Bernardus...comes” confirmed the property of the bishopric of Besalu by charter dated Feb 1017, subscribed by “Bernardi...comes, Totæ comitissæ, Vuillelmi...Dalmachii vicecomes Bisulduni...Vuilelmi vicecomitis Asperiensis, Petroni vicecomitis Fenoliotensis...”. "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…". 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".

The Gesta Comitum Barcinonensium records that "Bernardus" was drowned in the River Rhône in 1020 and buried "ad Rivipollo Monasterium". The Chronicon alterum Rivipullense records the death in 1020 of “Bernardus comes”. 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. 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". ¹