County of Pallars Sobirà

Artau himself was barely a count, rather more like the war leader of a band of powerful feudatories whose objective was the pillage of the wealthier rural communities of the lower territories of Pallars Jussà and the repeal of their rights of tax exemption and other immunities.

The peasants of Pallars Sobirà were heavily burdened by arbitrary exactions, forced labour, and military service.

"[2] In the ensuing war, Raymond IV lost most of his fortresses, including his capital, Segur, to Sobirà.

Pallars Sobirà was isolated high in the Pyrenees and of no importance to affairs in Catalonia on a larger scale.

By 1199, Pallars Sobirà was inherited by a woman, Guillelma, who sold her county to her husband, Roger of Comminges, and retired to a convent.