[1] He was the son of Borrell II of Barcelona[1] and Letgarda of Rouergue, and was associated with his father in ruling the counties from 988.

However, Almanzor died in 1002, and seeing an opportunity Ramon counter-attacked in 1003 leading an expedition to Lleida.

This prompted a new raid on the county of Barcelona by Almanzor's son, Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar.

Their army destroyed the forces of Caliph Sulayman II and sacked Córdoba in May 1010, although Ermengol died as a result of the battle.

[3] On 2 June 1010, Ramon participated in the Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr on the side of the Muslim rebels as part of the Andalusian civil wars.