He was the eldest son of Wifred II, Count of Cerdanya and Guisla of Pallars.
When his brother Bernard I died in 1050 and his other brother Berengar renounced the County of Berga to become a bishop, Raymond also inherited the County of Berga.
He collected taxes from the Saracens and his usual residence was at Ix.
In 1058, he agreed to help the Count of Barcelona liquidate the Saracen enclave of Les Oluges, in the upper Segarra.
Later he supported Ramon Berenguer I of Barcelona in his actions against the Saracens of Saragossa, Lleida and Tortosa.