Ramon Berenguer II (Raymond Berengar) (c. 1135–1166) was the
count of Provence from 1144 to his death. His uncle,
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, was the
regent until 1157.
In 1144, Ramon's father,
Count Berenguer Ramon, died in an offensive against
Genoa and he inherited the county. He was immediately opposed by the family of
Baux and it took the military action of his uncle, the
count of Barcelona, in 1147 to secure his throne. The
war with the Baux continued until the count of Barcelona's death in 1162.
In August 1161, he had travelled to
Turin with his uncle obtain the confirmation of his countship in Provence from the
Emperor Frederick I, for Provence was legally a fief of the
Holy Roman Empire. There he met
Richeza of Poland, the daughter of the exiled Polish high duke,
Ladislaus II. He married her on 17 November and on the return journey, his uncle died.
He resumed the war with Genoa, but died trying to take
Nice in the spring of 1166. His daughter,
Douce, succeeded him, while widow Richeza married
Raymond V of Toulouse.