Completar frases PYRENEESVersión en línea COUNTIES AND KINGDOMS OF THE PYRINEES por Susana López 1 10th Carolingian Hispanic Navarre Muslims caliphs Wifredo Verdum Charlemagne Arista Galíndez 843 Pamplona Aragón ORIGIN : The Pyrinees formed part of the Empire after established the March , a defensive frontier region to defend his empire against the . After the division of this empire ( Treaty of , ) , three separate regions developed : NAVARRE : Count Iñigo expelled Frankish troops and became King of . Later , this kingdom expanded southwards and became Kingdom of . ARAGÓN : The counties of , Sobrarbe and Ribagorza broke away from Carolingian control . Count Aznar rose to power in Aragon . CATALAN COUNTIES The Count of Urgell , the Hairy , expanded his territories and won independence form Frankish rule . The catalan counties maintained good relations with the of Córdoba , so it was a period of stability . They consolidated ther independence in the century .