Beltrán or Bertrán de Risnel (English: , Latin: ; floruit 1113–34) was an Aragonese or Occitan statesman and general. He was a nephew or cousin of Alfonso the Battler and represented his interests in León and Castile during the reigns of Urraca and Alfonso VII. His main activities took place in these kingdoms, where he held titles and governed territories on behalf of the Crown. He was a sporadic courtier, probably acting as a go-between for the two monarchs, but he got progressively closer to Leonese court politics. He is sometimes represented as an elder brother or half-brother of Alfonso Jordan, as Raymond IV of Toulouse is known to have had other children by Elvira of Castile.
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