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Comita III Of Torres
Comita III (c. 1160 – 1218) was the '' giudice'' of Logudoro, with its capital at Torres, from 1198 until 1218. He was the youngest of four sons of Barisone II of Torres and Preziosa de Orrubu. He ruled at a time when the great families, usually foreign, were superseding the ''giudici'' in power and influence on Sardinia. Around 1180, he married Ispella (daughter of Barisone II of Arborea by his first, divorced, wife Pellegrina de Lacon), herself widow of Hug de Cervera and mother of Ugone de Bas, co-''giudice'' of Arborea. By her he had four children: Maria, who married Boniface, heir of Manfred II of Saluzzo; Preziosa; Marianus, his heir; and Giorgia, who married Manuele Doria. He himself married as his second wife Agnes, the sister of Boniface. In December 1198, his elder brother Constantine II died heirless in battle with William I of Cagliari. Comita succeeded to the ''giudicato''. Both Constantine (and subsequently Comita) and William were at war with Peter I of Arbor ...
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Judge Of Logudoro
The kings or ''judges'' (''iudices'' or ''judikes'') of Logudoro (or Torres) were the local rulers of the ''locum de Torres'' or region (province) around Porto Torres, the chief northern port of Sardinia, during the Middle Ages. :''The identity, number, relationships, and chronology of the kings up until about 1112 are poorly sourced and highly disputed among historians of the period.'' * Gonario I (c. 1015 – c. 1038) * Comita II (c. 1038 – c. 1060) * Barisone I (c. 1060 – c. 1073) * Andrew Tanca (c. 1064 – c. 1073) * Marianus I (to c. 1082) *Constantine I (c. 1082 – c. 1127) * Gonario II (c. 1127 – 1153) ** Saltaro (1127), pretender **Ittocorre Gambella (1127 – 1140), regent *Barisone II (1153 – 1186) * Constantine II (1186 – 1198) * Comita III (1198 – 1218) * Marianus II (1218 – 1233) * Barisone III (1233 – 1236) * Adelasia (1236 – 1259) ** Ubaldo (1236 – 1238), husband ** Enzio (1238 – 127 ...
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