Barisone II Torchitorio IV de Serra (c. 1190 – after 20 April 1217) was the ''Judike'' (Judge) of Arborea and

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. He was a son of Peter I and Bina. His father was Judge of half of Arborea from 1195 to his death in 1214 along with

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. When Hugh died in 1211, Barisone laid claim to his portion of the Judicate, laying claim to the whole on his father's death three years later. He married

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, the heiress of William I of Cagliari, and succeeded him on that throne. William held Peter I imprisoned and in order to legitimise his control over half of Arborea, he married his daughter to Peter's heir in 1214. Torchitorio and Benedetta were related within the prohibited degree, but Pope Innocent III gave them dispensation to marry. They subsequently did homage to the pope on 18 November 1215, probably to avoid domination by the

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and Archdiocese of Pisa. Torchitorio died in 1217 and left a months-old son, William II, who succeeded him in Cagliari, while Hugh's son Peter II maintained himself in all Arborea.

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* *Nowé, Laura Sannia. ''Dai "lumi" dalla patria Italiana: Cultura letteraria sarda''. Mucchi Editore: Modena, 1996. {{DEFAULTSORT:Torchitorio 04 of Cagliari 1190s births 1217 deaths Judges (judikes) of Arborea Judges (judikes) of Cagliari Year of birth uncertain