Barisone II Torchitorio IV de Serra (c. 1190 – after 20 April 1217) was the
''Judike'' (Judge) of Arborea and
Cagliari.
He was a son of
Peter I Peter I may refer to:
Religious hierarchs
* Saint Peter (c. 1 AD – c. 64–88 AD), a.k.a. Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, apostle of Jesus
* Pope Peter I of Alexandria (died 311), revered as a saint
* Peter I of Armenia (died 1058), Catholico ...
and Bina. His father was Judge of half of Arborea from 1195 to his death in 1214 along with
Hugh I. When Hugh died in 1211, Barisone laid claim to his portion of the
Judicate
The Judicates (, or in Sardinian, in Latin, or in Italian), in English also referred to as Sardinian Kingdoms, Sardinian Judgedoms or Judicatures, were independent states that took power in Sardinia in the Middle Ages, between the ninth an ...
, laying claim to the whole on his father's death three years later. He married
Benedetta Benedetta is a feminine given name of Italian origin, the feminine equivalent of the masculine name Benedetto, a cognate of Benedict. Persons having the name include:
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*Benedetta Bianchi ...
, the heiress of
William I of Cagliari
William I (c. 1160–1214), royal name Salusio IV, was the Giudicato of Cagliari, '' judike'' of Cagliari, meaning "King", from 1188 to his death. His descendants and those of his immediate competitors intermarried to form the backbone of the I ...
, 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
Pope Innocent III ( la, Innocentius III; 1160 or 1161 – 16 July 1216), born Lotario dei Conti di Segni (anglicized as Lothar of Segni), was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1198 to his death in 16 ...
gave them dispensation to marry. They subsequently did homage to the pope on 18 November 1215, probably to avoid domination by the
Republic and
.
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