Frederick (1377–1387) was the
Judge of Arborea
The Kings or ''Judges'' (from the Latin ''iudices'' and the Sardinian ', "judges," the title of the Byzantine officials left behind when Imperial power receded in the West) of the Arborea were the local rulers of the west of Sardinia during t ...
from 1383 until his death. His surname was
Doria
Doria or Dória may refer to:
People Surname
* Doria (family), a prominent Genoese family
** Andrea Doria (1466–1560), Genoese admiral
** Ansaldo Doria, 12th century Genoese statesman and commander
** Brancaleone Doria (died c. 1409?), husband ...
, but since he belonged to the ruling
house of Arborea he is often dynastically called
Bas-Serra, or
Doria-Bas. Nephew and successor of
Hugh III, he was a minor upon his succession and was under the tutelage of his mother
Eleanor
Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages.
The name was introd ...
.
He was born at Castel Genovese (modern
Castelsardo
Castelsardo ( sdc, Castheddu; sc, Casteddu Sardu) is a town and ''comune'' in Sardinia, Italy, located in the northwest of the island within the Province of Sassari, at the east end of the Gulf of Asinara.
History
Archaeological excavations have ...
) in 1377 to Eleanor and
Brancaleone Doria, a
Genoese nobleman. In 1382, Eleanor was residing in Genoa, where she made a pact with the
Doge
A doge ( , ; plural dogi or doges) was an elected lord and head of state in several Italian city-states, notably Venice and Genoa, during the medieval and renaissance periods. Such states are referred to as " crowned republics".
Etymology
The ...
Nicolò Guarco
Nicolò Guarco (c.1325 in Parodi – c.1385 in Lerici) was a Genoese statesman who became the 7th doge of the Republic of Genoa and led the Republic through the War of Chioggia against Venice.
Early life
Son of a merchant, Nicolò appears first ...
that loaned him 4,000
florins and promised Frederick in marriage to the doge's daughter Bianchina. If the girl died before the marriage could take place, the agreement would be null. Frederick never reached puberty and the accord never came into effect.
Upon Hugh's death in a republican uprising, the barons of the realm gathered in a parliament and elected Frederick judge. Eleanor immediately set to work defeating the rebels and securing her son's realm. No sooner, the Giudicato fell into another bitter war with the
Crown of Aragon
The Crown of Aragon ( , ) an, Corona d'Aragón ; ca, Corona d'Aragó, , , ; es, Corona de Aragón ; la, Corona Aragonum . was a composite monarchy ruled by one king, originated by the dynastic union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of ...
, who laid claim to the island. During the war, Frederick was captured together with his father by its monarch
Peter IV of Aragon, and they both were imprisoned in
Cagliari, first in the tower of San Pancrazio and then in that of Elefante.
Frederick died in captivity in 1387, the same year as Peter. He was succeeded by his younger brother
Marianus V, also under the regency of Eleanor.
1377 births
1387 deaths
Judges (judikes) of Arborea
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