The kings or ''judges'' (''iudices'' or ''judikes'') of Cagliari were the local rulers of the south of

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during the

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. Theirs was the largest kingdom and for the eleventh through twelfth centuries contested the supremacy on the island with that of Logudoro. It was often an ally of the

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and an early supporter of

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. The first, native dynasty originated from two clans, the Salusio de Lacon (Salusius, rarely Salucio) and the Torchitorio de Ugunale (Torcotorius). In honour of those two names, dynasts — and later their successors, the houses of

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(1163) and Massa (1188) — traditionally adopted a regnal name, alternating between Salusio and Torchitorio. Since the 9th century, the capital was

Santa Igia Santa Igia or Santa Ilia, modern Santa Gilla lagoon (''Santa Ilia'' being a contraction of ''Santa Cecilia''Corrado Zedda; p. 121.), was a city in Sardinia, in what is now Italy, which existed from the 9th century AD to 1258, when it was destroyed ...

List of kings

*???? – 1058 Salusio I (Marianus I) *1058 – 1089 Torchitorio I (Orzocorre) *1089 – 1102 Salusio II (Constantine I) *1102 – 1130 Torchitorio II (Marianus II) *1130 – 1163 Salusio III (Constantine II) *1163 – 1188 Torchitorio III (Peter) *1188 – 1214 Salusio IV (William I) *1214 – 1232

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During the reign of Benedetta, after the death of her first husband, Torchitorio IV, Cagliari fell under the control of Pisa. She was dominated by the two Ubaldos of the

House of Visconti Visconti is a surname which may refer to: Italian noble families * Visconti of Milan, ruled Milan from 1277 to 1447 ** Visconti di Modrone, collateral branch of the Visconti of Milan * Visconti of Pisa and Sardinia, ruled Gallura in Sardinia from ...

though she married three times more. *1217 – 1230

Ubaldo I Visconti Ubaldo I Visconti (died 1230) was the ''de jure'' overlord of the Giudicato of Cagliari from 1217. He was a member of the Visconti family of Pisa, controlling Cagliari on behalf of his brother, who was judge '' jure uxoris'' from 1218. His grand ...

**1220 – 1225

Lamberto Visconti Lamberto Visconti di Eldizio (died 1225) was the Judge of Gallura from 1206, when he married the heiress Elena, to his own death. He was a member of the Visconti family of Pisa and the first of that dynasty to rule in Sardinia, where they lasted ...

, husband **1227 – 1229 Henry of Capraia, husband *1230 – 1232

Ubaldo II Visconti Ubaldo II Visconti, son of Lamberto di Eldizio and Elena de Lacon, was the Judge of Gallura from 1225 to his death in 1238. He ruled every '' giudicato'' on the island of Sardinia at one point or another save Arborea. By a pact signed November 1 ...

**1230 – 1232 Rinaldo Glandi, husband *1214 – 1217 Torchitorio IV (Barisone II) *1232 – 1250 Salusio V (William II) *1250 – 1256 Torchitorio V (John) *1256 – 1258 Salusio VI (William III) :''Partitioned between Pisa, the

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Arborea Arborea is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, whose economy is largely based on agriculture and cattle breeding with production of vegetables, rice, fruit and milk (notably the local milk product Arborea). Histo ...

, and

Gallura Gallura ( sdn, Gaddura or ; sc, Caddura ) is a region in North-Eastern Sardinia, Italy. The name ''Gallùra'' is allegedly supposed to mean "stony area". Geography Gallùra has a surface of and it is situated between 40°55'20"64 latitude ...

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