Torbeno or Turbino was the eldest son and successor of
Orzocorre I as
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 about 1100 until his death.
His mother was Nivata or Nibatta or Nivatora. Torbeno himself married Anna de Lacon and was the father of
Orzocorre II, who succeeded him.
Torbeno, with his son, signed a charter permitting his mother Nivata to dispose of the castles of
Nuraghe Nigellu and
Massone de Capras, which she had built, as she wished. She gave them to the
Holy Roman Emperor, whom she states to have been Torbeno's suzerain, in perpetuity. According to another charter, which calls Torbeno "de Lacon" and his wife "de Zori," he purchased a red horse from Constantine "Dorrubu" (de Orrubu) at the cost of some slaves and some land in the vicinity of Nuraghe Nigello, which implies that perhaps Constantine was placed in charge of those places by Nivata. Some have supposed that this last charter was belonged to another Torbeno who was Judge of Arborea about the same time. Perhaps Orzocorre I was also called Torbeno.
Torbeno's charters are subscribed by the curators of
Oristano
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,
Valenza
Valenza ( pms, Valensa) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about north of Alessandria.
History
A stronghold of the Ligures, it was conquered by the Ro ...
,
Milis
Milis, Miris or Milis in sardinian language, is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about north of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a populati ...
,
Fortoriani (Fordongianos), and
Usellus. The curator of Valenza was Comita of the powerful
Lacon family Lacon can refer to:
;People:
* Demetrius Lacon (late 2nd century BC), Greek philosopher
* Lacon family, a Sardinian dynasty
* Lacon baronets, of the English baronetcy
* William Lacon (ca. 1540–1609), English politician
* Roland Lacon (ca. 15 ...
to which Torbeno was related by marriage. The family was the most powerful in Sardinia at the time.
Sources
*Manno, Giuseppe (1835).
Storia di Sardegna'. P.M. Visaj.
*Fara, G. F. ''De Rebus Sardois'', II, "Arborenses judices."
11th-century births
12th-century deaths
Judges (judikes) of Arborea
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