Hugh I (1178 – 1211)
''judike'' of Arborea from 1185 until his death in 1211. Hugh was the son of Ispella di Serra and
Hugh I of Bas. He was a grandson -through his mother- of
Barisone II of Arborea
Barison II or Barisone II was the "Judge" (standing approximately for "King") of Arborea, one of the four Judicates of Sardinia, from 1146 to 1186. He was the son of Comita II and Elena de Orrubu.Also spelled ''Orruvu''. His reign was groundbrea ...
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He is often known as ''Ugone de Bas'', Bas being the common denomination for the
viscounty of Besalú
The Viscounty of Besalú, or Bas (from the Latin ''Basso''), was the sub-comital authority in the county of Besalú during the Middle Ages. It was ruled by the House of Cervera (also called ''Cerveró(n)'' or ''Cervelló(n)'', from the Latin ''Cerv ...
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He ascended to the throne of
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 ...
in 1185 when he was only seven years old, under the regency of
Ramon de Torroja, the brother in law of
Agalbursa, through her sister Gaia. Agalbursa was the widow of
Barisone II, and paternal aunt of Hugh himself. In 1192, a compromise was reached at
Oristano
Oristano (; sc, Aristanis ) is an Italian city and ''comune'', and capital of the Province of Oristano in the central-western part of the island of Sardinia. It is located on the northern part of the Campidano plain. It was established as the pr ...
whereby
Peter di Serra, Barisone's eldest son by his first wife Pellegrina di Lacon, was recognised as co-''judike''.
In 1195,
William I of Cagliari invaded Arborea, imprisoning Peter and besieging Oristano, forcing Hugh to sign a pact ceding his territories and engaging him to marry Preziosa, William's daughter and a relative of the house of Peter. The marriage was celebrated in 1206.
Hugh continued to title himself "
King of Sardinia
The following is a list of rulers of Sardinia, in particular, of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica from 1323 and then of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1479 to 1861.
Early history
Owing to the absence of written sources, little ...
" as his grandfather had done. Though Bas had been abandoned, first to
Ponce III and then to his son
Peter III Peter III may refer to:
Politics
* Peter III of Bulgaria (ruled in 1072)
* Peter III of Aragon (1239–1285)
* Peter III of Arborea (died 1347)
* Peter III Aaron (died 1467)
* Pedro III of Kongo (ruler in 1669)
* Peter III of Russia (1728–1762)
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, in 1198, it was reclaimed and Peter was financially compensated for his loss. When Hugh eventually returned to Arborea, he left the son of his former regent,
Hugh III of Torroja, as regent in Besalú. Both Hughs died in 1211, the regent succeeded in the regency by his sister Eldiarda, wife of Ramon de Palau, and the king succeeded by his son
Peter II.
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Judges (judikes) of Arborea
Viscounts of Bas
1178 births
1211 deaths