List of rulers of Sardinia

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Below is a list of the rulers of Sardinia .

Sardinia before the Aragonese conquest

From the 11th century on, Sardinia was divided into four autonomous principalities, called giudicati (→ Sardinian Judicates ). Some rulers of these principalities called themselves "King of Sardinia", namely the following:

In 1269 Karl von Anjou had his son Philip († 1277) elected King of Sardinia. None of these rulers had control over Sardinia. From 1249 to 1284 the island was divided between Pisa and Genoa until it finally fell under the rule of Genoa. King James II of Aragón was appointed Rex Sardiniae et Corsicae (King of Sardinia and Corsica) by Pope Boniface VIII in 1297 . However, the Aragonese took real possession of the island only in 1323, after a victorious campaign against the Pisans.

In 1383, Eleonora di Arborea succeeded in driving out the Aragonese with the support of Genoa and conquering almost the entire island.

Under the Arborea judiciary

Aragonese rule, 1409-1516

Spanish rule, 1516–1713

At the end of the Spanish War of Succession , Sardinia came to Austria through the Peace of Utrecht .

Austrian rule, 1713-1720

Spanish forces invaded the Kingdom of Sardinia during the Quadruple Alliance War in 1718. Emperor Charles VI. finally left Sardinia in the Treaty of The Hague (1720) in exchange for Sicily to Duke Viktor Amadeus II of Savoy.

Savoy rule, 1720–1861

The rulers from the House of Savoy ruled from their mainland capital Turin , but still primarily held the Sardinian royal title, as this was higher than the Savoyard duke title.

Between 1859 and 1861, the Kingdom of Sardinia conquered most of Italy's states . On March 17, 1861, Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was finally proclaimed King of Italy as Victor Emmanuel II by the parliament in Turin .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Laetitia Boehm: History of Burgundy. Politics - State Formation - Culture. Second, supplemented edition. Stuttgart, Berlin, Cologne, Mainz 1979, p. 167.