Judicate of Arborea

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The Judicate of Arborea was a medieval Sardinian kingdom and one of the island’s four historic giudicati, noted for its relative independence and resistance to outside powers.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf former state
giudicato
medieval kingdom
capital Oristano
continent Europe
country Sardinia
culturalInfluence Byzantine tradition
Catalan-Aragonese world
Italian communes
earlierCapital Tharros
economy agriculture
maritime trade
pastoralism
event Battle of Sanluri
War against the Crown of Aragon
floruit 14th century
governmentType giudicato system
monarchy
historicalRegion Arborea
knownFor advanced legal code
relative independence from external powers
resistance to Aragonese expansion
languageUsed Latin
Sardinian language
legalCode Carta de Logu
legalReformer Eleanor of Arborea
legalSystem customary law codified in Carta de Logu
locatedIn Mediterranean Sea
Sardinia
lostIndependenceTo Crown of Aragon
notableRuler Brancaleone Doria
Eleanor of Arborea
Hugh III of Arborea
Marianus IV of Arborea
opposedPower Crown of Aragon
Judicate of Cagliari
Judicate of Gallura
Judicate of Logudoro
Republic of Pisa NERFINISHED
partOf four Sardinian giudicati
periodOfGreatestPower reign of Eleanor of Arborea
reign of Marianus IV
politicalStructure hereditary monarchy with elective elements
presentLocation Autonomous Region of Sardinia
Province of Oristano
religion Roman Catholicism
rulerTitle Judge of Arborea
successorState Kingdom of Sardinia (Aragonese)
territory central Sardinia
western Sardinia


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