Aragonese conquest of Sardinia

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The Aragonese conquest of Sardinia was a 14th-century military campaign by the Crown of Aragon to seize control of Sardinia from local powers and integrate the island into its Mediterranean empire.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
war of conquest
belligerent County of Barcelona
Crown of Aragon
Genoese allies of Arborea
Judicate of Arborea
Kingdom of Aragon NERFINISHED
Republic of Pisa NERFINISHED
cause Aragonese ambition to expand in the western Mediterranean
competition with Pisa and Genoa for control of Sardinia
papal grant of Sardinia and Corsica to the Crown of Aragon in 1297
commander Alfonso IV of Aragon NERFINISHED
Hugh II of Arborea
Infante Alfonso of Aragon NERFINISHED
James II of Aragon NERFINISHED
Marianus IV of Arborea
conflictOf Crown of Aragon
Judicate of Arborea
Republic of Pisa NERFINISHED
local Sardinian powers
followedBy Aragonese–Arborean wars
consolidation of the Kingdom of Sardinia under the Crown of Aragon
hasEndTime early 15th century
hasKeyEvent Battle of Lucocisterna
campaigns against Arborea
capture of Cagliari from Pisa
siege of Castel di Castro (Cagliari)
hasMainPhase 1323–1326
hasStartTime 1323
legalBasis papal investiture of James II over Sardinia and Corsica
location Mediterranean Sea
Sardinia
partOf expansion of the Crown of Aragon in the Mediterranean
relatedTo Crown of Aragon
Kingdom of Sardinia (Aragonese period)
Papal States NERFINISHED
Western Mediterranean politics in the 14th century
result Aragonese victory
decline of Pisan influence in Sardinia
establishment of the Kingdom of Sardinia under Aragonese rule
integration of Sardinia into the Crown of Aragon
long-term resistance by Arborea
significance laid foundations for later Spanish rule in Sardinia
shifted regional power from Pisa to Aragon
strengthened Aragonese presence in the western Mediterranean

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kingdom of Sardinia
event
Aragonese conquest of Sardinia ("Aragonese–Arborean wars")
followedBy
Aragonese conquest of Sardinia ("siege of Castel di Castro (Cagliari)")
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