Europe · The early medieval west
Giudicato of Logudoro
drawn on the map AD 866–1065, 1072–1259
The northwestern judicate (also called Torres), among the wealthiest, capital at Porto Torres/Ardara. It fragmented on the death of its last effective ruler; in 1259 its territory was partitioned among Genoa (the Doria and Malaspina families), Pisa, the commune of Sassari, and Arborea, ending the judicate as an independent entity.
- Shown on the map
- AD 866–1065, 1072–1259 (2 periods)
- Peak area
- 8k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
The northwestern judicate (also called Torres), among the wealthiest, capital at Porto Torres/Ardara. It fragmented on the death of its last effective ruler; in 1259 its territory was partitioned among Genoa (the Doria and Malaspina families), Pisa, the commune of Sassari, and Arborea, ending the judicate as an independent entity. Its Romanesque churches (e.g., the basilica of Saccargia) are notable monuments of Pisan-influenced Sardinian art.
Common questions
- What was the Giudicato of Logudoro?
- The northwestern judicate (also called Torres), among the wealthiest, capital at Porto Torres/Ardara. It fragmented on the death of its last effective ruler; in 1259 its territory was partitioned among Genoa (the Doria and Malaspina families), Pisa, the commune of Sassari, and Arborea, ending the judicate as an independent entity.
- When is the Giudicato of Logudoro shown on the map?
- The border data draws the Giudicato of Logudoro AD 866–1065, 1072–1259, in 2 separate periods. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was the Giudicato of Logudoro?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Giudicato of Logudoro covered about 8,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each polity as the primary basis, cross-checked against Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia and the scholarship of Donald Queller, Thomas Madden and Jonathan Harris on the Fourth Crusade, whose post-conspiracy reading of 1204 this document follows. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Judicate of Logudoro en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicate_of_Logudoro
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