Hugh II of Arborea
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Hugh II was Giudice of Arborea
Giudice of Arborea
The Giudici ) of Arborea were the local rulers of the west of Sardinia during the Middle Ages...

, reigning from 1321 CE until his death in 1336 CE. He was the illegitimate son of Marianus III of Arborea
Marianus III of Arborea
Marianus III was the sole Giudici of Arborea from 1308 to his death. He co-ruled with his elder brother Andrew from the death of their father, John of Arborea, in 1304. Their mother was Vera Cappai, from which they took the family name Cappai de Bas...

 and Paulesa de Serra.

Hugh sided with James II of Aragon
James II of Aragon
James II , called the Just was the King of Sicily from 1285 to 1296 and King of Aragon and Valencia and Count of Barcelona from 1291 to 1327. In 1297 he was granted the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica...

, who had been invested with the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica
Kingdom of Sardinia
The Kingdom of Sardinia consisted of the island of Sardinia first as a part of the Crown of Aragon and subsequently the Spanish Empire , and second as a part of the composite state of the House of Savoy . Its capital was originally Cagliari, in the south of the island, and later Turin, on the...

 by Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII , born Benedetto Gaetani, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303. Today, Boniface VIII is probably best remembered for his feuds with Dante, who placed him in the Eighth circle of Hell in his Divina Commedia, among the Simonists.- Biography :Gaetani was born in 1235 in...

 in 1297. He became vassal of James for Arborea and probably wanted to expand his control over the whole island, as governor on behalf of the Catalan Crown
Crown of Aragon
The Crown of Aragon Corona d'Aragón Corona d'Aragó Corona Aragonum controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain and southeastern France, as well as some of the major islands and mainland possessions stretching across the Mediterranean as far as Greece...

. To this end, he assisted the future Alfonso IV
Alfonso IV of Aragon
Alfonso IV, called the Kind was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1327 to his death. He was the second son of James II and Blanche of Anjou...

 in the conquest of 1323 – 1324, when the Republic of Pisa
Republic of Pisa
The Republic of Pisa was a de facto independent state centered on the Tuscan city of Pisa during the late tenth and eleventh centuries. It rose to become an economic powerhouse, a commercial center whose merchants dominated Mediterranean and Italian trade for a century before being surpassed and...

 was expelled from the island. After Alfonso's army disembarked at Palmas
Palmas Arborea
Palmas Arborea is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 80 km northwest of Cagliari and about 6 km southeast of Oristano...

, Hugh joined him at the siege of Villa di Chiesa (modern Iglesias). He was present, too, at the fall of Crasta on 15 June 1324. Hugh II died of an unknown illness in 1336.

Family

Hugh married Benedetta (died circa 1345). They had nine children:
  • Peter III
    Peter III of Arborea
    Peter III, of the Cappai de Bas family, was the Giudice of Arborea, reigning from 1335 CE until his death in 1347 CE. He was the son and successor of Hugh II assumed the throne on his father's death....

    , his successor
  • Marianus IV
    Marianus IV of Arborea
    Marianus IV , called the Great, was the Giudice of Arborea from 1347 to his death. He was, as his nickname indicates, the greatest sovereign of Arborea. He was a legislator and a warrior whose reign saw the commencement of massive codification of the laws of his realm and incessant warfare with the...

    , brother's successor
  • Bonaventure (died 1375)
  • Francis (died 1342), canon of Urgel
  • Mary (died 1392), married William Galcerà of Rocabertí
  • John (died 1375), rebelled against brother Marianus and imprisoned
  • Nicholas (died 1370), canon of Lleida
    Lleida
    Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants...

    , grandfather of Leonard Cubello
  • Angiolesa
  • Preciosa


Hugh also had an illegitimate son:
  • Lawrence, legitimised 1337

Sources

  • Hillgarth, Jocelyn N. The Spanish Kingdoms, 1250–1516: 1250–1410 Precarious Balance. Oxford University Press: 1976.



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