Hugh I Giudici of Arborea from 1185 CE until his death in 1211 CE. Hugh was the son of Ispella di Serra and Hugh I of Bas. He was a grandson -through his mother- of Barisone II of Arborea

Barisone II of Arborea

Barison II or Barisone II was the giudice of Arborea, a kingdom of Sardinia, from 1146 to 1186. He was the son of Comita II and Elena de Orrubu. His reign was groundbreaking in Sardinian history...

. He is often known as Ugone de Bas in Italian

Italian language

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, Bas being the common denomination for the viscounty of Besalú

Viscounty of Besalú

The Viscounty of Besalú, or Bas , was the sub-comital authority in the county of Besalú during the Middle Ages. It was ruled by the House of Cervera .*Bernard I, circa 986*Huguet, circa 1000*Udalard I, 1079–1115*Udalard II, 1115–1123*Peter I,...

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He ascended to the throne of Arborea in 1185 when he was only seven years old, under the regency of Ramon de Torroja, the brother in law of Agalbursa

Agalbursa

Agalbursa , born 1148/55, died after 1186; was the daughter of Ponce de Cervera, viscount of Bas , and Almodis, daughter of Raymond Berengar III of Barcelona...

, through her sister Gaia. Agalbursa was the widow of Barisone II, and paternal aunt of Hugh himself. In 1192, a compromise was reached at Oristano

Oristano

Oristano is a town and comune, capital of the Province of Oristano, on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It has approximately 32,500 inhabitants.Its economy is mainly based on fishing, agriculture and, to a certain extent, tourism.-History:...

 whereby Peter di Serra

Peter I of Arborea

Peter I , of the Serra family, was the eldest son and successor of Barisone II of Arborea, reigning from 1186 to his death. His mother was Barisone's first wife, Pellegrina de Lacon...

, Barisone's eldest son by his first wife Pellegrina di Lacon, was recognised as co-giudice.

In 1195, William I of Cagliari

William I of Cagliari

William I was the giudice of Cagliari from 1188 to his death.William was one of the greatest of medieval Sardinian giudici...

 invaded Arborea, imprisoning Peter and besieging Oristano, forcing Hugh to sign a pact ceding his territories and engaging him to marry Preziosa, William's daughter and a relative of the house of Peter. The marriage was celebrated in 1206.

Hugh continued to title himself "King of Sardinia" as his grandfather had done. Though Bas had been abandoned, first to Ponce III and then to his son Peter III, in 1198, it was reclaimed and Peter was financially compensated for his loss. When Hugh eventually returned to Arborea, he left the son of his former regent, Hugh III of Torroja, as regent in Besalú. Both Hughs died in 1211, the regent succeeded in the regency by his sister Eldiarda, wife of Ramon de Palau, and the king succeeded by his son Peter II

Peter II of Arborea

Peter II was the Giudice of Arborea from 1221 to his death. He was also Peter IV, Viscount of Bas. He was "pious and submissive to the church" and his extensive "donations of privileges and judicial lands impoverished his state of glory."Peter's father, Hugh I, of the Bas family, died in 1211...

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