Ugo da Parlascio Ebriaco
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Ugo da Parlascio Ebriaco (died 30 May 1136) was a leading citizen in the
Republic of Pisa
in the early twelfth century.
Sometime between 1113 to 1115, Ugo and Pietro Moriconi
, Archbishop of Pisa, led a successful expedition against the Balearic Islands
. They stopped in Porto Torres
on their return and it was there that they established relations with Constantine I of Logudoro
.
Around 1128, Gonario II
, Constantine's son, the child ruler of Logudoro, was brought to Porto Torres by his regent, Ittocorre Gambella
, after an attempt to harm the child had been made by the Athen family
. Porto Torres was then controlled by the Pisans, who whisked the child off to Pisa and the protection of Ebriaco. When Gonario turned seventeen, he married Ebriaco's daughter and returned to Sardinia
, with Pisan permission and four armed galleys. Ugo was part of this expedition to repossess the Logudoro in 1130. Together they landed at Torres and marched on Ardara
, the location of the judicial palace, and took it. Controlling the giudicato again, they began construction of a castle at Goceano
to guard the frontier.
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...
in the early twelfth century.
Sometime between 1113 to 1115, Ugo and Pietro Moriconi
Pietro Moriconi
Pietro Moriconi was the Archbishop of Pisa from 1105, succeeding Dagobert. According to tradition he belonged to the noble lineage of Moriconi of Vico. He first appears as archbishop in a document of 19 March 1106, and is credited with strengthening the Pisan church...
, Archbishop of Pisa, led a successful expedition against the Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
. They stopped in Porto Torres
Porto Torres
Porto Torres is a comune and city in northern Sardinia, in the Province of Sassari.It is situated on the north coast about 25 km east of the Gorditanian promontory , and on the spacious bay of the Gulf of Asinara.-History:...
on their return and it was there that they established relations with Constantine I of Logudoro
Constantine I of Torres
Constantine I was the giudice of Logudoro. He was co-ruling by 1082 and sole ruler by 1113. His reign is usually said to have begun about 1112.He was the son of Marianus I, with whom he co-reigned, and Susanna de Thori.-1113/1115:...
.
Around 1128, Gonario II
Gonario II of Torres
Gonario II was the giudice of Logudoro from the death of his father to his own abdication in 1154. He was a son of Constantine I and Marcusa de Gunale. He was born between 1113 and 1114 according to later sources and the Camaldolese church of S...
, Constantine's son, the child ruler of Logudoro, was brought to Porto Torres by his regent, Ittocorre Gambella
Ittocorre Gambella
Ittocorre Gambella was the regent of the Giudicato of Logudoro between 1127 and sometime before 1140.When Constantine I died around 1127, he left his young son Gonario II under the regency of Ittocorre...
, after an attempt to harm the child had been made by the Athen family
Athen family
The Athen family was a noble family of Sardinia during the 11th and 12th centuries. It first appeared during the reign of Gonario I and was most prominent in the Giudicato of Logudoro....
. Porto Torres was then controlled by the Pisans, who whisked the child off to Pisa and the protection of Ebriaco. When Gonario turned seventeen, he married Ebriaco's daughter and returned to Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, with Pisan permission and four armed galleys. Ugo was part of this expedition to repossess the Logudoro in 1130. Together they landed at Torres and marched on Ardara
Ardara
Ardara is a small town in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. It is located on the N56 road.Ardara is a small town with a population of 578 . Over recent years the town has seen some great growth with a lot of the pubs and shops being renovated...
, the location of the judicial palace, and took it. Controlling the giudicato again, they began construction of a castle at Goceano
Goceano
The Goceano is a historical and geographical region of center-north of Sardinia island, Italy.It covers a surface of 480 km² and has a population of 13,000 inhabitants...
to guard the frontier.
Sources
- Caravale, Mario (ed). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: LVII Giulini – Gonzaga. RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, 2001.