Judicate of Logudoro
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The Judicate of Logudoro or Torres (Sardinian: Judicadu de Logudoro or Torres, Rennu de Logudoro or Logu de Torres) was one of the four kingdoms or iudicati into which Sardinia was divided during the Middle Ages. It occupied the northwest part of the island from the 10th through the 13th century, bordering the Gallura to the east, Arborea to the south, and Cagliari to the southeast. Its original capital was Porto Torres. The region is still called Logudoro today.
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Judicate of Torres | |||||||||||||||
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10th century–1259 | |||||||||||||||
Capital | Ardara, Porto Torres, Sassari | ||||||||||||||
Common languages | Sardinian, Latin | ||||||||||||||
Government | Judicate (kingdom) | ||||||||||||||
Judge | |||||||||||||||
• 1060–1073 | Barisone I of Torres | ||||||||||||||
• 1218–1233 | Marianus II of Torres | ||||||||||||||
• 1236–1259 | Adelasia of Torres | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
• Established | 10th century | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1259 | ||||||||||||||
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Logudoro was the largest and earliest of the iudicati but also the second to be subsumed by a foreign power. It was divided into twenty curatoriae, ruled by curatores.