Constantine III (died between 1171 and 1173), possibly a son of
Ittocorre, succeeded
Comita Spanu as ''
giudice'' of
Gallura
Gallura ( or ; ) is a region in North-Eastern Sardinia, Italy.
The name ''Gallùra'' is allegedly supposed to mean "stony area".
Geography
Gallùra has an area of . It is from the Italian peninsula and from the French island of Corsica.
...
(northern
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia an ...
) in 1146 and reigned until 1161, when he retired from the world as a monk. He was the first Gallurese ruler of the Lacon dynasty and was characterised by "nobility of mind."
[Manno, 308 n776.]
During a time of siege he was forced to take refuge with his relatives in
Arborea
Arborea is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, whose economy is largely based on agriculture and cattle breeding with production of vegetables, rice, fruit and milk (notably the local milk product Arborea).
Histo ...
. He married Elena de Lacon, daughter of
Comita III of Arborea, granting her
San Felice di Vada in
Iurifai as a bridal gift. His second wife was Sardinia. He was succeeded by his son
Barisone II.
Notes
Sources
*Caravale, Mario (ed). ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: XXVII Collenuccio – Confortini''.
Rome
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, 1982.
*Manno, Giuseppe (1835).
Storia di Sardegna'. P.M. Visaj.
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1170s deaths
Judges (judikes) of Gallura
Italian Christian monks
12th-century Italian nobility
Year of birth unknown