Saltaro was a Sardinian nobleman during the Middle Ages, the son of
Constantine I of Logudoro. His mother is unknown but may have been named Marcusa. Whether or not he is the same person as "Saltaro de Gunale", a pretender to the throne of
Logudoro
The Logudoro (; ) is a large historical region Sardinia, Italy. It is the namesake of the Logudorese dialect of Sardinian language, Sardinian, which covers a large area of northern-central Sardinia.
The first denomination of the area is contai ...
in 1127 during the reign of
Gonario II, is also uncertain.
While still a young man, Saltaro took part in the
Pisan expedition against the
Moors
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Moors are not a s ...
of the
Balearic Islands
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in 1114–1115. He was renowned for his handling of the ships and his participation brought honour to his father.
Sources
*Manno, Giuseppe (1835).
Storia di Sardegna'. P.M. Visaj.
12th-century deaths
Christians of the 1113–1115 Balearic Islands expedition
Judges (judikes) of Logudoro
Year of birth unknown
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