Ubaldo II Visconti, son of Lamberto di Eldizio and Elena de Lacon, was the

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from 1225 to his death in 1238. He ruled every ''

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'' on the island of

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at one point or another save

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. By a pact signed November 1218 with Marianus II of Torres, his father secured his marriage to Adelasia, Marianus' eldest child. The marriage was celebrated in 1219.

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, enemy of the Pisans, immediately sent his chaplain Bartolomeo to annul the marriage, but he failed and the pact between Pisa and

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stood. Ubaldo inherited the Giudicato of Gallura in 1225. In 1230, when his uncle, Ubaldo I Visconti, died, he invaded the ''giudicato'' of Cagliari to assure the continued influence of his

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family there. He subsequently exercised the regency for Benedetta until 1232. Marianus died in 1232 and, by his will, was succeeded by his son Barisone III. Upon Barisone's death (1236) without heirs, also as stipulated by Marianus' will, the Logudorese magnates elected one of his daughters, Adelasia or Benedetta, to inherit. They unanimously acclaimed Adelasia, whose husband could well uphold her right. So they in turn elected him judge as well. In 1237,

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sent his chaplain Alexander to Torres to receive recognition from Adelasia of papal suzerainty. At the palace of Ardara, in the presence of the

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abbot and monks of S. Trinità di Saccargia, she made the oath of vassalage and Ubaldo affirmed it, giving over the castle of Monte Acuto to the bishop of Ampurias as a guarantee of his good faith. Ubaldo did not, however, recognise any authority over Gallura other than the ancient authority of the Pisan archdiocese. Ubaldo drew up a will in January 1237 at Silki. His nephew

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was nominated to succeed him, but his widow's second husband,

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, took control of both Gallura and Logudoro and was granted the title

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by his father, the

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Sources

* Ferrabino, Aldo (ed). ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: I Aaron – Albertucci''.

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, 1960. 1238 deaths Judges (judikes) of Cagliari Judges (judikes) of Logudoro Judges (judikes) of Gallura Year of birth unknown Visconti of Pisa and Sardinia Jure uxoris kings {{Italy-noble-stub