Adelasia of Torres

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Adelasia of Torres was a 13th-century Sardinian noblewoman who ruled as giudicessa (judge) of Torres and Gallura and played a key role in the island’s medieval politics through her strategic marriages.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Adelasia of Torres canonical 2
Adelasia di Torres 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf giudicessa ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
medieval Sardinian ruler ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 13th century ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Giudicato of Gallura ⓘ
linked to: Judicate of Gallura

Giudicato of Torres ⓘ
culture Medieval Sardinian ⓘ
ethnicGroup Sardinians ⓘ
floruit 13th century ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
governmentForm Giudicato ⓘ
linked to: Giudicessa
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRegion Judicates of Sardinia ⓘ
isSubjectOf studies on medieval Sardinian politics ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Sardinian ⓘ
legalRole supreme judge in her territories ⓘ
marriageStrategy alliances with influential families ⓘ
nobleTitle Giudicessa ⓘ
Lady of Gallura ⓘ
linked to: Lady of Torres

Lady of Torres ⓘ
notableFor role in medieval Sardinian politics ⓘ
ruling the Giudicato of Gallura ⓘ
ruling the Giudicato of Torres ⓘ
strategic dynastic marriages ⓘ
placeOfActivity Giudicato of Gallura ⓘ
linked to: Judicate of Gallura

Giudicato of Torres ⓘ
Northern Sardinia ⓘ
linked to: northern Sardinia

Porto Torres ⓘ
Sardinia ⓘ
politicalContext competition between local rulers and foreign powers ⓘ
fragmented Sardinian giudicati ⓘ
positionHeld Giudicessa of Gallura ⓘ
linked to: Elena of Gallura

Giudicessa of Torres ⓘ
powerBase northern Sardinian nobility ⓘ
realm Giudicato of Gallura ⓘ
linked to: Judicate of Gallura

Giudicato of Torres ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
roleInPolitics key figure in Sardinian power struggles ⓘ
mediator between local and external powers ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence northern and northeastern Sardinia ⓘ
titleInItalian Adelasia di Torres ⓘ
linked to: Adelasia of Torres
typeOfRuler hereditary judge ⓘ
usedMarriageFor forging political alliances ⓘ
strengthening control over Sardinian territories ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Enzio of Sardinia → spouse → Adelasia of Torres ⓘ
Enzo of Sardinia → spouse → Adelasia of Torres ⓘ
Adelasia of Torres → titleInItalian → Adelasia di Torres ⓘ
linked to: Adelasia of Torres