Giudice di Cinarca et Mariano II d’Arborea

Abstract

In 1297, Boniface VIII appointed James II king of Sardinia and Corsica, in order to put an end to the Vesper War. This new kingdom was used as a bargaining chip to grant the restitution of the Sicilian kingdom to Charles II of Anjou. This kingdom remained theoretical until 1323 but from this moment on, the Aragonese king could start conquering Sardinia. Until this date, few historians had been interested in the way this Aragonese policy had been viewed by both Sardinian and Corsican population. Yet, the comparative reading of the Corsican, Sardinian, Genoese and Aragonese archives testifies that the relationships between the two islands and the king of Aragon predated the creation of the new kingdom. Indeed these relationships started in the context of the ghibeline alliance which lead to the Sicilian Vesper.

Keywords

• Angevins
• Aragon
• Gibelinism
• Italy
• Regnum Sardiniae et Corsicae