List of monarchs of Sardinia

The following is a list of monarchs of Kingdom of Sardinia.

Early medieval rulers

*Goddas, 533–534, Vandal governor
*Ospitone, late 6th century, ruled Barbagia alone
*Mujahid al-Muwaffaq, 1015–1016, Saracen conqueror

Judges

Sardinia was divided from the 11th century in four autonomous principalities, called giudicati.
*List of judges of Arborea, c. 1070–1410
*List of judges of Cagliari, c. 1060–1258
*List of judges of Gallura, c. 1070–1288
*List of judges of Logudoro, c. 1060–1259

Some of these rulers occasionally took the style of king ("rex"):
*1113–1128 Constantine I, Judge of Torres
*1128–1150 Gonario II, Judge of Torres

Some ruled with the title King of Sardinia ("rex Sardiniae") by grant of the Holy Roman Emperor:
*Barisone II of Arborea, 1064–1065 (by Emperor Frederick I)
*Peter I of Arborea, from 1085 (by inheritance from Barisone)
*Hugh I of Arborea, from 1085 (by inheritance from Barisone)
*Enzo of Logudoro, 1238–1245 ("iure uxoris" Adelasia of Torres, recognised by Emperor Frederick II)

None of these rulers had effective authority over the whole isle.

Monarchs of Sardinia

Aragonese direct rule, 1323–1516

King James II of Aragon received royal investiture from Pope Boniface VIII in 1297 as "Rex Sardiniae et Corsicae". The Aragonese did not take actual possession of the isle until 1323, after a victorious military campaign against the Pisans.
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James
1323–1327||
aged 60
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Alfonso I
1327–1336||
aged 37
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Peter
1336–1387 ||
aged 68
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John I
1387–1396||
aged 46
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Martin
1396–1410 ||
aged 54
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*1410–1412 "interregnum"
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Ferdinand I
1412–1416 ||
aged 36
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Alfonso II
1416–1458||
aged 52
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John II
1458–1479||
aged 81
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Ferdinand II
1479–1516||
aged 54
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panish direct rule, 1516–1713

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Charles I
1516–1554 ||
aged 58
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Philip I
1554–1598 ||
aged 71
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Philip II
1598–1621||
aged 42
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Philip III
1621–1665||
aged 60
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Charles II
1665–1700||
aged 38
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Philip IV
1700–1713||
aged 62
-At the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, by the Treaty of Utrecht, Sardinia was ceded to Austria

Austrian direct rule, 1713–1720

Charles III
1713–1720 ||
aged 55
-Spanish forces invaded the kingdom in 1718 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. Emperor Charles VI ceded it to the Duke of Savoy by the Treaty of The Hague.

House of Savoy, 1720–1861

The monarchs of the House of Savoy ruled from their mainland capital of Turin but styled themselves primarily with the royal title of Sardinia as superior to the original lesser title of Duke of Savoy
Victor Amadeus II
1720–1730 ||
aged 66
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Charles Emmanuel III
1730–1773||
aged 72
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Victor Amadeus III
1773–1796||
aged 70
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Charles Emmanuel IV
1796–1802||
aged 68
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Victor Emmanuel I
1802–1821||
aged 65
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Charles Felix
1821–1831||
aged 66
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Charles Albert
1831–1849||
aged 50
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Victor Emmanuel II
1849–1861 ||
aged 57
-Between 1859 and 1861 the Kingdom of Sardinia incorporated the majority of Italian states. On March 17, 1861 King Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed King of Italy by the Parliament in Turin.

ee also

*Duchy of Savoy
*List of viceroys of Sardinia
*Kingdom of Sardinia