The Aragonese conquest of Sardinia took place between 1323 and 1326. The island of Sardinia was at the time subject to the influence of the Republic of Pisa, the Pisan della Gherardesca family, Genoa
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The Republic of Pisa was an independent state existing from the 11th to the 15th century, centered on the Tuscan city of Pisa. It rose to become an economic powerhouse, a commercial center whose merch
Aragonese conquest of Sardinia
…The Aragonese conquest of Sardinia took place between 1323 and 1326. The island of Sardinia was at the time subject to the influence of the Republic of Pisa, the Pisan della Gherardesca family, Genoa and of the Genoese families of Doria and the Malaspina; the only native political entity survived was the…
Dagobert sailing in a ship flying the cross of St George
The Cathedral of Pisa was built during the Republic's heyday (11th and 12th centuries) and financed by the spoils and loot from the Mahdia campaign of 1087
Relief of the seaport of Pisa on the Tower of Pisa
Pisan watchtower on Elba built by the Republic as a defence against Saracen pirates