William II of Narbonne
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William II was
He was the grandson of Beatrice, youngest daughter of Marianus IV of Arborea and Timbra de Rocabertí, and Aimery VI of Narbonne (married 1363). When Marianus V, the youngest son of Beatrice' elder sister Eleanor, died in 1407, Arborea experienced a succession crisis. The late Beatrice had a claim to the judgeship which was picked up by her grandson, son of William I.
The real judge from 1407 was
The two forces, of Martin and of William, met at the
William returned to Sardinia in Spring 1410. He reorganised his territories with his capital at Sassari. With the help of Nicolò Doria, he recaptured Longosardo on 9 August. He tried to take Oristano and Alghero, which were defended by Peter Torrelles, who died of malaria in 1411. On 5 and 6 May 1412, he entered Alghero, but was driven off by the citizenry.
With the chances of victory turned out to be grim, William reluctantly surrendered and sold Arborea to Alfonso V on 17 August 1420 for 100,000 gold florins.[2] He was killed in 1424 in the Battle of Verneuil.
References
- ISBN 978-90-04-46754-5.
- ^ Molins 2021, p. 219.
Sources
- Molins, Pol Junyent (2021). "Old and New Enemies: The Military Scenario of Alfonso the Magnanimous (1420-1432)". In Bergqvist, Kim; Jensen, Kurt Villads; Lappin, Anthony John (eds.). War, Diplomacy and Peacemaking in Medieval Iberia. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.