Constantine III of Gallura

Constantine III
Judge/King of Gallura
Reign1146-1161
PredecessorComita Spanu
SuccessorBarisone
Died1172 or 1173
SpouseAnastasia/Elena of Arborea
IssueBarisone, King of Gallura
Names
  • Constantine de Lacon-Gunale
HouseLacon-Gunale
FatherIttocorre, King of Gallura

Constantine III (died between 1171 and 1173), possibly a son of Ittocorre, succeeded Comita Spanu as giudice of Gallura (northern Sardinia) in 1146 and reigned until 1161, when he retired from the world as a monk. He was the first Gallurese ruler of the Lacon dynasty and was characterised by "nobility of mind."[1]

During a time of siege he was forced to take refuge with his relatives in Arborea. He married Elena de Lacon, daughter of Comita III of Arborea, granting her San Felice di Vada in Iurifai as a bridal gift. His second wife was Sardinia. He was succeeded by his son Barisone II.

  1. ^ Manno, 308 n776.