Enzo of Sardinia

Enzo of Sardinia
The captured King Enzio of Sardinia (here called "Rex Hentius") in the initial to Amor mi fa sovente in the song manuscript Canzoniere Palatino, created in Pistoia at the end of the 13th century
King of Sardinia
Reign1238 –1249
Judge/King of Logudoro/Torres (jure uxoris)
Reign1238 – 1245/6 (de facto) or 1272 (de jure)
Co-rulerAdelasia
Bornc. 1218
Died14 March 1272
Bologna, Papal States
SpouseAdelasia of Torres
FatherFrederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Enzo (or Enzio;[a] c. 1218 – 14 March 1272) was an illegitimate son of the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick II, who appointed him 'King of Sardinia' in 1238. He played a major role in the wars between Guelphs and Ghibellines in the Imperial kingdom of Italy, and was captured by his enemies in 1249. He remained imprisoned in Bologna until his death.


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