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Marianus II | |||||
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Judge/King of Arborea | |||||
Reign | 1241–1297 | ||||
Predecessor | Peter II | ||||
Successor | John | ||||
Regent | William of Capraia (1241–1264) | ||||
Born | Marianu De Serra Bas 1230 Oristano, Sardinia | ||||
Died | 1297 Oristano, Sardinia | (aged 66–67)||||
Spouse | Anna Saraceno Caldera ? della Gherardesca | ||||
Issue | John, King of Arborea | ||||
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House | Cervera (Serra Bas branch) | ||||
Father | Peter II, King of Arborea | ||||
Mother | Sardinia |
Marianus II (Sardinian: Marianu II; Italian: Mariano II; died 1297) was the Judge of Arborea from 1241 to his death. With skilled military action, he came to control more than half of the island of Sardinia. By his control of the vast central plains and the rich deposits of precious metals, he increased the riches of his Judicate and staved off the general economic decline affecting the rest of Europe at the time.