The mining town of Villa di Chiesa is a creation of the Pisan count Ugolino della Gherardesca after the fall of the kingdom of Cagliari in 1258.
In 1200 there is no town here, only the villages and churches of the Cixerri district; the della Gherardesca hold nothing in Sardinia yet.
Who holds it
- Name
- William of Massa (Salusio IV)
- Title
- Judge of Cagliari
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
William of Massa, judge of Cagliari (Cixerri district).
How things stand that morning
Not a town in 1200.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The foundation date is well known.
Primary sources for Cagliari
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Annals of Genoa, by Caffaro and his continuators, with Ogerio Pane for 1197 to 1219, Ogerio Pane and the other official annalists of Genoa (year by year under the commune's authority; the 1197 to 1219 section by Ogerio Pane). The official record of the commune. Read online
- Annals of Pisa, by Bernardo Maragone, with continuation, Bernardo Maragone (1160s to 1175, continued to 1192). Pisa's official annals stop in 1175 and their continuation in 1192, so there is no Pisan narrative for 1200 itself. Read online
- The register of San Pietro di Silki (11th to 13th centuries). A monastic register of lands, serfs, gifts and lawsuits in the giudicato of Torres (Logudoro), written in the vernacular.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.