Barisone III (also
Barison or
Barusone; 1221 – 1236) was briefly the
Judge of Logudoro from 1232 until his
death. He was the only son of
Marianus II, whom he succeeded.
The nobility opposed to the
Visconti family chose
Orzocco de Serra as regent.
Barisone was
assassinated at Sorso
by a peasant
revolt instigated by the pro-Genoese faction of the nobility. the
Doria and the Malaspina.
According to Marianus' will, should Barisone die without and heir,
the magnates of the realm should elect one of his sisters, either
Adelasia or Benedetta. Barisone
did die without heirs and Adelasia was elected to succeed
him.
Sources
- Ghisalberti, Alberto M. (ed) Dizionario Biografico degli
Italiani: I Aaron – Albertucci. Rome
,
1960.