Sardinia was divided from the 11th century in four autonomous
principalities, called giudicati.
. The
Aragonese did not take actual possession of the isle until 1323,
after a victorious military campaign against the Pisans.
Between 1859 and 1861 the Kingdom of Sardinia incorporated the
majority of Italian states. On March 17, 1861 King Victor Emmanuel
II was proclaimed King of Italy by the Parliament in Turin.