Villaspeciosa, Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy Genealogy

Italy

Sardegna

Cagliari

Villaspeciosa

Guide to Villaspeciosa municipality, Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History

The area where Villaspeciosa is located was inhabited since the Nuragic period. In the Roman period the area had a considerable development.

Jurisdictions:

• In the Middle Ages, it belonged to the Judicate of Cagliari and was part of the curator of Decimo.
• After the fall of the Judicate (1258), it passed under the dominion of the Pisan family of Della Gherardesca.
• From 1324 it became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, in the Crown of Aragon.
• In 1421, the King of Aragon Alfonso V the Magnanimous granted the feud to the Tola family.
• In 1490 the lordship passed to the Torello who sold it with royal consent.
• A few years later it was incorporated into the barony of Monastir, a feud first of the Bellit and then of the Bon Crespi di Valdaura, who had it as a dowry until 1839.
• In 1839, in the Savoy era, the feudal system was abolished on the island.

Resources

Civil Registration

• 1866-1921 Registri dello stato civile di Villa Speciosa (Cagliari) 1866-1921(*); Archivio Tribunale di Cagliari at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1911-1928 Italia, Cagliari, Villaspeciosa. Stato civile, Tribunale: 1911-1928(*); Archivio Tribunale di Cagliari at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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