biography
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Eleonora of Arborea
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pronunciation:
[elionawra, ah(r)baw
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| female
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| lived:
| (c.1350–1404)
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| biography:
| Sardinian ruler, regarded as the national heroine of Sardinia, the daughter of a district chieftain (giudice). In 1383 she defeated an incursion from Aragón, and became regent of Arborea for her infant son, Frederick. In 1395 she introduced a humanitarian code of laws, Carta di logu, which was far ahead of its time. Her statue stands in the Piazza Eleonora in Oristano. She gave special protection to hawks and falcons, and Eleonora's falcon is named after her. |
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