Background
Hugh was the son of Ispella di Serra and Hugh I of Bas. He was a grandson -through his motherof Barisone II of Arborea.
Hugh was the son of Ispella di Serra and Hugh I of Bas. He was a grandson -through his motherof Barisone II of Arborea.
He is often known as Ugone de Bas in Italian, Bas being the common denomination for the viscounty of Besalú. In 1195, William I of Cagliari invaded Arborea, imprisoning Peter and besieging Oristano, forcing Hugh to sign a pact ceding his territories and engaging him to marry Preziosa, William"s daughter and a relative of the house of Peter. The marriage was celebrated in 1206.
When Hugh eventually returned to Arborea, he left the son of his former regent, Hugh III of Torroja, as regent in Besalú.
