on the sovereignty over the island and intended to add Corsica to their empire as they already controlled Sardegna and Sicily.

In 1340, Guglielmo della Rocca was nominated vicar of the Genoese governor in charge of the southern half of the island. Maybe stirred by the consequences of the Black Death, the political framework in Corsica started evolving fast and the lords' rule was contested by the popolari who found immediate support